PURE CERTIFIED FLASHARRAY IMPLEMENTATION
SPECIALIST EXAM SCRIPT 2026
◉ During an upgrade, you installed the new controller which has
newer version than the version running on array. What do you do?
A. Upgrade/downgrade version on new controller to match running
version
B. Upgrade array to new version
C. Abort upgrade and call support. Answer: A. Upgrade/downgrade
version on new controller to match running version
◉ Customer wants a newer version than what shipped. What do you
do?
A. Install with current version, have Pure Support upgrade version to
desired
B. Download the PPKG and SHA1 to USB and install
C. Call Pure Support. Answer: B. Download PPKG and SHA1 to USB
and install
◉ IWB has IP with mask 255.255.255.233 and default gateway
10.48.24.1. How should you fix?
A. Set mask to /23
B. Set mask to 255.255.255.0
,C. Change default gateway to 10.48.24.233. Answer: B. Set mask to
255.255.255.0
◉ Smtp reply has outlook.microsoft.com:587 which is not working.
How do you fix?
A. Remove the port number
B. Prepend https
C. Put in credentials. Answer: C. Put in credentials
◉ What are requirements for a FA name? ("123" failed as a name)
A - Must be alphanumeric
B - Cannot start with a digit
C - Need to be 4 character long. Answer: B - Cannot start with a digit
◉ What do you need for Proxy setup?
A. Credentials
B. IP address and Port#
C. IP address. Answer: B. IP address and Port #
◉ What are power requirements for //C?
A - 120VAC
B - 180-264VAC
, C - 200VAC. Answer: B - 180-264VAC
◉ Where do you find alert recipients in the GUI?
A. System - settings
B. Health - alerts
C. Settings- system. Answer: C: Settings -> System tab
◉ For a Controller upgrade -when do you put on sticker for new
model?
A. After upgrade complete
B. Doesn't matter
C. After 1st controller installed. Answer: A. After upgrade is
complete
◉ What is the command to check if SAS is supported?
A - purehw list --type controller --all
B - purehw list -type -controller -all
C - purehw list --type --controller all. Answer: A - purehw list --type
controller --all
◉ For a controller upgrade, when do you set/apply tunables?
A. Before the controller upgrade
SPECIALIST EXAM SCRIPT 2026
◉ During an upgrade, you installed the new controller which has
newer version than the version running on array. What do you do?
A. Upgrade/downgrade version on new controller to match running
version
B. Upgrade array to new version
C. Abort upgrade and call support. Answer: A. Upgrade/downgrade
version on new controller to match running version
◉ Customer wants a newer version than what shipped. What do you
do?
A. Install with current version, have Pure Support upgrade version to
desired
B. Download the PPKG and SHA1 to USB and install
C. Call Pure Support. Answer: B. Download PPKG and SHA1 to USB
and install
◉ IWB has IP with mask 255.255.255.233 and default gateway
10.48.24.1. How should you fix?
A. Set mask to /23
B. Set mask to 255.255.255.0
,C. Change default gateway to 10.48.24.233. Answer: B. Set mask to
255.255.255.0
◉ Smtp reply has outlook.microsoft.com:587 which is not working.
How do you fix?
A. Remove the port number
B. Prepend https
C. Put in credentials. Answer: C. Put in credentials
◉ What are requirements for a FA name? ("123" failed as a name)
A - Must be alphanumeric
B - Cannot start with a digit
C - Need to be 4 character long. Answer: B - Cannot start with a digit
◉ What do you need for Proxy setup?
A. Credentials
B. IP address and Port#
C. IP address. Answer: B. IP address and Port #
◉ What are power requirements for //C?
A - 120VAC
B - 180-264VAC
, C - 200VAC. Answer: B - 180-264VAC
◉ Where do you find alert recipients in the GUI?
A. System - settings
B. Health - alerts
C. Settings- system. Answer: C: Settings -> System tab
◉ For a Controller upgrade -when do you put on sticker for new
model?
A. After upgrade complete
B. Doesn't matter
C. After 1st controller installed. Answer: A. After upgrade is
complete
◉ What is the command to check if SAS is supported?
A - purehw list --type controller --all
B - purehw list -type -controller -all
C - purehw list --type --controller all. Answer: A - purehw list --type
controller --all
◉ For a controller upgrade, when do you set/apply tunables?
A. Before the controller upgrade
