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Cisco 500-170 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Cisco |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Designing the FlexPod Solution (FPDESIGN) |
| Exam Number: | 500-170 |
| Exam Duration: | 60 minutes |
| Exam Price: | USD $300 |
| Related Certifications: | Cisco and NetApp FlexPod Implementation and Administration Specialist (500-171) NetApp Certified FlexPod Design Specialist (NS0-170) |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Passing Score: | Approx 70% |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice, Drag and Drop, Scenario-Based |
| Real Exam Qty: | 50-60 |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Recommended Training: | Cisco Learning Network NetApp FlexPod Training |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Registration Cisco Exam Page |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or onsite at Pearson VUE test centers |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: 6-12 months hands-on experience with FlexPod, Cisco UCS, Nexus, and NetApp storage; no mandatory prerequisite exams |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/training-certifications/exams/current-list/500-170.html |
Cisco 500-170 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: FlexPod Architecture and Design Fundamentals | 25% | - Workload requirements and solution sizing - Supported configurations and best practices - Support models and lifecycle management - FlexPod solution overview and components |
| Topic 2: Compute Layer Design | 25% | - High availability and redundancy design - SAN boot and local storage options - Service profiles and resource pooling - Cisco UCS hardware and fabric architecture |
| Topic 3: Networking Layer Design | 25% | - Cisco Nexus switching and fabric design - Network security and redundancy - LAN and SAN integration - Protocol selection and traffic segmentation |
| Topic 4: Storage Layer Design | 15% | - Storage high availability and scalability - Data protocols: FC, FCoE, iSCSI, NFS, SMB - NetApp storage architecture and models - Data protection and efficiency features |
| Topic 5: Virtualization, Security & Management | 10% | - Management and orchestration tools - Design validation and sizing tools - Access control and multitenancy design - Hypervisor integration (VMware, Hyper-V, etc.) |
500-170 Exam FAQ — Convenience, Quality, Policy
The official Cisco FlexPod Design outline defines 5 domains. The leading three are FlexPod Architecture and Design Fundamentals (25%), Networking Layer Design (25%), and Compute Layer Design (25%). The full list is in the topics section above, and Real4Prep's 50 practice questions cover each one.
Recommended: 6-12 months hands-on experience with FlexPod, Cisco UCS, Nexus, and NetApp storage; no mandatory prerequisite exams Since requirements change over time, confirm the latest on the official Cisco exam page before scheduling.
The Cisco FlexPod Design exam contains 50-60 to complete within 60 minutes. Timed simulation in the Real4Prep Desktop Test Engine teaches that rhythm before exam day does.
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The 500-170 exam is a Cisco certification exam validating the Cisco FlexPod Design syllabus shown above. It belongs to these credential paths: Cisco and NetApp FlexPod Implementation and Administration Specialist (500-171), NetApp Certified FlexPod Design Specialist (NS0-170). Candidates in 2026 start with Real4Prep's 50 practice questions, available as a printable PDF, a Windows Desktop Test Engine, and an Online Test Engine — three versions of the same materials.
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Cisco FlexPod Design Sample Questions:
Which protocol is currently supported on the Nexus 1000V to support network isolation among virtual machines beyond traditional VLANs for cloud-scale networking?
- A. vPath
- B. Stateless Transport Tunneling (STT)
- C. Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV)
- D. Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN)
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
What software program manages a NetApp storage controller with Data ONTAP 8.1 or later?
- A. OnCommand System Manager
- B. UCS Manager
- C. FilerView
- D. Web Browser
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Which Cisco Nexus switch is designed for low latency L2/L3 IP only networks?
- A. Nexus 5596
- B. Nexus 7000
- C. Nexus 3048
- D. Nexus 5548
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
Windows 2012 Hyper-V role requires which four components for installation? (Choose four)
- A. Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management Service
- B. Virtual Infrastructure driver
- C. Microsoft AppFabric Service
- D. Microsoft SQL Server 2012
- E. Virtualization WMI provider
- F. Cisco Nexus 1000V
- G. Windows hypervisor
- H. Internet Information Services
Correct Answer: A,B,E,G 🗳️
The FlexPod Data Center with Microsoft Fast Track Private Cloud 3 Solution utilizes an updated virtual hard disk format to support virtual disks up to 64 TB in size. What is this Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V virtual disk format?
- A. VMDK
- B. VHD
- C. HDFS
- D. VHDX
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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