Apple's Xsan - certified!

ribitch · 08-08-2005, 05:07 PM

I passed the Apple Xsan exam today. Its the first of the two exams required for the ACSA certification. The ACSA is Apple's equiv to the MCSE. The next exam I need covers directories services and integration with crossplatform environments. Its gonna be a bitch, but it will be worth it!

Maarchk · 08-08-2005, 05:44 PM

Is this part of your job? What kind of test was it?
Sounds like a big thing, so congrats. How long will you have to study up for the next one?

Jenny · 08-08-2005, 05:54 PM

Cool, congrats.

eSDee · 08-08-2005, 07:10 PM

Congrats to you. How much do you think getting certified is going to cost you all together?

ribitch · 08-08-2005, 07:46 PM

I am a consultant, and my company focuses on the Mac marketplace, so it was part of my job.

The exam was $150, but i used 1 of my 2 vouchers for it, so it was free. I got the vouchers by becoming an ACTC last winter (every exam you passed, you got a free voucher), and the second was for taking a long ass questionnaire about apple certifications.

I used the official courseware. It runs about $300, but Apple doesnt make it available to the public unless you take a class. If you pass one of their exams, you can join their certification alliance, which gives you access to sales web, and you can buy it from there. Otherwise, you need to work for Apple, be an ACN member, or a reseller to buy the books without the class.

I also read "beta" copies of the 1..1 admin manual before 1.1 was released. You can learn most of what you need from this. It covered everything except fibre channel specific stuff, like addressing, port types, switch configs, etc. About 20% of the exam was on fibre channel.

I also picked up the peachpit press Xsan quick reference guide. Its a $20 book. I grabbed it for $14 using a borders coupon.

My office bought the apple books, so it only cost me $14!

I am an ADC member as well, so I was able to get developer seeds of Xsan. You can configure a pseudo san using firewire drives. I did that to configure a few at home and to see how different commands from the terminal screwed with the san.

The exam was a prometeric exam. there was 83 questions in all. You needed a 62% to pass, but i had an 84%. The exam took me about 15-20 minutes to complete. I had decided over the weekend to take it today. I decided that it would be worth taking it once to see what the exam was like. I hadnt studied for it since thursday.

kame · 08-09-2005, 08:02 AM

niiiiice...

08-08-2005, 05:07 PM	#1
ribitch Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,672	Apple's Xsan - certified! I passed the Apple Xsan exam today. Its the first of the two exams required for the ACSA certification. The ACSA is Apple's equiv to the MCSE. The next exam I need covers directories services and integration with crossplatform environments. Its gonna be a bitch, but it will be worth it! __________________ http://ribitch.com/ipod.html

08-08-2005, 05:44 PM	#2
Maarchk Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Where the east meets the west. Posts: 3,066	Is this part of your job? What kind of test was it? Sounds like a big thing, so congrats. How long will you have to study up for the next one? __________________ "The girl is crafty like ice is cold." "I left my heart in san francisco... And my liver at Moe's Tavern." A real friend is one who listens to you as much as they talk to you.

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eSDee Old Skooler Numba 1 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Diego Posts: 10,063	Congrats to you. How much do you think getting certified is going to cost you all together? __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 days ~ Willie Nelson 3 days I dread to see arrive 3 days I hate to be alive 3 days filled with tears and sorrow yesterday today and tomorrow

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08-08-2005, 07:46 PM	#5
ribitch Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,672	I am a consultant, and my company focuses on the Mac marketplace, so it was part of my job. The exam was $150, but i used 1 of my 2 vouchers for it, so it was free. I got the vouchers by becoming an ACTC last winter (every exam you passed, you got a free voucher), and the second was for taking a long ass questionnaire about apple certifications. I used the official courseware. It runs about $300, but Apple doesnt make it available to the public unless you take a class. If you pass one of their exams, you can join their certification alliance, which gives you access to sales web, and you can buy it from there. Otherwise, you need to work for Apple, be an ACN member, or a reseller to buy the books without the class. I also read "beta" copies of the 1..1 admin manual before 1.1 was released. You can learn most of what you need from this. It covered everything except fibre channel specific stuff, like addressing, port types, switch configs, etc. About 20% of the exam was on fibre channel. I also picked up the peachpit press Xsan quick reference guide. Its a $20 book. I grabbed it for $14 using a borders coupon. My office bought the apple books, so it only cost me $14! I am an ADC member as well, so I was able to get developer seeds of Xsan. You can configure a pseudo san using firewire drives. I did that to configure a few at home and to see how different commands from the terminal screwed with the san. The exam was a prometeric exam. there was 83 questions in all. You needed a 62% to pass, but i had an 84%. The exam took me about 15-20 minutes to complete. I had decided over the weekend to take it today. I decided that it would be worth taking it once to see what the exam was like. I hadnt studied for it since thursday.

08-09-2005, 08:02 AM	#6
kame Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 532	niiiiice...

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