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Cognizant Storage Administrator Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 18 Jul 2023

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Storage Administrator Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 18 Jul 2023

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jun 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Zoning, Raid,Luns, switch types, Topologies,
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. What is RAID and Raid 5 ,Raid 6 Types
  • Ans. 

    RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks. RAID 5 and RAID 6 are types of RAID configurations for data storage.

    • RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a data storage virtualization technology that combines multiple physical disk drive components into one or more logical units for the purposes of data redundancy, performance improvement, or both.

    • RAID 5 uses block-level striping with distributed parity....

    • Answered by AI
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  • Q3. What is Topologies and types
  • Ans. 

    Topologies refer to the layout of a computer network, while types refer to the different configurations within a topology.

    • Topologies include bus, ring, star, mesh, and hybrid

    • Types within a topology include LAN, WAN, MAN, and PAN

    • Examples: Bus Topology, LAN Type

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Current CTC, Exp CTC, Company Details,
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Role and Responsible
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Taking care of the new storage infrastructure design, build and architectures. Responsible for end-to-end storage requests coming from client/ platform teams. Data Center migrations using various storage technologies including SRDF. Configuring remote replications for critical applications using SRDF in Symmetrix and RCIP in HP 3PAR.

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Storage Administrator Interview Questions & Answers

TCS user image Anonymous

posted on 20 Nov 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
6-8 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About ontap pre checks
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. What is fibre channel
  • Ans. 

    Fibre Channel is a high-speed network technology commonly used for storage area networks (SANs) to connect servers to storage devices.

    • Fibre Channel is a dedicated high-speed network technology used for connecting servers to storage devices.

    • It provides high bandwidth and low latency for data transfer.

    • Fibre Channel uses optical fiber cables to transmit data over long distances.

    • It is commonly used in storage area networks...

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer

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Wipro user image Anonymous

posted on 16 Apr 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Normal questions based on Aptitude, 30 minutes

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions on Hitachi Networking
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Questions on Hitachi Architecture
    • Add your answer
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussion
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be fully prepared before your interview

Storage Administrator Interview Questions & Answers

TCS user image Anonymous

posted on 27 Mar 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Prepare well. they ask vey tough questions
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Question about switches.types, implementation
    • Add your answer
  • Q3. Quesþion about router
    • Add your answer
  • Q4. Situation based question
    • Add your answer

Storage Administrator Interview Questions & Answers

Capgemini user image Anonymous

posted on 2 Oct 2022

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Sep 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Storage bull shit question
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Bull shit questions all
    • Add your answer
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Englishwer apptitude test all bull shit type

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - technical round cleared but their hr are totally confused and they itself has lack of communication. they are not providing offer letter and no more word to them

Storage Administrator Interview Questions & Answers

Wipro user image Anonymous

posted on 31 Mar 2022

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Mar 2022. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(6 Questions)

  • Q1. Yours role and responsibilities in the team
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. As an storage Whats your role in the team
    • Add your answer
  • Q3. What is zonning .And have you ever been part of upgradation ?
  • Ans. 

    Zoning is a method of dividing a storage area network (SAN) into smaller, isolated sections to improve performance and security.

    • Zoning is used to control access to specific resources within a SAN.

    • It can be done at the port level, device level, or WWN level.

    • Zoning can be hard or soft, depending on whether it is enforced by hardware or software.

    • Upgrading a SAN may require changes to zoning configurations to accommodate n...

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  • Q4. On what storage devices you have worked yet
  • Ans. 

    I have worked on various storage devices including SAN, NAS, DAS, and cloud storage.

    • SAN (Storage Area Network) devices such as EMC VMAX and IBM DS8000

    • NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices like NetApp FAS and EMC Isilon

    • DAS (Direct Attached Storage) devices including external hard drives and USB drives

    • Cloud storage platforms like Amazon S3 and Microsoft Azure Blob Storage

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer
  • Q5. Difference between san and nas
  • Ans. 

    SAN is a dedicated network for storage while NAS uses existing network infrastructure for storage.

    • SAN is a block-level storage while NAS is file-level storage.

    • SAN is faster and more expensive than NAS.

    • SAN requires specialized hardware while NAS uses standard hardware.

    • SAN is used for high-performance applications while NAS is used for file sharing and backup.

    • Examples of SAN include Fibre Channel and iSCSI while examples

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer
  • Q6. Types of san protocols
  • Ans. 

    SAN protocols include iSCSI, Fibre Channel, FCoE, and InfiniBand.

    • iSCSI uses TCP/IP to transmit SCSI commands over Ethernet networks.

    • Fibre Channel is a high-speed network technology used for storage networking.

    • FCoE is a protocol that encapsulates Fibre Channel frames over Ethernet networks.

    • InfiniBand is a high-speed interconnect technology used for data centers and HPC environments.

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do your homework very well for whatever profile you have applied and all the best

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Wipro user image Flying SuShant

posted on 22 Sep 2023

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
6-8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Sep 2022. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Medium and 60% is the eligibility criteria as per WILP hiring.

Round 3 - Descriptive 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Need to write about some Common social issues.
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Typing Test in 20 minutes, we had to write 180-200 words and it should be grammatically correct.
    • Add your answer
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic IT questions such as Java Usage, Current IT trending topics.
    • Add your answer
Round 5 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Do you have Homesickness?
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Are you comfortable in working at tier-1 cities?
    • Add your answer
  • Q3. Are you comfortable working in shifts?
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Must be good communication skills.
Basic IT knowledge is needed
Confidence is the key to Success.

Storage Administrator Interview Questions & Answers

Accenture user image Anonymous

posted on 22 Apr 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Where do you see yourself in next 5 years
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Would you relocate?
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - na

Storage Administrator Interview Questions & Answers

Tech Mahindra user image ka sandeep

posted on 9 Aug 2021

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jan 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Zoning, allocation, HpE 3Par, VMAX, VMAX 3, commands used , deallocation, Health check,
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Answer the question with all the subject u got

Storage Administrator Interview Questions & Answers

DXC Technology user image Nuli Geeth Saketh

posted on 22 Oct 2021

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Apr 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. About storage administrator roles and responsibilities
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be focus on basics and also need to about ITIL process of your from support project
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Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Storage Administrator interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Resume Shortlist, One-on-one Round and HR.
How to prepare for Cognizant Storage Administrator interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Cognizant. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Cognizant expect are Information Technology, NetApp Storage, Performance Monitoring, Professional Services and Technology Consulting.
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