Expected VCS-257 Exam Topics, as suggested by Veritas :

• Module 1: Veritas InfoScale Storage 7.1 for UNIX /Linux: Administration Veritas InfoScale Storage 7.1 for UNIX/Linux:Describe how to manage InfoScale Storage snapshots and storage checkpoints/ Describe how to configure and manage private and shared disk groups
• Module 2: Describe how to administer Dynamic Multi-Pathing for storage management and reporting/ Define the types, purpose, and benefits of storage virtualization
• Module 3: Describe how the kernel components manage the InfoScale Storage architecture/ Identify InfoScale Storage physical and virtual objects
• Module 4: Describe how to perform online administrative tasks for Veritas Volume Manager/ Describe how to configure volumes by adding mirrors and logs
• Module 5: Identify the InfoScale Storage tools used to monitor and analyze performance/ Describe how to create and configure local and clustered Veritas File Systems
• Module 6: Describe how InfoScale Storage supports thin provisioning, including thin reclamation/ Describe how to create and delete concatenated, striped, mirrored, RAID-5, and layered volumes
• Module 7: Identify the file systems that would benefit from File System data compression and deduplication features/ Define the benefits and components of Veritas InfoScale Storage for UNIX/Linux including Storage Foundation
• Module 8: Describe how to perform basic troubleshooting and recovery to address InfoScale Storage failures/ Describe how to perform file system administration
• Module 9: Demonstrate understanding of the InfoScale Storage Command Line Interface (CLI)/ Describe how to use Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager (VIOM) to manage and monitor an InfoScale Storage environment
• Module 10: Demonstrate an understanding of advanced InfoScale Storage architectures including Flexible Storage Sharing/ configure InfoScale Storage for UNIX/Linux using the common product installer (CPI) Advanced Administration