Boost your career with professional skills in FlashBlade pre-installation, installation, upgrades, conversions, and post-installation procedures. Qualified to implement Pure Storage FlashBlade in small, medium, or enterprise environments — keeping the infrastructure reliable and resilient for the most demanding unstructured data and AI/ML workloads.
The FBIS certification validates specialist-level skills in implementing Pure Storage FlashBlade — covering pre-installation site assessment, single and multi-chassis physical installation, blade and chassis expansions and conversions, upgrades, and post-installation verification. It qualifies you to implement FlashBlade in small, medium, and enterprise environments for AI/ML, analytics, backup, and unstructured data workloads.
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 FlashBlade implementations. The exam covers 4 domains: FlashBlade Single and Multi-Chassis Installation (30%), Upgrades/Conversions/Expansions (30%), Pre-Installation/Upgrade (20%), and Post-Installation/Upgrade (20%).
Verify configuration and environment prerequisites for FlashBlade installation — validate power, cooling, rack space, network topology, and analyse Implementation Workbook data for accuracy before site visit
Demonstrate how to unpack, rack, and stack a FlashBlade chassis — including single and multi-chassis configurations, cabling interconnects between chassis, and management network connectivity setup
Prepare and execute FlashBlade initial configuration and setup — apply Implementation Workbook settings, configure management access, network interfaces, and Pure1 connectivity for first-time initialisation
Non-disruptively prepare and complete chassis conversions and the addition of a new chassis to an existing multi-chassis production FlashBlade system without disrupting live workloads
Prepare and complete the addition of new blades to an existing FlashBlade system — validating blade compatibility, insertion procedures, and post-add health verification for seamless capacity expansion
Verify successful installation and upgrade using Phone Home and Remote Assist — perform GUI walkthrough for customer handover, and troubleshoot networking and connectivity issues post-installation
Pure Storage Partner Support Specialists and field engineers who perform FlashBlade installations, chassis expansions, blade additions, and upgrades at customer sites and need a Pure Storage certified FlashBlade credential
Enterprise and Dark Site customers who have root-level access to their Pure Storage FlashBlade and manage hardware installations, blade replacements, and Purity//FB upgrades internally without Pure Storage professional services
Pure Storage internal Support Specialists and services engineers who need the FBIS certification to validate their hands-on FlashBlade implementation and upgrade skills for single and multi-chassis environments
FBSP (FlashBlade Storage Professional) holders who want to complement their FlashBlade administrative expertise with an implementation and upgrade credential that covers physical hardware deployment and expansion skills
Zetlan Technologies covers all 4 FBIS domains — Pre-Installation, FlashBlade Installation, Upgrades/Expansions, and Post-Installation — with expert-led hands-on training.
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All 4 FBIS domains — Pre-Installation, FlashBlade Installation, Upgrades/Expansions, and Post-Installation — with expert-led hands-on training at Zetlan Technologies.