ServiceNow CMDB Health Micro-Certification Exam Specification
Introduction
The ServiceNow CMDB Health Micro-Certification Exam Specification document defines the purpose, audience, testing options, exam content coverage, test framework, and prerequisites to earn the CMDB Health Micro-Certification.
Exam Purpose
The ServiceNow CMDB Health Micro-Certification Exam certifies that a successful candidate has the skills and essential knowledge to maintain the health of the CMDB, create complex CMDB queries, and remediate CMDB issues.
Exam Audience
The ServiceNow CMDB Health Micro-Certification Exam is available to ServiceNow customers, partners, employees, and others interested in becoming a ServiceNow CMDB Implementer, Developer, Architect, or Administrator.
Exam Preparation
Exam questions are based on official ServiceNow training materials, the ServiceNow Product documentation site, and the ServiceNow developer site. Study materials posted elsewhere are not official and should not be used to prepare for the examination.
Prerequisite ServiceNow Training
ServiceNow recommends completing the following prerequisite training course(s) in preparation for the CMDB Health Micro-Certification Exam. Information provided in the following ServiceNow training course(s) contain source material for the exam.
- Getting Started with ServiceNow
- ServiceNow Administration Fundamentals
Required ServiceNow Training
ServiceNow requires completion of the following training course(s) and certification(s). The content in these courses covers the exam learning domains and will help you prepare for the exam.
- Configuration Management Database (CMDB) Fundamentals Learning Path.
- Specifically, the Maintain the CMDB Health course.
Additional Recommended Resources/Content
In addition to the above, the candidate may find the following resources valuable in preparation for the exam.
- Credentialing Program Guide – a resource to guide you through the entire certification process
- CMDB Health Simulator Community Help Page
Additional Recommended Experience
- Six months of field experience participating in ServiceNow deployment projects or maintaining ServiceNow instances
- General familiarity with industry terminology, acronyms, and initialisms
Exam Scope
Learning domains are the key topics and specific objectives included in the exam. Exam content or exam items are divided into learning domains.
The following table shows the learning domains, weightings, sub-topics, and the percentage of questions represented in each domain. The listed sub-skills should NOT be considered an all-inclusive list of the exam content.
Number of Domains |
Learning Domain |
Percent of Exam |
1 |
CMDB Health Dashboard Configuration
|
50% |
2 |
CI Reclassification
|
10% |
3 |
Query Builder
|
20% |
4 |
CMDB Remediation
|
20% |
Total |
100% |
Exam Registration
Each candidate can enroll in the CMDB Health Micro-Certification Exam from the CMDB Fundamentals Learning Path. The exam is available directly through Now Learning using a simulated environment.
The exam duration is 60 minutes.
Exam Structure
Number of Items
The assessment simulator allows the candidate to show their knowledge by reading a scenario, doing the work to meet a set of requirements based on the scenario, and verifying their work is done correctly.
The exam consists of 14 tasks.
Exam Result
Each task is graded individually and a grade of 80% is required to pass. The exam result is immediately displayed as a pass or fail after completing and submitting the exam.
Pass Result
A pass result indicates that the certification has been earned. Micro-certifications never expire. However, if new requirements are added, you will be expected to complete the requirements to maintain the certification.
Fail Result
A failed result indicates that the certification was not earned. Following certification industry best practices, we do not share incorrect items or the correct responses. Review the Retake Policy for more information. A candidate is allowed to retake an assessment simulator as many times as required to pass the Micro-Certification.
Sample Task
Scenario:
Cloud Dimensions is driving a project to remove applications in their CMDB that do not have a relationship to a server record. The first initiative is to provide visibility around email server applications that reside in the CMDB.
Requirement:
As the Cloud Dimensions CMDB administrator, using CI Class Manager, configure an orphan rule to meet the following requirements:
- From the Email Server class, filter for email applications that do not have a Run On: Runs relationship to any server.
- After the orphan rule is configured, execute the Health Dashboard Correctness Scorecard job to calculate the results and display them on the CMDB Health Dashboard for the Email Server class.
Verification:
From the CMDB Health Dashboard Correctness Scorecard for the Email Server class, verify the orphan metric displays the following calculation.
NOTE: You may need to refresh the metric to display 7 of 11 records are orphans.
Image example of MDB Health Dashboard.
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