As a Brocade Certified SAN Manager you will need to know some concepts related to SAN management, in both B-Series and M-Series environments. The exam will cover a wide variety of Brocade products, technologies and industry concepts that are all related to properly managing a SAN. To achieve this level of Certification, you are required to pass one exam.
Prerequisites
It is recommended that you first achieve Brocade Certified Fabric Professional status before attempting the Brocade Certified SAN Manager Certification.
Suggested Curriculum
CSM 264 (available February 2008)
The Brocade Certified SAN Manager exam tests against the following objectives:
Security
Management Tools
- Describe and implement SAN management tools
Reporting and Documentation
- Given a scenario, demonstrate knowledge of SAN documentation resources
- Given a scenario, describe the tools and how to use them to document a SAN
Troubleshooting
- Given a scenario, identify methods and tools for troubleshooting and data gathering
- Given a scenario, identify the information required to escalate problems to the next level
SAN Monitoring
- Identify the tools available to monitor SAN performance
- Given a scenario, demonstrate how to monitor and manage shared devices between edge fabrics
- Given a scenario, demonstrate how to monitor and manage devices
SAN Configuration
- Demonstrate how to manage FICON fabrics
- Given a scenario, describe how to perform routine maintenance
- Given a scenario, demonstrate how to maintain SAN extension solutions
- Manage Access Gateway solutions
