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NETAPPCisco and NetApp Certified FlexPod Implementation and Administration Specialist
The Cisco and NetApp Certified FlexPod Implementation and Administration Specialist certification validates your ability to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot FlexPod converged infrastructure solutions. Designed for IT professionals who implement and administer FlexPod systems, this credential proves you can integrate Cisco and NetApp technologies to deliver reliable, high-performance data center operations. Earning it demonstrates your expertise in a leading converged infrastructure platform.
DeliveryPearson VUE
Free questions305
Content last reviewed 30 July 2026 · Up to date
The certification
What Cisco and NetApp Certified FlexPod Implementation and Administration Specialist proves, and what it asks of you
What this certification covers, who it is written for, and what the exam itself looks like on the day.
5domains
14objectives
90concepts
What it is
What this certification is
What it validates, who it is written for, and the experience it assumes.
About this certification
The Cisco and NetApp Certified FlexPod Implementation and Administration Specialist certification validates the skills required to implement and administer FlexPod, a converged infrastructure solution combining Cisco compute and networking with NetApp storage. This credential is for IT professionals who deploy, manage, and maintain FlexPod environments, ensuring they can deliver a robust, scalable, and efficient data center infrastructure.
Earning this certification demonstrates your ability to configure FlexPod components, manage storage and network resources, and troubleshoot common issues. It confirms your understanding of best practices for FlexPod deployment and administration, making you a valuable asset to organizations relying on converged infrastructure. This certification is a testament to your hands-on expertise and your ability to keep FlexPod environments running smoothly.
Who it’s for
This certification is for IT professionals who implement and administer FlexPod converged infrastructure solutions, including storage administrators, network administrators, and systems engineers. It is ideal for those who work with Cisco UCS, Cisco Nexus, and NetApp ONTAP in data center environments. You should have hands-on experience with FlexPod deployment and administration, and a solid understanding of data center infrastructure concepts. This certification is designed for practitioners who are responsible for the day-to-day operation and maintenance of FlexPod systems.
Recommended experience
NetApp recommends that candidates have six to twelve months of hands-on experience with FlexPod implementation and administration, including working knowledge of Cisco UCS, Cisco Nexus, and NetApp ONTAP. Experience deploying and managing FlexPod components; Knowledge of Cisco UCS and Nexus configuration; Understanding of NetApp ONTAP storage administration; Familiarity with data center networking and storage concepts
The syllabus
What you’ll learn
Every domain and objective NetApp measures, with the weight they carry on the exam.
The official NetApp exam outline · checked 30 July 2026 · See the source
Information Gathering for FlexPod Solutions
- FlexPod components
FlexPod Design
- Storage components supported in FlexPod
- Networking components supported in FlexPod
- Compute components supported in FlexPod
FlexPod Configuration
- How to install and configure the FlexPod components
- How to configure networks in a UCS solution
- How to configure SAN boot in a FlexPod solution
- How to configure a service profile
- How to configure storage in a FlexPod solution
- How to configure Cisco Nexus switches
FlexPod Administration
- How to administer FlexPod solutions according to FlexPod best practices
- FlexPod management applications
- How to install and upgrade the FlexPod solution
FlexPod Troubleshooting
- How to perform FlexPod troubleshooting
On the day
The exam itself
Everything NetApp publishes about sitting it, and nothing we inferred.
Prerequisites
No mandatory prerequisites — this certification has no required predecessor exam or credential.
CertificationCisco and NetApp Certified FlexPod Implementation and Administration Specialist
DeliveryPearson VUE
LanguagesEnglish
After you pass
Where this credential goes next
The path NetApp lays out, how the credential is kept, and where to book.
Step-by-step path to Cisco and NetApp Certified FlexPod Implementation and Administration Specialist
Credential earnedCisco and NetApp Certified FlexPod Implementation and Administration Specialist Certification Lifecycle status
This certification is currently active and available. NetApp maintains this certification to validate current skills and industry relevance.
Exam status: ActiveMaintained by NetApp
Exam registration
Register for the exam through Pearson VUE, NetApp’s authorized testing partner.
Schedule your examVisit the official NetApp certification page for exam policies and requirements.
View the official pageYour coach
And when you are serious, your coach Pip takes over
Your coach in the app reads what you have answered with the book closed and tells you one thing to do tonight. It will not count an answer you gave with the page open, and it will tell you when you are not ready.
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Questions people ask
How does this certification relate to other NetApp or Cisco certifications?
This is a joint certification from NetApp and Cisco, validating skills specific to FlexPod converged infrastructure. It is a Specialist-level credential within NetApp's tiered certification program.
Do I need to earn a lower-level certification before taking this exam?
No, NetApp does not require a lower-level certification as a prerequisite for this exam. However, recommended experience includes hands-on work with FlexPod and related technologies.
How do I schedule, reschedule, or cancel my exam?
You can schedule, reschedule, or cancel your exam through the Pearson VUE website. You will be redirected to the NetApp testing program's website to manage your appointment.
What are the online proctoring requirements for this exam?
Online testing with OnVUE requires a system test, a distraction-free space, a webcam, microphone, and speaker, and a stable internet connection. You must present a valid government-issued ID and consent to monitoring.
What is the retake policy if I fail the exam?
NetApp follows Pearson VUE's standard retake policy. You must wait a specified period before retaking a failed exam. Check the NetApp Certification FAQ for specific waiting periods.
