Huawei HCIP-Storage (H13-624) is a globally recognized certification that focuses on the design and advanced configuration of enterprise-level storage systems.

1. Introduction to the H13-624 certification

Huawei HCIP Storage (H13-624) is a globally authoritative intermediate specialized certification in the storage field launched by Huawei. It is the core advanced link of Huawei's storage certification system. 

The Huawei HCIP Storage certification focuses on verifying practitioners' comprehensive abilities in complex configuration, solution design, performance optimization, advanced data protection, and troubleshooting of enterprise level storage systems. It aims to cultivate intermediate technical experts who can independently undertake the delivery, solution design, and technical support of medium and large enterprise storage projects. It is a key step in the transformation from "basic storage operation and maintenance" to "storage system engineers."

The core positioning of HCIP Storage (H13-624) is to cultivate "solution design and advanced operation and maintenance experts for enterprise level storage systems," not just technical personnel who master basic operations, but those who can deeply understand the core architecture and advanced features of Huawei's enterprise level storage products, independently complete complex storage solution design, advanced data protection policy configuration, performance bottleneck positioning and optimization, as well as troubleshooting and solving complex faults, providing high availability and high-performance storage guarantees for enterprise core data assets.

In the core business system upgrade project of large financial enterprises, the holder of HCIP Storage certificate will design an enterprise level storage solution of "all flash storage + remote disaster recovery" according to business needs; Complete cluster configuration, cache optimization, and partition planning for Huawei OceanStor Dorado all flash storage; By using performance monitoring tools to identify and optimize IO bottlenecks in database storage, we ensure zero loss of core business data and uninterrupted business operations.

2. Career Value of Holding the Huawei HCIP Storage (H13-624) Certification

HCIP Storage is an intermediate storage qualification officially recognized by Huawei, which is highly recognized in domestic government enterprises, the Internet and other industries. When recruiting for positions such as storage system engineer, solution designer, and senior operations and maintenance, they are often listed as "essential requirements," especially among Huawei's ecosystem partners. They are the core qualification threshold for participating in the delivery of medium and large-scale storage projects, and those without certification find it difficult to undertake complex tasks.

HCAP Storage is a necessary path to HCIE Storage, through which one can systematically master the core technology and solution design capabilities of enterprise level storage, laying a solid foundation for challenging senior positions such as "storage architect" and "technical expert," and having a clear career development path. Internationally, in regions where Huawei's business covers a wide range, the salary premium for certificate holders in intermediate storage positions is about 25%-35%.

The holder has the technical capability to undertake Huawei's medium to large-scale storage projects and is given priority to participate in key projects within the Huawei ecosystem; join the Huawei ICT Certification Expert Community to obtain the latest technical documents, product white papers, industry solutions, and opportunities for offline technical exchanges, and accumulate industry resources.

The H13-624 certification covers the design, performance optimization, disaster recovery configuration, and complex troubleshooting of enterprise level storage solutions, proving the ability to independently solve core storage problems in medium and large enterprises. It can reduce storage risks, improve data reliability, and optimize IT costs for enterprises, demonstrating significant professional irreplaceability.

3. Core Components of the Huawei HCIP Storage (H13-624) Certification

For professionals who are committed to becoming experts in enterprise data center storage architecture and proficient in Huawei's high-end storage products and solutions, Huawei certification of HCIP Storage is an authoritative qualification representing advanced technical level and design capabilities.

The H13-624 certification strictly follows the official outline and aims to systematically verify whether you have the expert level ability to design, deploy, optimize, and operate a full stack storage solution with Huawei OceanStor as the core in complex enterprise environments.

Enterprise level storage architecture and product advancement require you to have a deep understanding of core architectures such as unified storage, all flash, and distributed, as well as proficiency in the positioning and advanced features of Huawei's OceanStor, Dorado, and FusionStorage series products.

As the foundation for implementing complex storage networking design and configuration, you will learn to design FC/IP SAN and hybrid networking, and achieve deep integration and advanced configuration of storage with virtualization platforms such as VMware and OpenStack.

Advanced data protection technology and configuration are one of the core values of authentication. You need to be proficient in a complete set of data protection solutions, from local snapshots and clones to cross site dual active/replication disaster recovery, and be able to design and implement enterprise level backup and archiving integration strategies.

Storage performance optimization means that you will learn the full process performance governance methods from performance monitoring, bottleneck localization to parameter tuning, SmartQoS/Tier configuration, and be able to perform specialized optimizations for key businesses such as databases.

Advanced storage system management and operation require you to master advanced operation and maintenance skills such as automated operation and maintenance, fine capacity management, and system rolling upgrades to ensure the stability and efficiency of the storage platform.

The complex troubleshooting module hones your practical troubleshooting skills. You will apply systematic methodology and specialized tools to solve various complex faults such as hardware, multipath, disaster recovery, and performance.

Storage solution design and planning require you to be able to complete the entire process from requirement analysis, architecture design to proposal writing based on business and industry needs, achieving a leap from technical expert to solution consultant.

Finally, you will learn how to configure storage security policies through storage security and compliance, and ensure that the solution meets industry compliance requirements such as cybersecurity 2.0.

4. What are the requirements to be a Huawei HCIP Storage (H13-624)?

(1) Qualification prerequisites:

There is no mandatory pre-certification requirement for H13-624 certification, but we recommend that you obtain HCIA Storage certification first and have 1-2 years of storage related work experience.

Before taking the exam, you need to master the core knowledge points of HCIA Storage proficiently; Have a basic understanding of computer networks, servers, and virtualization platforms.

Huawei officially recommends learning the "Huawei Storage HCIP Certification Training" course through official training channels, or having experience in delivering Huawei enterprise level storage product projects. 

(2) Training and examinations:

The number of H13-624 certification questions is about 70-80, including multiple choice questions, true/false questions, fill in the blank questions, situational analysis questions, etc.

The exam lasts for 120 minutes Full score of 1000 points, passing with a score of 600 or above. The exam fee is approximately $300.

The scores will be displayed immediately after the exam, and the official score report can be checked on the Huawei certification platform within 1-3 working days. 

(3) Qualification maintenance:

The validity period of the H13-624 certificate is 3 years, and the renewal requirement is that you need to pass the Huawei Technology Certification Renewal Examination (free of charge) or automatically renew the HCIE Storage certification before the expiration of the validity period. After renewal, the validity period of the certificate will be recalculated for 3 years.

5. Comparable Certifications to Huawei HCIP Storage (H13-624) Certification

• Dell Technologies Associate – Storage (DCA-Storage)
• NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer – SAN (NCIE-SAN)
• VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV)
• IBM Certified Specialist – Storage Solutions V5 (C9000-012)