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    CDP Administrator - Private Cloud Base Exam Guide CDP-2001

    Audience

    The exam tests the skills and knowledge required by system administrators to successfully manage and maintain the Cloudera Data Platform - Private Cloud Base.

    Exam Details

    • Exam Number: CDP-2001

    • Number of questions: 70

    • Duration: 90 minutes

    • Pass Score: 60

    • Delivery: online, proctored

      • Please review the system requirements to enable online, proctored testing through QuestionMark

    • Allowed resources: none. 

      • You may not use reference materials, white papers, user guides or any other resources during your exam.

    • Support: if you need help, please email us

    Cloudera Skills & Knowledge Measured

    This exam measures the skills and knowledge topics listed in Table 1. below. The weighting of each topic is also listed.

    Topic WEIGHT (% of exam)

    INSTALL & INITIAL CONFIGURATION

    • Identify Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) Private Cloud Base Requirements
    • Install Cloudera Manager and Cloudera Runtime
    • Configure a Repository for Cloudera Manager
    • Install Java Development Kit
    • Install and Configure Databases
    • Set up and Configure the Cloudera Manager Database
    • Set Up a Cluster Using the Wizard
    • Enable Auto-TLS and Kerberos
    • Install and Configure Apache Ranger, Apache Ranger KMS and Apache Ranger RMS
    • Install Apache Knox
    • Installing Cloudera Navigator Key Trustee Server, Encrypt and Key HSM
    • Manage standard configuration files

     

    		 25%

    CONNECT AND MANAGE DATA SOURCES

    • Manage storage layer of Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) such as OS Filesystems, HDFS, Ozone
    • Maintain Data Continuity and Replication
    • Backup of critical and business essential data, being able to determine and prioritize which data should be backed up
    		 14%

    MANAGE USERS

    • Perform the steps to add and remove users and groups on Cloudera Manager
    • Manage and maintain Users and Groups (Local and external) and assign required roles as required
    • Manage access to resources by creating policies, including tagging of resources and assigning policies to users and groups
    		 7%

    MONITOR AND TROUBLESHOOT

    • Perform health check on Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) Clusters, troubleshooting, support patching, upgrades, and migrations.
    • Build and maintain monitoring dashboards and determine which key performance indicators are important to manage and monitor
    • Check service and role logs to determine correct operation of a cluster (Cloudera Manager and CLI)
    • Execute the appropriate Cloudera Manager API commands to get service/cluster details
    • Manually triggering collection and transfer of Diagnostic Bundles to Cloudera
    • Monitor and ensure correct operation of all cluster services 
    • Check existing cluster configuration issues using one of the many available methods, for example dashboards, logs, or creating alerts and modify configurations as required
    • Manage Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) incidents, collecting all logs that are relevant for troubleshooting, and work with Cloudera support to identify and fix issues that affect correct cluster operation
    		 38%

    MANAGE DATA SECURITY AND GOVERNANCE

    • Secure assets using of Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) via the use of Apache Ranger and Apache Atlas 
    • Perform audit investigations to react to security threats and identify potential security threats
    • Control access to cluster resources 
    • Setup TLS encryption for Cloudera Manager using either manual TLS or Auto-TLS
    • Manage Kerberos authentication for Cloudera Data Platform (CDP)
    • Enable Apache Ranger Authorization and Plugins for services which allows controlling access to resources via the use of policies
    		 16%

    Table 1: Exam topics and weighting

    Other Skills & Knowledge

    Although, not directly tested on this exam, it is assumed that the candidate also possess the prerequisite skills and knowledge listed below that may help answer exam questions:

    • Cloud providers

      • Amazon Web Services (AWS)

      • Microsoft Azure

      • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

    • Linux system management

    • Network security e.g. SSL/TLS

    • User authentication, authorization e.g. kerberos, LDAP, SQL,  etc.

    • Red Hat Ansible IT automation

    • Relational database management

    Suggested Training

    Although optional, the Cloudera Educational Services courses listed below cover some of the same topics as listed in the table above. Real world, hands-on experience is highly recommended whether you participate in training or not.

    • Administrator Training: CDP Private Cloud Base

    • CDP Data Governance with SDX

    • Building Secure Clusters

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