Basic NetApp Configuration and Administration (BNCA)

List basic storage concepts such as aggregates, RAID groups, volumes, qtrees, and LUNs

Describe Data ONTAP features such as Snapshot copies, unified storage, and storage efficiency

Describe the similarities and differences between the 7-Mode and clustered Data ONTAP operating systems

Use the CLI and GUI for administrative purposes

Describe the NetApp storage system hardware platforms and the types of disks that they support

Describe the hardware components of NetApp storage controllers

Use OnCommand System Manager or the CLI to identify hardware components in Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode and the clustered Data ONTAP operating system

Describe aggregates and RAID groups

Create aggregates in Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode

Create aggregates in the clustered Data ONTAP operating system

Manage aggregates

Configure NAS client access in Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode

Configure data storage virtual machines (SVMs*) for NAS client access in clustered Data ONTAP

Create FlexVol volumes and qtrees

Describe SAN protocol implementation in Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode and the clustered Data ONTAP operating system

Use OnCommand System Manager to create iSCSI-attached LUNs

Use NetApp SnapDrive for Windows to create and format iSCSI-attached LUNs

Access and manage a LUN from a Windows host

Explain the relationship between space guarantees, volumes, and aggregates

Define thin provisioning and explain how it is used

Define deduplication and describe the benefits that it provides

Use OnCommand System Manager to set quotas

Define the function of Snapshot copies

Create and delete a Snapshot copy

Create Snapshot policies in the clustered Data ONTAP operating system

Restore a volume from a Snapshot copy

Create FlexClone volume clones that are backed by Snapshot copies

Recall the steps to NetApp Certification