CDP Administrator - Public Cloud

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CDP Administrator - Public Cloud Exam Format

CDP-5001

Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The CDP Administrator – Public Cloud certification validates the skills required to deploy, configure, manage, and secure Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) environments on public cloud infrastructure. It covers architecture, installation, security, high availability, monitoring, and automation. This certification is ideal for professionals responsible for day-to-day operations of CDP workloads in AWS, Azure, or GCP.

60 questions
90 min
60% to pass
6 domains

Exam facts at a glance

What we know about this exam, and where the information comes from.

SpecificationValue
Questions60
Time limit90 minutes (90s per question)
Passing score60%
Domains6
LevelAssociate
Question bank here60 questions
SourceCertilum's own record — the vendor does not publish this figure

Official domain weights

The percentage of the exam each domain carries. Weight your revision by these numbers, not by what you find hardest.

DomainWeightTopicsPractice Qs
Security and Governance20%
  • Authentication and authorization (Kerberos, LDAP, Apache Ranger, Apache Knox)
  • Data encryption at rest and in transit (TLS, SSL)
  • Auditing, compliance, and policy management with Atlas and Ranger
12
Automation and Operations15%
  • Automation using Cloudera Manager API and Terraform
  • Upgrade and patch management for CDP components
  • Cost optimization and resource scaling in public cloud
9
CDP Public Cloud Architecture15%
  • CDP components and services (Data Hub, Data Engineering, Data Warehouse, Machine Learning)
  • Cloud provider integration (AWS, Azure, GCP) and networking
  • CDP architecture for public cloud: control plane, data plane, and workload management
9
Installation and Configuration20%
  • Deployment options: Cloudera Manager, Cloudbreak, and automated scripts
  • Configuration of CDP base services: HDFS, YARN, Hive, and Spark
  • Setting up and managing SDX (Shared Data Experience) components
12
Troubleshooting and Monitoring15%
  • Common deployment and runtime errors (connection failures, resource contention)
  • Monitoring tools: Cloudera Manager alerts, cloud provider metrics, and logs
  • Performance tuning and capacity management
9
High Availability and Disaster Recovery15%
  • Designing fault-tolerant CDP deployments across availability zones
  • Backup and restore strategies for HDFS, Hive, and HBase
  • Disaster recovery planning and cross-region replication
9

The heaviest domain is Security and Governance at 20%, and that is where lost points cost you the most. Certilum scores you per domain so you can see the difference between a knowledge gap and a formatting problem.

Note from the vendor record: Official price in the Cloudera Education store (USD, tax not included). No retake discount: each attempt is paid separately (7-day waiting period). Exam CDP-5001 (Cloudera Administrator Cloud). Official exam page

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