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Packeteer Certified Specialist

This certification will consist of one 60-minute exam offered worldwide. The PCS is designed for individuals who are responsible for basic operational knowledge and skills such as network/system administrators.

Exam Purpose

This test will certify that the successful candidate has the important knowledge and skills necessary to properly operate and configure all Packeteer products, including; PacketSeeker, PacketShaper, and PacketShaper Xpress. In addition, a candidate will be able to use monitoring and reporting features to identify and troubleshoot network and application performance problems as well as take appropriate action using control mechanisms to optimize performance at an intermediate level.

Recommended courses/experience to pass the exam:

• Specialist (Level 1) Course Description Register Now
• Experience installing/configuring Packeteer products in the field - 2-4 unique installations recommended, and 10 - 20 hours of basic configuration.

Recommended Review:

These documents and links are recommended to assist you as you prepare for the Packeteer Certified Expert Exam.

• PacketGuide
• Tech info library
• Packeteer white papers

Background and Experience

• Can install and configure PacketShaper, choosing the right model based on a documented plan usually developed by a PacketShaper Expert.
• Can use traffic discovery to create a traffic tree and use manual classification to create basic enterprise and central site traffic trees, but not necessarily an inheritable or multi-level trees.
• Can generate and interpret top-level reports, but not necessarily more detailed diagnostic reports.
• Can apply basic controls to address primary network and application performance problems.
• Can apply basic troubleshooting skills using some diagnostic skills. May not be able to read a packet trace.
• Knows the difference between policy and partition, and understands the pitfalls and benefits of applying each.
• Knows the available feature-set of PacketWise, but may not be able to use all of them.

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