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FASP
Pure Storage Certified
FlashArray Storage Professional

Master the skills to manage Pure Storage FlashArray across the enterprise — install, configure, optimise, and troubleshoot your FlashArray storage. Lead your organisation to ensure infrastructure is reliable, resilient, and secure, while leveraging cloud elasticity and performance.

FASP FlashArray Storage Professional Administration Monitoring Troubleshooting Data Protection FA Files Snapshots Replication SafeMode ActiveDR ActiveCluster SMB NFS
FASP — FlashArray Storage Professional
Pure Storage Certified
Exam CodeFASP
CredentialFlashArray Storage Professional
VendorPure Storage
LevelProfessional
Experience12–24 Months+
Time Limit120 Minutes
StatusActive
5
Domains
60+
Questions
2 hr
Duration
Pro
Level
Certification Overview

What This Certification Validates

The FASP certification validates professional-level expertise in managing Pure Storage FlashArray across the enterprise. It demonstrates your ability to install, configure, optimise, and troubleshoot FlashArray storage infrastructure, ensuring it is reliable, resilient, and secure while providing the elasticity and cloud-opportunity that modern enterprise workloads demand.

The exam spans 5 domains: Administration (30%), Monitoring (20%), Troubleshooting (20%), Data Protection (18%), and FlashArray Files (12%) — covering everything from volume and host configuration to SafeMode, ActiveDR, ActiveCluster, and FA File Services with AD Join, SMB, and NFS. 60 scored + 10–15 unscored questions in 120 minutes.

Exam Domains

Domain Weightings

1. Administration 30%
2. Monitoring 20%
3. Troubleshooting 20%
4. Data Protection 18%
5. FlashArray Files 12%
Skills & Knowledge

What You Will Learn

Configure volumes, host connections, iSCSI/FC initiator groups, and manage array-wide settings including security and authentication (SAML, LDAP, MFA) across enterprise FlashArray deployments

Monitor FlashArray using Pure1 and GUI — interpret data reduction ratios, effective capacity, Meta forecasting, and generate reports to proactively manage storage capacity adjustments

Troubleshoot FlashArray issues — identify port configurations, interpret alerts, recognise incorrect configurations, and use Pure Support resources to shorten time-to-resolution

Configure data protection features — snapshot policies, async and sync replication, Protection Groups, SafeMode immutable snapshots, ActiveDR, and ActiveCluster for stretch clusters

Configure FlashArray File Services — AD Join, SMB share access, NFS export access, and FA Files ActiveDR for near-zero RPO file data availability across data centres

Configure host connectivity plugins — VMware vSphere VASA, vCenter plugin, Kubernetes Pure Service Orchestrator (PSO), and multipathing for FC and iSCSI host connections

Who Should Attend

Target Audience

Storage administrators and IT infrastructure professionals with 12–24 months of hands-on FlashArray experience managing day-to-day operations: provisioning, monitoring, troubleshooting, and capacity planning

Systems engineers and presales technical professionals who need deep FlashArray product expertise to architect, demonstrate, and support Pure Storage FlashArray solutions for enterprise customers

FASA (FlashArray Storage Associate) holders ready to advance to Professional level and validate broader skills across Administration, Data Protection, and FA Files domains

Cloud and virtualisation engineers working with FlashArray-connected VMware, Kubernetes, or cloud environments who need to master FlashArray-native data protection and file services capabilities

Exam at a Glance
Exam CodeFASP
CredentialFlashArray Storage Professional
VendorPure Storage
Questions60 Scored + 10–15 Unscored
Time Limit120 Minutes
LevelProfessional
Experience12–24 Months+
Domains5 Exam Domains

Zetlan Technologies covers all 5 FASP domains — Administration, Monitoring, Troubleshooting, Data Protection, and FA Files — with expert-led hands-on training.

Course Curriculum

FASP — 5 Exam Domains

Click any domain to explore the full topic coverage for the FlashArray Storage Professional exam.

