As a Brocade Certified Fabric Professional, you will learn how to install, configure and troubleshoot various Brocade products and become proficient in the intricacies of Brocade switches. To achieve this level of Certification, you are required to pass one exam.

None. The Brocade Certified Fabric Professional exam is the foundation suggested to qualify for the Brocade Certified SAN Manager Certification.

• CFP 264: Brocade 4 Gbit/sec Accelerated BCFP - BLENDED LEARNING SOLUTION

The Brocade Certified Fabric Professional exam tests against the following objectives:

Fibre Channel Theory and Concepts

• Given a 24-bit address, decode the components
• Given a scenario, describe the selection of routes within a Brocade fabric
• Differentiate the attributes of each of the Brocade supported Fibre Channel classes of services
• Given a switch port, define the valid port types
• Describe the selection process, responsibilities and attributes of a principal switch

Switch, Fabric OS and Licensed Features

• Given a scenario, demonstrate the ability to interpret the output and usage of key FOS commands
• Identify the components and associated functions of the FRUs for Brocade products and their significance to a solution
• Given a scenario, demonstrate knowledge of zoning concepts and implementation
• Given a zoning scenario, demonstrate knowledge of the impact of zone usage as it relates to zone merge and I/O operations
• Describe the advantages, rules and processes to implement trunking and describe associated trunking behavior
• Given a set of long distance and bandwidth requirements, demonstrate a knowledge of the appropriate long distance technology (e.g., FCIP, WDM, etc.)
• Identify the role of licensed products (e.g., Fabric Watch, Web Tools, and Fabric Manager)

SAN Hardware Components

• Describe the various physical layer SAN components such as cables, SFPs, GBICs

Installation and Configuration

• Perform the initial configuration of a Brocade switch
• Given a scenario, perform port-specific configuration including port type, trunking, or long distance
• Perform additional switch configuration setup tasks, including capturing a baseline configuration
• Given a scenario, verify the switch configuration
• Given a scenario, validate the connectivity of devices to the fabric, and of devices to each other (end-to-end)

Management Interfaces

• Enumerate steps to add a new initiator and target pair to a SAN
• Demonstrate knowledge of the FOS features tools and products used to monitor a switch/fabric
• Given a scenario, describe the impact of PID format and SAN operation
• Given a scenario, describe the impact of maintenance operations on a Brocade switch product or fabric (disruptive vs. nondisruptive)

Security and Access Control

• Identify benefits and implementation requirements for secure access on a Brocade switch product
• Given a scenario, demonstrate knowledge how to administer multiple user accounts on a Brocade switch/Director
• Given a scenario, describe the base Fabric OS features to increase the level of fabric security

Troubleshooting

• Given a scenario, demonstrate the ability to determine the operational state of a Brocade switch product
• Given a scenario, demonstrate the ability to troubleshoot connectivity issues within the fabric
• Given a scenario, demonstrate knowledge of the relevant tools used when escalating to the next level

BCFP in a Nutshell

• BCFP In-A-Nutshell Quick Study Guide (FREE)
  The BCFP quick study guide is targeted for those who have attended the CFP 264 training course. This self-study guide summarizes the key topics on the BCFP exam #143-050.

To Register for or view scheduled dates and locations for CFP 264: Brocade 4 Gbit/sec Accelerated BCFP - BLENDED LEARNING SOLUTION.

Questions? Contact the Brocade Education Team at education@brocade.com or call 1-408-333-5036.