I certified as a Sys Admin about 10 years ago so it could be quite
different now ...
I found that having worked as a programmer, as a Sys Admin and Tech Support
technician for 15+ years the multi-choice test for this certification was
disappointingly easy. OK so I never got 100%, there were some questions on
bits of the system I'd never used, but the pass mark, 80% as I recall, was
not that difficult to achieve. Prospective employers liked it because it
'proved' that I was competent - or more likely was a butt-covering insurance
if they hired a lemon. I never prepared or studied for it, just walked into
the exam room and took it.
I have worked with people with this certification (and others) I would not
trust with a system of my own, and with those without it I would trust with
my life. A piece of paper doesn't prove anything in my book; it seemed a
cool thing to do at the time.
Jeff Bull
iSeries Technical Consultant
IBM Certified iSeries System Administration Specialist
IBM Certified iSeries Technical Solutions Expert
(I don't usually put my certifications in my Signature Block!)
NYCO Ltd - iSeries & AS/400 Automation Specialists
Tel: +44(0)20 8416 3778
Fax: +44(0)20 8416 3779
Mobile: +44(0)77 5692 3335
Email: jeff.bull@xxxxxxxxxx
Website: www.nyco.co.uk
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Subject: IBM System administration certification.
I am not interested in the debate of whether or not certifications are worth
a bean. What I want to know is that, for someone who is NOT going to be
selling systems and who wants to be certified more on the administration end
than the developer end, what are the steps I should pursue?
About all I could see here
http://www-03.ibm.com/certify/certs/ps_index.shtml
is "IBM Certified System Administrator - IBM i 6.1". Ok, I don't have
systems as old as 6.1, but I'll go with that perhaps it's not that big of a
jump to 7.1.
Are the next steps:
- find out if there is an assessment test to prepare you
- take it
- based on it then find out what additional education I need and take it
- take "real" test?
Let's say it is decided that I need it all (I suspect I'd be real weak in
VIOS). What should I budget for?
Any heads up that I should wait two months for new certification stuff would
be appreciated. Domino is nice enough to post that.
Rob Berendt
midrange.com
