156-315.77 Check Point Technology - Check Point Certified Security Expert

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd is an international company that provides software and hardware products for IT security. This includes endpoint security, network security management and data security.

156-315.77 Check Point Certified Security Expert Exam Objectives

·         Troubleshoot and Upgrade a clustered Security Gateway

·         Configure Smart Directory for authentication services on the network

·         Configure CoreXL and SecureXL acceleration solutions

·         Configure networks for advanced routing

·         Learn more "under the hood" options, tools and features

·         Monitor and Identify network intrusions

·         Perform advanced VPN debugging and implementations scenarios

·         Apply advanced user management with Identity Awareness and LDAP

·         Apply software acceleration features and analyze clustering details

·         Troubleshoot user access issues

All Check Point exams are based on courseware developed by Check Point. 80% of the 156-315.77 Check Point Certified Security Expert Exam material is covered in the course and 20% is based on practical experience with the product itself.

Prerequisites

It is recommended that candidates have 6 months to 1 year of experience with the product before taking the exam.  They should also have a basic knowledge of networking, Windows Server and/or UNIX, and experience with TCP/IP and the Internet.

Check Point also recommends candidates to take Check Point Security Administration class from a Check Point Authorized Training Center (ATC).

Registration Process

Candidate can register 156-315.77 Check Point Certified Security Expert Exams through Pearson VUE. A third party testing vendor. Pearson VUE offers a variety of registration options. Candidate can register via the Web or visit a specific testing center. Candidates can make registration at a testing center in advance or on the day they want to appear in test, subject to availability.  

All Check Point certifications are valid for 2 years. Candidates can maintain their certifications with annual continuing education credits.

Exam Preparation

Even though candidates are not required to take course to become certified, it is strongly recommended that all candidates who wish to prepare for 156-315.77 Check Point Certified Security Expert certification exam do take training course. Candidates can self-study for the exams by ordering course material directly from an Authorized Training Center.

Exam Details

All Check Point exams are composed of multiple choice questions. Most multiple choice questions and answers have five possible responses.  

English speakers from Australia, UK, US, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland and South Africa are given 90 minutes to complete exams. For exams in Japanese candidates are allowed 90 minutes to complete it. For all other candidates, the examination time duration is 120 minutes.

The total number of questions that can be achieved on exam is 100 and candidates must earn at least a 70 on an exam to pass.

Exam Objectives

Section 1

Install Symantec NetBackup 7.5

·         Explain the roles and functions of major Symantec NetBackup components.

·         Explain the installation and upgrade process of the Symantec NetBackup master server, media server, and client.

Section 2

Configure Symantec NetBackup 7.5

·         Explain how to configure removable media, volume pools, and volume groups.

·         Explain how to configure storage servers, disk pools, storage unit groups, and Storage Lifecycle Policies.

·         Describe how to configure and use policy attributes and policy scheduling.

·         Explain how to configure and use policy clients and backup selections.

·         Explain how to implement advanced backup solutions.

·         Explain the uses, and how to administer the Symantec NetBackup reduplication options.

·         Explain how to perform catalog backup configuration tasks.

Section 3  

Monitor and Maintain Symantec NetBackup 7.5

·         Explain how to obtain and install Symantec NetBackup release updates.

·         Explain how to use the Symantec NetBackup administration console to verify, expire, import, and manually duplicate backup images.

·         Explain how to maintain Symantec NetBackup tape and disk devices and disk media including media rotation and media availability.

·         Interpret available reports to monitor and verify Symantec NetBackup.

·         Explain how and when to prioritize, cancel, suspend, resume, restart, retry or manually run backup jobs.

Section 4

Tune Symantec NetBackup 7.5

·         Analyze, optimize, and tune Symantec NetBackup and backup devices.

Section 5

Troubleshoot Symantec NetBackup 7.5

·         Interpret status codes and job details to diagnose and troubleshoot failed jobs.

·         Describe how to troubleshoot media and devices between media, master and client.

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