Exam Objectives and Commonly Referenced Documentation for Cyber Resilience Professional Certification

The following tables list the Cyber Resilience Professional exam objectives and how these objectives align to the corresponding commonly referenced product documentation and resources. Candidates are encouraged to review the applicable topics as part of their preparation for the exam.

Exam Domain 1: Local Protection (Weightage 37%)

Exam Objectives	Applicable Documentation and Resources
1.01 - Data Availability
Objective Subtopics: Describe the steps that Pure takes in the event of individual or transient failures to ensure that data is always available to an application Assess the health of a system Ensure secure alerting mechanism is setup to ensure always be in up to date on availability of Data RPO/Lag Indicators	Snapshot and Asynchronous Replication FAQ Auto-On SafeMode
1.02 - Snapshots
Objective Subtopics: Take, schedule, and restore a snapshot Describe space consumption of a snapshot and snapshot family shared space Evaluate the difference between application-consistent and crash- consistent snapshots and be able to apply it to a recovery of an application	Snapshot and Asynchronous Replication FAQ Do snapshots use a lot of space? What is a protection group? (See Ch. 6 Copy a Volume Snapshot)
1.03 - SafeMode
Objective Subtopics: Describe the difference between eradicate and destroy Distinguish between various types of SafeMode (array wide SF on FlashArray, per P group on FlashArray, object SafeMode for FlashBlade, FlashBlade File SafeMode) Use each of the following features: Object Lock, Freeze-Locked Objects, and Retention Lock with object on FlashBlade Describe what SafeMode Management and Self-Service SafeMode is, what problems they solve, and how to use	Pure1 - Enhanced SafeMode Management FlashArray™ SafeMode Per pgroup SafeMode
1.04 - Protection Groups
Objective Subtopics: Manually create and remove a snapshot Prior to going offline, establish RPO with customer Describe default protection Explain what object types protection groups apply to	FlashArray Asynchronous Replication Configuration and Best Practices Guide Step 1: Adding volumes to the Protection Group Per pgroup SafeMode Everpure Data Protection Part II: FlashArray Replication Options
1.05 - Policies
Objective Subtopics: Describe what a policy is and how to put them in to use Create policies Apply policy members Set policy rules	Editing and Deleting Snapshot Policy Rules Data Reduction Rate (DRR) Estimator for FlashBlade Pure1 Manage - Assessment 2023 Everpure ESG Report
1.06 - On Box Security
Objective Subtopics: Industry standard certifications that Pure arrays are compliant with. Kerberos related questions BYOK setup and use Object Lock config and Bucket retention Assist with set up of MFA List what types of MFA providers Pure supports - Describe the security features that Pure offers and that are supported/integrated on the array or blade List regulations that Pure complies with Explain what SafeMode does as part of a security strategy Explain how RBAC applies to users	RBAC Command Access List - Role Based Access Controls FIPS 140-2 and FIPS 140-3 Certification Compliance and Certifications Overview Single Sign-On (SSO) with SAML 2.0 Data Protection with Object Lock in FlashBlade

Exam Domain 2: Off System Protection (Weightage: 38%)

Exam Objectives	Applicable Documentation and Resources
2.01 - Snapshot Replication (FlashArray)
Objective Subtopics: Set up replication, replication schedules, and retention Connect an array in the UI or the CLI Explain the method and requirements for connecting arrays	FlashArray Asynchronous Replication Configuration and Best Practices Guide CloudSnap FAQ Which accounts within FlashArray have admin/elevated privileges? FlashArray™ Snapshot-Based Replication (See "Destroying and Eradicating Snapshot Replicas")
2.02 - File Replication (FlashBlade, FlashArray FIles)
Objective Subtopics: Explain the method and requirements for connecting arrays Perform a single file restore Troubleshoot replication issues Setup replication, replication schedules, and retention Explain the process of failover and failback Distinguish what is not replicated	FlashBlade User Guide Version 4.3.0 Can pods contain block volumes and file systems at the same time? FlashArray File - Overview Pure1 Manage - Assessment
2.03 - Object Replication (FlashBlade)
Objective Subtopics: Explain the method and requirements for connecting arrays Describe the reasons to replicate to a FlashBlade or an S3 target Use object replication Differentiate recovery types (i.e. FlashBlade vs. Amazon)	Configuring Active Replication - What needs to be considered Object Replication Configuration
2.04 - ActiveCluster
Objective Subtopics: Explain the impact of distance on replication and latency Move data between arrays and replicate at another site Explain uniform vs. non-uniform configurations Explain networking requirements and latency constraints Explain active workload	FlashArray Replication Network Latency Limits FlashBlade Security Overview
2.05 - ActiveDR
Objective Subtopics: Perform a non-disruptive failover (live) test Describe the difference between synchronous and asynchronous replication Design an appropriate async or sync approach with Everpure SE team Explain the impact of distance on replication and latency Describe what problem is being solved with ActiveDR Explain how to implement ActiveDR Perform a failover Explain networking requirements and latency constraints	ActiveDR FAQ ActiveDR Quick Start Guide Pure1 Manage - Assessment
2.06 - Kubernetes Protection
Objective Subtopics: Explain how Pure can protect Kubernetes Data Set up and configure Portworx Backup Use Everpure platform as a target for Portworx Backup	Backup Location Support Matrix Stateful application storage operations Set up Disaster Recovery FlashBlade User Guide Version 4.3.0 FlashBlade Object Replication FAQ
2.07 - Everpure Resilience service
Objective Subtopics: Perform a restoration - Perform a failover to the cloud / on-premises Create a Policy, Group, Recovery Plan - Perform and teardown a test failover Explain where DRaaS fits in a data protection system	What are AWS managed policies? Failback Protecting, Testing Failover, and Cleaning Up Role-Based Access Production Failover

Exam Domain 3: Tools and Planning (Weightage: 25%)

Exam Objectives	Applicable Documentation and Resources
3.01 - Feature Compatibility
Objective Subtopics: Given a feature compatibility scenario, interpret how a Everpure data protection feature is used	SafeMode (See Ch. 2) Replication (See Ch. 8) Encryption on FlashArray/FlashBlade Encryption (See Ch. 2) ActiveCluster Requirements and Best Practices Cyber-resilient Storage Can Save You When Prevention Fails—and It Will FlashBlade Rapid Data Lock and KMIP Configuration Meet Today's Data Backup and Restore Challenges
3.02 - Architecting Cyber Resilience Strategies
Objective Subtopics: Review scenarios that are designed to achieve particular outcomes that lead to better cyber resilience.	ActiveDR Installation Planning and Best Practices Guide A Data Storage Foundation for Security Analytics
3.03 - Pure1 Assessments
Objective Subtopics: Explain how the assessments are used to add extra resilience to volumes and arrays and what information tge assessments provide Interpret advisories/output	Purity//FA FlashArray Administration Guide Version 6.4.10 Data Protection Assessment Getting Started: How to View Anomalies Anomaly Detection Appliance Overview
3.04 - EG//One
Objective Subtopics: Understand Cyber Resilience and Recovery SLA. Snapshot Retention Add-On.	Evergreen//One: Cyber Recovery and Resilience FAQ (For Partners) Evergreen//One: Cyber Recovery and Resilience FAQ
3.05 - Fusion
Objective Subtopics: Understand how to use presets, snapshots, policies to increase cyber resilience	Everpure Fusion Automation Architecture