question about HDCPA cerrtificate exam

[#1]

capture.jpgfrom the official HDCPA page at

http://hortonworks.com/training/certification/hdp-certified-administrator-hdpca-exam/

it has few items that I am not understanding e.g

1- it says install HDP using Ambari install wizard but the doesn't the certification environment comes with an installed HDP cluster? if NOT then would 2 hours be enough to install the HDP cluster and do the other tasks ?

2- it says "define and deploy a rack topology script" , This script normally gets created automatically when we install HDP cluster . does the exam require us to be able to write this script from memory ?

other than above points any additional advises are welcome related to this exam.

[#2 · Accepted solution]

Hi @Sami Ahmad,

1. 2 Hours should be sufficient for any questions you will get asked. But only in case you know what to do and don't need to read too much documentation. I've done certification about a month ago. The only recommendation: do install test VM on AWS as recommended and try to complete test exam prior to your actual exam.

2. You don't need to remember how to create script, but you need to be familiar with content and have skills in rack awareness configuration using Ambari.

Good luck!