NETAPPNetApp Certified Implementation Engineer - SAN Specialist, E-Series (NCIE-SAN E-Series)
The NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer - SAN Specialist, E-Series certification validates your ability to implement and support SAN solutions based on NetApp E-Series storage systems. It is designed for storage engineers and administrators who configure, manage, and troubleshoot E-Series arrays in enterprise environments. Earning this credential demonstrates your expertise in delivering reliable, high-performance SAN storage that meets business requirements.
527 practice questions · Updated 2026-07-30
9Domains
22Objectives
153Concepts
527Questions
CERTIFIED-IMPLEMENTATION-ENGINEER-SAN-E-SERIES Curriculum
Every domain, objective, and concept the CERTIFIED-IMPLEMENTATION-ENGINEER-SAN-E-SERIES exam measures.
- Alerting mechanisms
- Configuration of email alerts
- Configuration of SNMP traps
- Configuration of syslog forwarding
- Test and verify alerts
- Volume Group Fundamentals
- DDP Fundamentals
- Volume Group Creation
- DDP Creation
- Volume Creation
- Volume Administration
- Volume Group Administration
- DDP Administration
- Volume Group vs DDP Comparison
- Identify physical storage requirements
- Identify logical storage requirements
- Map requirements to E-Series capabilities
- CHAP Overview
- CHAP Authentication Process
- CHAP Configuration on E-Series
- Initiator CHAP Setup
- Mutual CHAP
- CHAP Credential Management
- Troubleshooting CHAP
- DDP Overview
- Volume Group Overview
- DDP Creation
- Volume Group Creation
- DDP vs Volume Group Comparison
- DDP Management
- Volume Group Management
- DDP and Volume Group Use Cases
- Site preparation review
- Documentation gathering
- Environmental assessment
- Hardware inventory check
- Pre-installation checklist
- Post-deployment documentation
- Solution overview documentation
- Operational procedures documentation
- Troubleshooting and support documentation
- Configuration and change management records
- Identify E-Series hardware components
- Explain controller module functions
- Describe drive types and slots
- Understand power and cooling redundancy
- Recognize expansion shelves and cabling
- Identify LEDs and status indicators
- Fibre Channel cabling
- Ethernet cabling
- InfiniBand cabling
- SAS cabling
- Identify storage expansion prerequisites
- Plan drive shelf installation
- Add drive shelves to the system
- Configure newly added drives
- Verify storage addition
- Drive encryption overview
- Encryption-capable drives
- Encryption key management
- Enabling drive encryption
- Secure data disposal
- Impact on performance and operations
- Host connection options overview
- Fibre Channel host connections
- iSCSI host connections
- SAS host connections
- InfiniBand host connections
- Host interface selection criteria
- Host connection configuration best practices
- Multipathing overview
- Host-side multipathing software
- E-Series multipathing configuration
- Path management and verification
- Troubleshooting multipathing issues
- Accessing SANtricity System Manager
- Navigating the System Manager interface
- Viewing system health and status
- Managing system settings
- Managing controller settings
- Managing drive settings
- Managing storage arrays and volume groups
- Managing volumes
- Managing hosts and host groups
- Managing snapshots and copies
- Managing SSD cache
- Monitoring system performance
- Managing alerts and notifications
- Managing firmware and software updates
- Managing certificates and security
- Performing maintenance tasks
- Backing up and restoring configuration
- Using the command line interface (CLI)
- Authentication mechanisms
- Role-based access control (RBAC)
- User and group management
- Secure communication protocols
- Audit logging and monitoring
- Password policies and account lockout
- Management interface security
- Certificate management
- Integration with external security services
- SANtricity Unified Manager overview
- Installation and initial setup
- Dashboard and monitoring
- Alert and event management
- Storage system inventory management
- Performance monitoring and reporting
- Capacity management
- Firmware and software updates
- User and role management
- Integration with other management tools
- Identify E-Series design and implementation tools
- Describe the purpose of each E-Series tool
- Select appropriate tools for specific tasks
- Purpose of media scan
- Media scan process
- Configuration of media scan
- Impact on performance
- Monitoring and reporting
- Snapshot overview
- Snapshot creation and management
- Snapshot groups and consistency groups
- Snapshot restore and rollback
- Snapshot retention and scheduling
- Volume copy overview
- Volume copy creation and management
- Volume copy types and options
- Mirroring overview
- Mirroring configuration
- Mirroring management and failover
- Data protection feature integration
- Fibre Channel topology design
- Fibre Channel zoning
- Fibre Channel VSANs and inter-switch links
- Ethernet SAN configuration (iSCSI, FCoE, NVMe-oF)
- Network redundancy and failover
- Performance tuning for SAN networks
- Troubleshooting SAN connectivity
- Identify symptoms
- Gather information
- Isolate the problem
- Apply corrective actions
- Document the process
- Multipathing Overview
- Host Configuration for Multipathing
- E-Series Configuration for Multipathing
- Path Failure Symptoms
- Diagnostic Tools and Commands
- Path State Analysis
- Common Multipathing Issues
- Troubleshooting Workflow
- Resolution and Verification
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