HP HP0-J16 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | HP (Hewlett-Packard) |
| Exam Name: | Introduction to HP SANs |
| Exam Number: | HP0-J16 |
| Related Certifications: | HP Accredited Integration Specialist (AIS) - StorageWorks |
| Real Exam Qty: | 59–73 |
| Passing Score: | 70% |
| Exam Price: | $120–$150 USD |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice, Drag and Drop |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Available Languages: | English, Japanese, Chinese |
| Exam Duration: | 90–105 |
| Recommended Training: | HP Introduction to SANs (course ID: 4110) |
| Exam Registration: | HPE Certification Learning Pearson VUE (historical) |
| Sample Questions: | HP HP0-J16 Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Proctored at Pearson VUE / Prometric test centers; retired since ~2013 |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: 6 months experience with HP StorageWorks SANs; no mandatory prerequisites |
| Official Syllabus URL: | Retired exam, original HP page no longer available |
HP HP0-J16 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| HP StorageWorks SAN Solutions | 30% | - SAN zoning and security - HP SAN infrastructure design - Connectivity and cabling - HP StorageWorks arrays and switches |
| SAN Management and Troubleshooting | 25% | - SAN virtualization fundamentals - Monitoring and performance optimization - Basic SAN troubleshooting - HP SAN management tools |
| Data Protection and Availability | 20% | - RAID levels and implementation - Backup and recovery concepts - Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) - High availability and redundancy |
| SAN Fundamentals and Concepts | 25% | - SAN components and topologies - Storage networking basics - SCSI and Fibre Channel communication - Fibre Channel architecture and protocols |
HP Introduction to HP SANs Sample Questions:
1. Which industry standard organization approved the Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S)?
A) IETF
B) ITU
C) IEEE
D) ANSI
2. Which application areas continue to use tapes as the preferred medium? (Select two.)
A) remote copy
B) offsite backup
C) databases
D) snapshots
E) long-term archiving
3. What is the connector of a disk to the system called?
A) gateway
B) interface
C) tunnel
D) portal
4. What does the Recovery Time Objective (RTO) describe?
A) time allowed to perform a full file system recovery
B) time allowed to conduct a database restore per system
C) time allowed for a system to reinitialize the recovered databases
D) time allowed for a system to recover from a fault
5. Which tasks are associated with controlling a target in a storage infrastructure management environment?
A) discover, track, diagnose, and predict
B) configure, provision, repair, and migrate
C) report, bill, analyze, diagnose, and predict
D) diagnose, predict, repair, and migrate
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: D | Question # 2 Answer: B,E | Question # 3 Answer: B | Question # 4 Answer: D | Question # 5 Answer: B |
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