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Exam Number: D-PWF-DS-01

Available Languages: English, French, Japanese

Certification Overview

Step into the world of Designing the software-defined infrastructure solution that aggregates storage, compute, and networking resources into a unified platform, offering flexibility with options like rack-scale systems, appliances, and cloud-based consumption model with PowerFlex Design Certification. Whether you're seeking to grow your technical capabilities or pursue fresh career prospects, this exam validates your ability to design scalable, resilient and efficient PowerFlex solutions based on standardized architecture and best practices.

Target Audience

Associate Sales Engineers; Cloud Architects; Cloud Consultants; Pre-Sales Engineers; Pre-Sales Solution Architects; Solution Architects; Storage Architects; Systems Engineers; Technical Consultants; Technical Pre-Sales Representatives; Technical Sales Representatives

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Exam Topics

The table below lists the topics that are included in this exam, and the approximate percentage of the exam devoted to each topic.

Category	Topics	Coverage
Assess Customer Requirements	Conduct technical workshops Extrapolate key components of infrastructure	10%
Define customer requirements	Identify the optimal architecture from PowerFlex’s flexible deployment options that aligns with customer strategy. Ensure technical alignment between current-state architecture and desired outcomes Identify the minimum actions, configurations, and resources required for the customer to meet or maintain PowerFlex baseline deployment standards.	26%
Design the solution	Select the appropriate node type(s) and models to meet the performance, resiliency, and expansion needs. Design a robust, scalable, and low-latency network to support PowerFlex traffic across all components. Ensure that all hardware components are compliant with Dell’s configuration rules and validated Outline any actions required in order to prepare, or baseline an acceptable use case scenario of implementation Determine protection domains, fault sets and storage pool configuration when designing a Power Flex cluster Validate customer-defined solution requirements and recommend appropriate PowerFlex solution	48%
Pre-deployment and configuration outline	Deploy software components to interact across nodes Design the system with automation and manageability in mind using PowerFlex Manager Identify the customer requirements aligning to the feature sets of the RCM/IC of the PowerFlex solution	16%

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