Pure Storage FAAA_005 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Pure Storage |
| Exam Name: | Pure Storage FlashArray Architect Associate |
| Exam Number: | FAAA_005 |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice (single/multiple correct answers), Drag and Drop |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 years |
| Exam Price: | $129 USD |
| Real Exam Qty: | 60 |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Related Certifications: | Pure Storage FlashArray Administrator Associate Pure Storage FlashBlade Architect Professional |
| Passing Score: | 70% |
| Recommended Training: | FlashArray Architect Associate Exam Guide Pure Storage Official Training |
| Exam Registration: | Exam Registration (Pearson VUE) Pure Storage Certification Portal |
| Sample Questions: | Pure Storage FAAA_005 Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or onsite testing center |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: Complete Everpure Platform Positioning learning path; 1–3 years storage experience; 3+ months experience with Pure Storage products |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.purestorage.com/partners/certifications/flasharray-architect-associate.html |
Pure Storage FAAA_005 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Qualify, Sell, and Architect | 42% | - Product positioning and value proposition
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| Array Monitoring and Architecture | 38% | - Performance and capacity management
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| Subscriptions and Digital Experience (DX) | 20% | - DX portfolio overview
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Pure Storage FlashArray Architect Associate Sample Questions:
1. Refer to the exhibit.
A customer is experiencing latency in the VMware environment connected to this array.
What should the SE recommend?
A) Add network cards to alleviate network congestion
B) Upgrade the controllers
C) Add DirectFlash Modules as the system is disk bound
D) Check the ESXi host
2. What is the return window as defined by the Love Your Storage Guarantee?
A) 15 days
B) 30 days
C) 90 days
D) 60 days
3. Which two statements describe Pure Storage's Right-Size Guarantee? (Select two.)
A) The Workload Mix cannot change by more than 20%.
B) Evergreen//Foundation subscriptions are not eligible for guarantee.
C) Capacity upgrades will extend the Right-Size Guarantee.
D) The customer must complete a 6-month proof of concept.
4. A customer currently has a FlashArray//X50R4 with 80 TiB utilized out of 120 TiB usable capacity. The customer needs to add a 46 TiB SQL workload with an expected DRR of 3.85 to this system.
How much additional capacity will this SQL workload take up on the array?
A) 46 TiB
B) 177 TiB
C) 28 TiB
D) 12 TiB
5. A customer needs to be able to replicate from on-prem into the public cloud. They want to use the cloud as their DR site with failover and fallback capabilities.
Which Pure Storage feature should the customer use?
A) ActiveCluster FC replication between a FlashArray on site and Evergreen//One
B) Purity//FA CloudSnap periodic offload of snapshots to AWS
C) Snapshot replication to replicate between a FlashArray on site and Cloud Block Store
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: D | Question # 2 Answer: B | Question # 3 Answer: A,B | Question # 4 Answer: B | Question # 5 Answer: C |

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