Advance your career with professional skills in FlashArray pre-installation, installation, upgrades, and post-installation procedures. Qualified to implement Pure Storage FlashArray in small, medium, and enterprise environments — keeping infrastructure reliable and resilient.
The FAIS certification validates professional-level skills in implementing Pure Storage FlashArray — including hardware installation, racking and cabling, software configuration, upgrades, and post-installation verification. It qualifies you to implement FlashArray in small, medium, and enterprise environments with the reliability and resilience that missions-critical workloads demand.
Targeted roles include Pure Storage internal Support Specialists, Partner Support Specialists with root-level access, and Enterprise or Dark Site customers who manage their own FlashArray implementations. The exam covers 4 domains: Upgrades (33%), Pre-installation (30%), Post-Installation (19%), and Installation (18%) — 60 scored plus 10–15 unscored questions in 120 minutes.
Analyse and validate site readiness before a FlashArray site visit — power, cooling, rack space, network connectivity, and environmental pre-requisites to ensure a smooth installation
Apply procedural concepts to verify and validate the Implementation Workbook data — customer environment details, IP addressing, host configuration, and array naming conventions
Perform physical racking of FlashArray chassis — correctly mounting controllers, shelves, and expansion modules in standard 19-inch racks with appropriate cable management
Cable FlashArray arrays — FC, Ethernet, and management port cabling according to Pure Storage best practices for high availability, redundancy, and performance
Perform FlashArray hardware and software upgrades — including non-disruptive controller upgrades (NDU), Purity software upgrades, and capacity consolidation workplans with data evacuation
Verify successful installation and upgrade using Phone Home, Remote Assist, and Escalation Center — perform GUI walkthrough, troubleshoot network issues, and validate array health post-installation
Pure Storage Partner Support Specialists and field engineers who perform FlashArray installations, upgrades, and expansions at customer sites and need a Pure Storage certified credential to validate their implementation skills
Enterprise and Dark Site customers who have root-level access to their Pure Storage FlashArray and manage hardware installations and Purity upgrades internally without Pure Storage professional services
Pure Storage internal Support Specialists and services engineers who need the FAIS certification to validate their implementation and upgrade procedures for FlashArray platforms
FASP (FlashArray Storage Professional) holders who want to expand their FlashArray credentials into the implementation and upgrade domain and build a more complete FlashArray expertise portfolio
Zetlan Technologies covers all 4 FAIS domains — Upgrades, Pre-Installation, Post-Installation, and Installation — with expert-led hands-on instruction.
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All 4 FAIS domains — Pre-Installation, Installation, Upgrade, and Post-Installation — with hands-on expert instruction at Zetlan Technologies.