HCIE-Storage (H13-629) is the "ultimate goal" for storage professionals who focus on designing hyperscale storage architectures and tackling complex technical challenges.

1. Introduction to the H13-629 certification

HCIE Storage (H13-629) is a global top expert certification in the storage field launched by Huawei, and is the highest level of Huawei's storage certification system.

The H13-629 certification focuses on verifying the comprehensive abilities of practitioners in ultra large scale storage architecture design, complex technology breakthroughs, cross scenario solution implementation, ultimate performance optimization, and fault root cause localization. It aims to cultivate technology leaders who can independently lead industry level storage projects, and is the ultimate ladder for transforming from "intermediate storage experts" to "storage architects."

Against the backdrop of digital transformation entering the deep waters, large enterprises, governments, finance, energy and other industries have upgraded their requirements for storage systems to "ultra large scale, ultimate reliability, intelligent resilience, and cross-domain collaboration."

The core of HCIE Storage (H13-629) is to cultivate "technology leaders and architecture decision experts in the storage field," who are not simply technical operators or solution executors, but can stand at the level of enterprise strategy and design "future-proof" storage architecture in conjunction with business development planning; overcome complex technical challenges in the storage field; lead the implementation of large-scale storage projects across departments and vendors; and provide authoritative decision support for enterprise storage technology routes and product selection, becoming the core guarantor of enterprise data asset security and business continuity.

2. Career Value of Holding the HCIE-Storage (H13-629) Certification

HCIE Storage is the highest level of Huawei's storage certification system and one of the most recognized storage expert level certifications in the domestic IT industry. In the recruitment of core technical posts in government, enterprise, Internet and other industries, it is often listed as a "prerequisite," which is the core symbol to distinguish "intermediate experts" from "top experts." Having this certification means having the ability to lead large and complex storage projects.

Internationally, in the global market covered by Huawei's business, certificate holders are the core competitors for high-end storage projects, with a salary premium of about 40% -60% and no ceiling for career development.

HCIE Storage certification is not only a proof of technical ability, but also a reflection of technical leadership and industry discourse power. At the same time, you can join the Huawei HCIE expert community, communicate with global storage technology experts, participate in Huawei's storage product roadmap discussions, and obtain cutting-edge technology and resources in the industry.

HCIE Storage is a necessary qualification for undertaking top-level projects such as national level data centers, financial core systems, and energy ultra large scale storage. Holders of the certificate can have priority participation in key projects within Huawei's ecosystem, accumulate industry top-level project experience, and further consolidate their professional competitiveness.

After passing HCIE Storage, the career development path is clear and high-end, and one can transition to management positions such as "Storage Architect → Chief Architect → Technical Director → CTO", or become an "authoritative expert in the storage field" by deeply cultivating technology. Whether it is a technical or management route, one can achieve the maximization of professional value.

3. Core Components of the Huawei HCIE-Storage (H13-629) Certification

For professionals aspiring to become top experts, technical decision-makers, or chief architects in the storage field, Huawei's HCIE Storage certification is a pinnacle of their technical career, representing the industry's highest level of technical expertise and strategic architecture capabilities.

Unlike Advanced Certification IP (HCIP), which focuses on specific configurations and solution implementation, HCIE certification aims to shape experts who can master the entire storage technology stack, insight cutting-edge trends, design large-scale complex systems, and overcome extreme technical challenges. It strictly follows the official outline and comprehensively tests your master level abilities in the five core dimensions of "architecture design, technical breakthroughs, solution implementation, performance optimization, and root causes of failures."

Storage architecture design and strategic planning require you to have a strategic perspective, be able to design ultra large scale, scalable architectures based on business forecasting, and strike the optimal balance between multi-dimensional requirements such as performance, cost, reliability, and compliance, in order to develop a medium - to long-term technology roadmap for the enterprise.

The advanced storage technology requires you not only to "know how to use", but also to "understand thoroughly" the deep tackling module. You will delve into the underlying principles and complex challenges of cutting-edge technologies such as NVMe oF, distributed storage consistency protocols, and hybrid cloud data management, solving performance and reliability challenges in extreme scenarios.

The design and implementation of complex storage solutions require you to be able to lead the design of customized solutions that meet the stringent requirements of core industries such as finance, energy, and the Internet, and be proficient in the architecture design and implementation of complex scenarios such as cross regional multi activity disaster recovery, super integration and integration.

Ultimate optimization of storage performance means that you will become a "performance detective" and "tuning master" of the system, mastering the bottleneck analysis method from the host to the hard disk, and being able to perform specialized ultimate performance tuning for extreme scenarios such as AI training and database OLTP.

Storage project management and technical leadership require you to have the ability to lead large-scale projects, manage risks, coordinate cross departmental resources, and provide technical decision-making and guidance to the team, demonstrating excellent technical leadership.

4. What are the requirements to be an HCIE-Storage (H13-629)?

(1) Qualification prerequisites:

There is no mandatory pre certification requirement for HCIE Storage certification, but we recommend that you have obtained HCIP Storage certification and have 3-5 years of storage related work experience; proficient in the core knowledge points of HCI Storage, with experience in delivering enterprise level storage projects and solving complex problems; Having a deep knowledge base in computer networks, servers, virtualization, and cloud computing.

Huawei recommends that you participate in Huawei's official HCIE Storage special training or have experience leading multiple Huawei large-scale storage projects.

(2) Training and examinations:

HCIE Storage (H13-629) consists of three stages: written test, laboratory test, and interview. Candidates must pass each stage in turn, and those who fail any stage must retake that stage.

Experimental exam: Complete practical tasks such as architecture design, configuration deployment, performance optimization, and troubleshooting around 1-2 large and complex scenarios. The interview is about 30-45 minutes of in-depth questioning based on personal project experience, technical understanding, and performance in laboratory exams.

The exam duration is 120 minutes for the written test; Experimental exam lasting 8 hours; Interview: 30-45 minutes.

The written test has a maximum score of 1000, with a passing score of 600 or above; The experimental exam is scored comprehensively based on completion, correctness, and optimization effects, reaching the qualification line set by Huawei; The interview passed the comprehensive evaluation of Huawei's technical expert team and reached the qualification line.

(3) Qualification maintenance:

The HCIE Storage (H13-629) certificate is valid for 2 years, and the renewal requirement is that you must pass Huawei HCIE Storage recertification (written test + test+experimental test, no interview required) or automatically renew through Huawei's latest advanced certification in the storage field before the expiration of the certificate; after renewal, the validity period of the certificate will be recalculated for 2 years.

5. Comparable Certifications to Huawei HCIE-Storage (H13-629) Certification

• Dell EMC Proven Professional (EMCIE)
• NetApp Certified Architect (NCA)
• SNIA Certified Storage Architect (CSA)
• Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP)