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Expert Block Storage Track

HCE-5700Hitachi Block Storage Solutions Implementation

Build implementation-level expertise across Hitachi VSP 5000 block storage architecture, design, deployment, integration, management, and support — from HDP pool design and external virtualisation to Ops Center, encryption, and Global Support Center escalation workflows.

VSP 5000HDP PoolADRExternal VirtualisationVSMOps CenterEncryptionFC / iSCSIPerformance MonitoringSupport Toolkit
Certification Overview

From VSP Architecture to Production-Ready Block Storage

HCE-5700 focuses on planning and implementing Hitachi VSP 5000 block storage environments. The learning path connects VSP architecture and ADR hardware concepts, HDP pool and VSM design, initial deployment and encryption, Ops Center integration with host connectivity, performance monitoring, and Global Support Center escalation into one complete implementation workflow.

The result is an end-to-end block storage skill set: from validating server storage configurations before deployment to extracting Analyzer reports and uploading diagnostic data to resolve production issues.

Market Relevance

Infrastructure Priorities Shaping Today's Block Storage Market

The architecture problems behind this syllabus — NVMe performance at scale, unified management, enterprise consolidation, and data security — remain central to modern storage infrastructure design.

NVMe Performance at Scale

Accelerated Data Reduction (ADR) and all-NVMe VSP 5000 platforms are meeting the sub-millisecond latency demands of AI, analytics, and mission-critical OLTP workloads.

Enterprise Consolidation

External virtualisation and Virtual Storage Machine (VSM) capabilities allow organisations to consolidate heterogeneous storage under a single VSP management layer.

Unified Ops Management

Hitachi Ops Center Administrator and Analyzer bring unified provisioning, performance analytics, and alert management into a single pane of glass for operations teams.

Storage-Level Encryption

Data-at-rest encryption and security hardening on enterprise block storage systems are increasingly mandatory for compliance, regulated-industry deployments, and government contracts.

Practical Outcomes

What You Will Be Able to Do

Design HDP pools, external virtualisation strategies, and VSM configurations that align with enterprise workload requirements and host connectivity best practices.

Deploy VSP 5000 systems from initial configuration through production handover — including encryption setup, Ops Center implementation, and testing documentation.

Integrate VSP systems into Ops Center, connect FC and iSCSI hosts across operating system environments, and onboard third-party products for unified management.

Monitor block storage performance using Ops Center Analyzer dashboards, define alert and notification thresholds, and use available management interfaces for day-to-day operations.

Identify hardware issues and performance bottlenecks, extract Analyzer diagnostic reports, and collect and upload information to the Global Support Center for case resolution.

Validate supported server storage configurations and use Hitachi sizing tools to ensure solutions meet performance, capacity, and availability requirements before deployment.

Modern Curriculum

Six Implementation Modules

Open a module to explore the objectives. Only one module stays open at a time for clean navigation of this technical syllabus.

Describe the VSP 5000 series architecture and hardware components.
Describe the ADR (Accelerated Data Reduction) components and capabilities.
Describe the licence model of Hitachi block storage solutions.
Describe HDP (Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning) pool design concepts.
Demonstrate knowledge of storage allocation design for enterprise workloads.
Demonstrate knowledge of when to use external virtualisation for third-party storage integration.
Demonstrate knowledge of when to use a Virtual Storage Machine (VSM).
Describe how to design an Ops Center implementation for unified management.
Describe which tools are used to size block storage solutions.
Demonstrate knowledge of how to validate supported server storage configurations.
Demonstrate knowledge of initial block storage configuration activities.
Describe which initial storage features must be set up before the system is ready for production.
Demonstrate knowledge of how to implement data-at-rest encryption on VSP systems.
Demonstrate knowledge of how to implement Ops Center Administrator and Analyzer.
Demonstrate knowledge of which testing tasks and handover documents are needed before going live.
Describe the steps to integrate a VSP system in Ops Center for centralised management.
Demonstrate knowledge of basic host connectivity (FC, iSCSI, FCoE).
Demonstrate knowledge of how to integrate block storage into a customer operating system environment.
Demonstrate knowledge of how to integrate third-party products with Ops Center.
Demonstrate knowledge of how to define alerts and notifications in Ops Center.
Describe block storage performance monitoring tools and dashboards.
Describe which storage management interfaces are available for VSP administration.
Demonstrate knowledge of how to determine hardware-related issues or performance bottlenecks.
Demonstrate knowledge of how to extract reports from Ops Center Analyzer.
Demonstrate knowledge of how to collect or upload required information to the Global Support Center.
Demonstrate knowledge of available Hitachi Vantara support resources and escalation processes.
Who It's For

Built for Block Storage Implementation Roles

Storage Engineers

Professionals implementing VSP 5000 block storage, configuring HDP pools, and connecting host environments for production workloads.

Solution Architects

Architects designing VSM and external virtualisation strategies that consolidate heterogeneous storage under Hitachi infrastructure.

Operations Teams

Ops engineers managing Hitachi block storage day-to-day using Ops Center Administrator, Analyzer, and performance monitoring tools.

Support Engineers

Support specialists who diagnose hardware issues, collect diagnostics, and escalate to the Global Support Center for resolution.

Start Your Path

Build Expert-Level Hitachi Block Storage Implementation Skills

Explore all six technical modules and speak with Zetlan Technologies about the right learning path for your block storage infrastructure goals.