Are there any hands-on labs or performance-based questions in this exam?
The official exam page does not specify whether this exam includes hands-on labs or performance-based questions. For detailed exam format information, refer to the NetApp Certification FAQ.
What job roles does this certification map to?
This certification is designed for IT professionals who implement and administer FlexPod solutions, including storage administrators, network administrators, and systems engineers.
Can I recertify by passing a different exam?
NetApp certifications must be renewed every few years. Specific recertification options, including whether passing a higher-level exam renews this credential, are not detailed on the official exam page.
Information freshness · Content last reviewed on 2026-07-30 Up to date
Practice free questions 305 questions, free, no account needed.
The curriculum
The whole exam, mapped and written
Every domain, every objective, and every concept NetApp measures — each one written out.
5domains
14objectives
90concepts
67free pages
The domains, and what sits inside them
Every objective below is a page you can open and practise now, without an account.
The official NetApp exam outline · checked 30 July 2026 · See the source
1Information Gathering for FlexPod Solutions23 questions
2FlexPod Design60 questions
3FlexPod Configuration128 questions
How to install and configure the FlexPod components6 concepts · 6 pagesOpen →How to configure networks in a UCS solution7 concepts · 5 pagesOpen →How to configure SAN boot in a FlexPod solution7 concepts · 5 pagesOpen →How to configure a service profile7 concepts · 5 pagesOpen →How to configure storage in a FlexPod solution6 concepts · 4 pagesOpen →How to configure Cisco Nexus switches9 concepts · 3 pagesOpen →
4FlexPod Administration76 questions
5FlexPod Troubleshooting18 questions
Not a table of contents
Every line on this map already opens
In front of every objective the practice pages are already there, free and without an account. This is one objective, opened.
FlexPod components5 pagesOpen →
Free in front of it
23 questions on this objective, five to a page. Every range above is a real page, open now, with no account.
Reading the map is not the same as knowing the ground
The curriculum tells you what is on the exam. Proving you know it is a different job — and it is the one the closed-book run does.
Free questions
305 questions. No account, no card.
The whole bank is open. 5 questions to a page, every answer explained, and a discussion thread on each one.
305questions
67pages
14objectives
Freealways
Browse by domain
Every objective, and every page range, is a link — so you can pick up exactly where you left off.
1Information Gathering for FlexPod Solutions23 questions
2FlexPod Design60 questions
3FlexPod Configuration128 questions
4FlexPod Administration76 questions
5FlexPod Troubleshooting18 questions
What a practice page gives you
1Five to a page
Short enough to finish, long enough to matter.
2Every answer explained
Not only which one is right — why the others are wrong.
3A discussion on each
Ask, answer, and vote. Every question has its own thread.
A question, and the idea behind it
Every question comes from a concept
These are not trivia. Each one is written against a concept in the book, so when you get one wrong there is somewhere to go and find out why.
The visual book
See it once. Carry it into the exam.
The pages shown here come from our AI-900 book — an example of how each concept is written in plain language and, where the idea needs one, drawn as a full page you can take in at a glance.
90concepts
305free questions
Why a picture, and not another paragraph
Three reasons, and each one is a real finding rather than a slogan.
You can see it againThe whole idea at onceWhere it starts, what happens in the middle, what comes out, and the mistake to avoid.
Multimedia principle · MayerThe look-alikes sit togetherThe pairs the exam tests are drawn side by side, so the difference is seen, not told.
Dual coding · PaivioWhat one page is made of
You are never asked to read a poster here — only to see how one is built. After that, every other page is legible at a glance.
1A numbered strip on top
The idea as a sequence, followed with a finger before a word is read.
2Panels for the parts
What it is, how the machine learns it, when it is the right tool.
3The trap, framed
The distinction the exam tests, given its own box instead of buried in prose.
4One line at the bottom
The sentence to carry into the exam room.
Open book, on purpose
Answer it with the picture beside you
This is the part that teaches. The illustration and the written explanation stay where they are while you work, so a scenario stops being a memory test and becomes something you can simply look at.
It teaches · it does not count
A smartphone uses AI to unlock when the owner looks at the camera. Which AI capability is being used?
AImage classification
BFacial recognition
COptical character recognition
DObject detection
Look at the five steps. Detect finds a face, align straightens it, encode turns it into numbers, search compares it with a stored face, and decide answers one question: is this the same person? Classification would only say “a face”. Detection would only draw a box. Neither decides whose.
Then the page shuts, and it starts counting
The same questions come back with the book closed — that run is the one that counts. After it, your coach picks one thing for tonight, sized to the time you have, and brings pages back before you lose them.
Testing effect · Roediger & Karpicke 2006 · spacing effect · Cepeda et al. 2006
Official resources
Straight from NetApp
Where the exam is defined, scheduled and scored.
3official links
90concepts mapped
The source
NetApp’s own pages
We link to them rather than repeat them, so nothing here goes stale behind them.
Checked against the source
Every objective on the official NetApp outline already has questions here
We build from the official skills outline, not from a summary of it — 14 objectives, 90 concepts written under them, and free questions against every one. When NetApp changes the outline, this page changes with it.
14objectives on the outline→90concepts written→305free questions
An official page tells you what will be asked. It cannot tell you what you will get right.
That is the only question worth answering the night before, and no link answers it. You answer it by taking the questions with the book closed, and seeing what comes back.