1
Administration
30% Weight
Storage Concepts & Volume Management
Outline FlashArray storage concepts — NVMe, DirectFlash, data reduction (deduplication + compression), effective capacity, and overprovisioning principles for enterprise storage planning
Configure a volume — create, resize, tag, and manage volumes and volume groups; apply QoS bandwidth and IOPS limits; map volumes to hosts and host groups across FC and iSCSI protocols
Array Configuration & Plugins
Array configuration and management — manage NTP, DNS, SMTP, syslog, SSL certificates, and schedule software upgrades; manage array capacity and DirectFlash module utilisation
Identify steps required to configure plugins — VMware VASA provider, Pure Storage Plugin for vCenter, Kubernetes Pure Service Orchestrator (PSO) for container-native storage provisioning
Configure host connections — set up iSCSI and FC initiator groups, configure host personality settings, and manage multipathing for ESXi, Windows, and Linux hosts
Security & Authentication
Security and authentication — configure local users, LDAP/Active Directory integration, SAML 2.0 SSO, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) for FlashArray management access control
2
Monitoring
20% Weight
Pure1 & Forecasting
Pure1 monitoring — view array health, capacity trends, performance metrics, and proactive support cases raised by AI-driven anomaly detection across all managed FlashArray systems
Meta forecasting — use Pure1 Meta AI-powered forecasting to predict when an array will reach capacity and plan timely upgrades, tiering actions, or data growth management
Interpret data reduction ratio and effective use — distinguish written, unique, and virtual capacity; understand how deduplication and compression ratios affect usable capacity planning
Reports & Capacity Alerts
View reports from Pure1, GUI, and CLI — generate capacity, performance, and replication lag reports; export data for planning; understand message and alert severity levels
Monitor for storage-related capacity adjustments — identify volumes approaching limits, detect data reduction degradation, and trigger proactive capacity actions before issues arise
3
Troubleshooting
20% Weight
Support Resources & Port Diagnostics
Identify troubleshooting resources — use Pure Support portal, Knowledge Base articles, Pure1 Remote Assist, Phone Home diagnostics, and Escalation Center for end-to-end issue resolution
Identify and configure ports — troubleshoot iSCSI, FC, and management port configurations; verify port connectivity, zoning, and diagnose disconnected or degraded host paths
Alerts & Configuration Errors
Recognise how to use alerts — interpret FlashArray hardware and software alerts, acknowledge, escalate, or silence alerts appropriately, and configure email notification recipients
Identify incorrect configuration — diagnose FlashArray misconfigurations including host personality mismatches, iSCSI CHAP issues, incorrect QoS limits, and replication topology errors
4
Data Protection
18% Weight
Snapshots, Replication & Policies
Manage snapshots — create, schedule, restore, and manage volume and protection group snapshots including retention policies and snapshot space consumption monitoring
Configure replication — set up async replication between FlashArray pairs, configure pods for sync replication, and manage protection group replication schedules and target arrays
Manage policies — create and assign snapshot schedule policies, replication policies, and QoS policies to protection groups and volume groups for consistent data protection governance
Advanced Protection
SafeMode — configure SafeMode immutable snapshots to protect against ransomware and accidental deletion; understand retention lock rules and Pure Support authorisation requirements
ActiveDR — configure near-zero RPO disaster recovery across data centres using continuous async replication and rapid read/write failover with minimal data loss
ActiveCluster — configure zero RPO / zero RTO active-active synchronous stretch clusters across two sites using mediator-based tiebreaker for automatic transparent failover
5
FlashArray Files (FA Files)
12% Weight
Configuration & AD Join
Configuration — enable FA Files, create file arrays, assign file virtual IP (VIF) addresses, and configure DNS and network connectivity for unified block and file access on FlashArray
AD Join — join the file array to Active Directory for Kerberos authentication, SID mapping, and unified identity management enabling secure SMB file share access for Windows clients
SMB, NFS & ActiveDR
SMB client share access — create and configure SMB shares, apply share-level and NTFS ACL permissions, manage shadow copies, and verify SMB client connectivity from Windows hosts
NFS client share access — create and configure NFS exports, apply export policy rules (host, version, squash), and mount and verify NFS access from Linux clients
ActiveDR for FA Files — configure and test ActiveDR replication for FA File Services to maintain near-zero RPO file data availability across geographically separated data centres
FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the FASP — Pure Storage Certified FlashArray Storage Professional certification?
FASP is Pure Storage's professional-level certification validating expertise in managing FlashArray — covering administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, data protection (snapshots, replication, SafeMode, ActiveDR, ActiveCluster), and FlashArray File Services (AD Join, SMB, NFS). It is designed for professionals with 12–24 months of hands-on FlashArray experience.
What is the difference between FASA and FASP?
FASA (FlashArray Storage Associate) is the foundation-level certification for those with 3–6 months of FlashArray exposure. FASP is the professional step up, requiring 12–24 months of experience and covering deeper skills: advanced data protection, FA File Services with AD/SMB/NFS, and production-grade troubleshooting. FASP is recommended for storage admins who manage live FlashArray environments.
What does the Administration domain cover in FASP?
The Administration domain (30% of the exam) covers volume creation and management, array-wide configuration (NTP, DNS, SMTP, SSL), plugin configuration for VMware and Kubernetes, host connectivity setup (iSCSI, FC, initiator groups, multipathing), and security/authentication (LDAP, SAML SSO, MFA). It is the largest and most comprehensive FASP domain.
What is SafeMode and why is it in the FASP exam?
SafeMode is Pure Storage's immutable snapshot feature that protects FlashArray data against ransomware and accidental deletion by locking snapshots with a retention period that cannot be shortened by any administrator — requiring Pure Support authorisation to modify. FASP tests your ability to configure SafeMode, understand its retention lock rules, and explain its role as a critical enterprise data resilience capability.
What does Zetlan Technologies provide for FASP training?
Zetlan Technologies covers all 5 FASP exam domains — Administration, Monitoring, Troubleshooting, Data Protection, and FlashArray Files — with expert-led instruction and practical labs designed for first-attempt exam success. Contact us for batch schedules, a free counselling session, and to download the course brochure.
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