Validate your ability to architect Portworx clusters, enable Kubernetes storage, secure and observe the platform, troubleshoot operations, and maintain application continuity.
The PEP certification demonstrates professional expertise with Portworx by Pure Storage. It validates your ability to design deployment architectures, administer cluster storage, protect Kubernetes applications, manage security, observe system health, and troubleshoot operational issues.
The exam covers five domains: Cluster Operations and Administration (25%), Design and Architecture (20%), Observability and Troubleshooting (20%), Business Continuity (20%), and Security (15%). It includes 60 scored questions plus 10–15 unscored questions within 120 minutes.
Plan Portworx prerequisites, cloud drives, cluster specifications, control planes, data planes, and supported deployment methods.
Use PXCTL and Kubernetes to manage volumes, snapshots, nodes, maintenance operations, and cluster lifecycle tasks.
Configure PX-Secure, encrypted Kubernetes volumes, volume access controls, and security auditing.
Monitor Portworx metrics and alerts and investigate cluster health with Prometheus, Grafana, logs, and diagnostics.
Identify common cluster errors and troubleshoot problems during Portworx deployments and upgrades.
Implement PX-DR, PX-Backup, replication, application-consistent protection, migration, and recovery readiness.
Kubernetes administrators responsible for persistent storage and stateful application operations.
Cloud-native platform engineers designing and running enterprise Portworx clusters.
DevOps, SRE, and infrastructure professionals responsible for security, observability, and continuity.
Portworx practitioners with 12–24 months of experience seeking a professional credential.
Select a domain to explore the knowledge areas covered by this certification.
Prepare across all 5 exam domains with focused certification guidance from Zetlan Technologies.