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Pure Storage FAAA_004 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Pure Storage |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Pure Storage FlashArray Architect Associate (FAAA_004) |
| Exam Number: | FAAA_004 |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Exam Format: | Multiple choice, Scenario-based questions |
| Real Exam Qty: | 60 |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Recommended Training: | Pure Storage FlashArray Learning Path |
| Exam Registration: | Pure Storage Certification Portal |
| Sample Questions: | DOWNLOAD DEMO |
| Exam Way: | Typically online proctored or authorized test center delivery |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended 1–3 years of storage industry experience and 3–12 months exposure to Pure Storage solutions |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.purestorage.com/partners/certifications/flasharray-architect-associate.html |
Pure Storage FAAA_004 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Array Monitoring and Architecture | 38% | - Performance monitoring
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| Topic 2: Qualify, Sell, and Architect | 42% | - Customer requirement analysis
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| Topic 3: Subscriptions and DX | 20% | - Evergreen subscription models
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Pure Storage FAAA_004 Exam: What Candidates Want to Know
Pure Storage FlashArray Architect Associate is an official Pure Storage certification exam, registered under the code FAAA_004. Passing it awards the Pure Storage FlashArray Architect Associate certification, a credential at the Associate level. The exam is demanding by design, and that difficulty is precisely what makes the credential meaningful for career development.
The Pure Storage FlashArray Architect Associate exam presents 60 questions within 120 minutes. That is a brisk pace, and the candidates who handle it best are the ones who rehearsed it. Use the ActualPDF engine for full timed simulations, practice flagging and returning, and arrive on exam day with a pacing strategy already proven.
Recommended 1–3 years of storage industry experience and 3–12 months exposure to Pure Storage solutions
Policies get revised, so confirm the current requirements before you register on the official exam page.
Pure Storage FlashArray Architect Associate registration is handled through the official channels below.
For scheduling purposes: the exam is delivered Typically online proctored or authorized test center delivery.
Yes, Pure Storage recommends the following training for Pure Storage FlashArray Architect Associate candidates.
Complement any training with the 62 practice questions in the ActualPDF FAAA_004 package, because repeated application is what turns course knowledge into a passing score.
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Pure Storage FlashArray Architect Associate is organized into 3 official domains. The most heavily weighted are Qualify, Sell, and Architect (42%), Array Monitoring and Architecture (38%), and Subscriptions and DX (20%). The full breakdown appears above on this page; study the weightings and your preparation priorities set themselves.
Pure Storage FlashArray Architect Associate Sample Questions:
What causes a disruption to Pure FlashArray stateless controller operations or performance, if there is a single array?
- A. Moving from a SAS- to NVMe-based shelf
- B. Upgrade Purity//FA code
- C. Replacing a controller 10 module
- D. Physically relocating an array
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Refer to the exhibit.
A customer is experiencing latency in the VMware environment connected to this array. What should the SE recommend?
- A. Add DirectFlash Modules as the system is disk bound
- B. Add network cards to alleviate network congestion
- C. Upgrade the controllers
- D. Check the ESXi host
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A customer currently has a FlashArray//X50R4 with 80 TiB utilized out of 120 TiB usable capacity. The customer needs to add a 46 TiB SQL workload with an expected DRR of 3.85 to this system.
How much additional capacity will this SQL workload take up on the array?
- A. 12 TiB
- B. 46 TiB
- C. 28 TiB
- D. 177 TiB
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A customer is in the very early stages of designing a storage solution at a greenfield site.
They wish to use NVMe-TCP connectivity and require approximately:
* 100 Gbps of consistent raw network throughput between the FlashArray and the dedicated SAN switches.
* The dedicated SAN switches support up to 25 Gbps connectivity.
What is the minimum number of Ethernet ports in total they should connect from the FlashArray to the SAN switches while still ensuring resiliency?
- A. 16
- B. 8
- C. 2
- D. 4
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A customer notices a low data reduction ratio upon initial data ingest.
Which Purity data reduction technique will help increase the data reduction ratio over time?
- A. Snapshot cleanup and garbage collection
- B. RAID-HA protection and AES-256 encryption
- C. Capacity consolidation and cloning
- D. Deep deduplication and deep compression
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