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Exam Number: D-PWF-DY-00

Available Languages: English, French

Certification Overview

Showcase your ability to deploy and configure modern software-defined infrastructure with the Dell PowerFlex Deploy certification. This exam validates your expertise in planning, installing, configuring, and validating PowerFlex environments, including networking, PFMP deployment, storage and compute resource deployment, VMware integration, replication, and licensing. You will demonstrate skills in customer environment validation, physical installation, software deployment, troubleshooting, and post-deployment tasks such as configure SupportAssist and integrate the solution with Secure Connect Gateway (SCG). By earning this certification, you can successfully deploy PowerFlex solutions, ensure operational readiness, troubleshoot deployment issues, and deliver scalable, resilient, and business-critical infrastructure following Dell best practices.

Target Audience

Cloud Architects; Cloud Consultants; Dell Partners; Escalation Engineers; Field Service Technicians; Field Technicians; IT Administrators; IT Operations Staff; Implementation Specialists; Infrastructure Administrators; Pre-Sales Solution Architects; Service Delivery Professionals; Solution Architects; Storage Administrators; Storage Architects; Storage Implementation Engineers; Systems Engineers; Technical Consultants; Technical Support; Technical Support Engineers

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Step 1 – Topics: Identify training plan and review course topics

Step 2 – Training: Complete any recommended Training

Step 3 – Exam Preparation: Study training materials and complete practice exams

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Step 6 – Recognition: Recognize accomplishments with your Digital Badge

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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
Preparation	Locate PowerFlex deployment of documentation and resources Explain the architecture, processes, and procedures to involved parties (customers / shadow resources) Verify pre-deployment environment	12%
Physical Installation	Cable PowerFlex storage and compute nodes for full network redundancy Troubleshoot physical cabling components	12%
Networking	Validate customer network environment Perform basic switch configurations Troubleshoot connectivity between hosts or VMs	12%
Software Implementation	Prepare deployment script and distinguish which steps are required versus optional Configure VMware networking Deploy and configure the management controller nodes Install Linux VMs Use the PowerFlex SCLI to create storage constructs and map volumes	24%
Software Configuration	Configure PowerFlex Manager Deploy resource groups Configure replication Power on an integrated rack	16%
Troubleshooting	Evaluate different errors or warnings Diagnose commonly missed configurations	12%
Post-Implementation	Enable call home and alert management Apply licensing Check post-deployment environment and create post-deployment documentation	12%

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