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Exam Preparation Guide

Administration of Veritas NetBackup™ 8.1.2

Contents
GENERAL INFORMATION................................................................................................................................... 1
EXAM DETAILS .................................................................................................................................................... 1
RECOMMENDED TRAINING AND PREPARATION ............................................................................................ 1
EXAM OBJECTIVES MAPPED TO COURSE AND DOCUMENTATION TOPICS ................................................ 3
HOW TO REGISTER ............................................................................................................................................. 6

General Information
This document contains recommended training and preparation suggestions for the Administration of Veritas
NetBackup 8.1.2 exam. This exam is based primarily on training content taught in the Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2:
Administration training course.

Exam Details
• You will have up to 105 minutes to complete the exam.
• You will be presented with 75 – 85 items on the exam.
• You must score 65% correct in order to pass.
• Your final score will be calculated on the number of items you answer correctly so please be
sure to answer all questions.
• Passing this exam will result in a Veritas Certified Specialist (VCS) certification and counts
towards the requirements for a Veritas Certified Professional (VCP) certification in Data
Protection.
• If you do not pass an exam on your first attempt, you must wait at least 3 days (72 hours) before
a second attempt. If you do not pass an exam on your second attempt, then you must wait at
least 2 weeks (14 days) between each additional attempt. If you need to retake an exam that
you have already passed in order to fulfill a certification track requirement, you may do so after
3 months.

Recommended Training and Preparation

Recommended Training:
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration - 5-day
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Advanced Administration – 5-day

Note regarding recommended training course: If you do not have prior experience with this product, it is
recommended that you complete an in-person, classroom training, online self-paced training, or virtual
classroom class in preparation for the VCS exam. Be cautioned that attendance in a training course does not
guarantee passage of a certification exam.

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Familiarity with product documentation:
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2 Release Notes
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2 Compatibility Lists
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2 Administrator's Guide, Volume I
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2 Installation Guide
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2 Upgrade Guide
• Veritas NetBackup Deduplication Guide
• Veritas NetBackup Cloud Administrator’s Guide
• Veritas NetBackup Commands Reference Guide
• Veritas NetBackup Backup, Archive and Restore Getting Started Guide
• Veritas NetBackup Read This First Guide for Secure Communications
• Veritas NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide
• Veritas NetBackup Status Codes Reference Guide
• Veritas NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide

Other Recommended Websites and Technical Resources:

• NetBackup 8.1.2 Product Documentation
• NetBackup Product Page
• NetBackup 8.1.2 Updates, Patches and News
• Veritas Communities

Examples of Hands-on Experience (Real World or Virtual):

• Recommended 6-9 months experience administering or supporting NetBackup 8.1.x.
• Describe basic NetBackup architecture
• Describe the functionality of NetBackup product features, options, transport modes, and advanced file
system backup methods (e.g., Bare Metal Restore (BMR), NetBackup Vault, Enterprise Client, SAN Client,
Cloud, OpsCenter, Database agents, virtual machine protection, Media Server and client-side Deduplication,
OST, NetBackup Accelerator, Storage Lifecycle Policies, AIR, Replication Director, and NetBackup Access
Control)
• Configure core components of NetBackup including devices, storage units, volumes, and volume pools using
the NetBackup Administration Console
• Configure storage servers and disk pools including media server and client-side deduplication
• Configure backup policy attributes, schedules, clients, and backup selection lists
• Run and monitor backups, duplications, replications and restores
• Monitor daily activity and availability of the NetBackup environment by analyzing reports and reviewing
activity logs
• Verify tape drive operation and maintain media rotation and availability
• Manage and maintain disk storage devices
• Troubleshoot or diagnose basic NetBackup issues
• Access and install NetBackup release updates
• Access NetBackup documentation and the online Knowledge Base
• Configure a backup of the NetBackup catalog
• Modify basic NetBackup behavior using host properties (e.g., jobs per client, general attributes, media
overwrite)
• Configure Storage Lifecycle Policies including AIR

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 • Configure Protection Plans
Exam Objectives Mapped to Course and Documentation Topics
EXAM AREA 1
Configure NetBackup 8.1.2
VCS Exam Objectives
101: Describe how to configure various
master/media/client settings and host properties using
the NetBackup administration console.
102: Describe how to configure removable media
(tape), volume pools, volume groups, and media
manager storage units.
103: Describe how to configure disk and cloud storage,
storage units, and storage unit groups.
104: Describe how to configure and utilize backup
policies.
105: Explain how to implement specialized backup
solutions including synthetic backups, True Image
Restore (TIR), multiple data streams, checkpoint
restart, and the use of backup duplication solutions
such as disk staging, Storage Lifecycle Policies, Auto
Image Replication, and NetBackup Accelerator.
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Course/Lesson/Topic
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration,
Introducing NetBackup
• Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guide,
Volume I, Section I, About NetBackup
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration,
Configuring Tape Storage
• Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guide,
Volume I, Section III, Configuring storage
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration,
Configuring NetBackup Storage
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Advanced
Administration, Implementing NetBackup
Cloud Solutions
• Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guide,
Volume I, Section III, Configuring storage
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration,
Configuring Policies
• Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guide,
Volume I, Section V, Configuring backups
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration,
Performing File System Backups, Performing
Virtual Machine Backups, Duplicating Backups
Using Storage Lifecycle Policies, and
Optimizing File System Backups
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Advanced
Administration, Managing NDMP Backups
• Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guide,
Volume I, Section IV, Configuring SLPs, and
Section V, Configuring backups
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 VCS Exam Objectives
106: Describe the function, uses, configuration, and
administration of the NetBackup deduplication options,
such as media server deduplication, client-side
deduplication, optimized duplication, and storage
servers.
107: Describe how to perform catalog backup
configuration tasks.
EXAM AREA 2
Monitor and Maintain NetBackup 8.1.2
VCS Exam Objectives
201: Describe how to manage tape devices and tape
media.
202: Describe image management concepts and how to •
use the NetBackup administration console to verify,
expire, import, and manually duplicate backup images.
• Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guide,
203: Describe how to manage NetBackup disk and
cloud storage.
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Course/Lesson/Topic
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration,
Configuring Media Server Deduplication
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Advanced
Administration, Optimizing NetBackup
Deduplication
• Veritas NetBackup Deduplication Guide
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration,
Managing and Protecting the NetBackup
Catalog
• Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guide,
Volume I, Section V, Configuring backups
Course/Lesson/Topic
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration,
Managing Tape Storage
• Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guide,
Volume I, Section III, Configuring storage
Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration,
Managing Tape Storage and Managing and
Protecting the NetBackup Catalog
Volume I, Section III, Configuring storage and
Section V, Configuring backups
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration,
Configuring NetBackup Storage and
Configuring Disk Pools
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Advanced
Administration, Implementing NetBackup
Cloud Solutions
• Veritas NetBackup Cloud Administrator’s
Guide
• Veritas NetBackup Deduplication Guide
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 VCS Exam Objectives Course/Lesson/Topic
204: Interpret available reports to verify and monitor • Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration,
NetBackup. Performing File System Backups and
Collecting Logs and Diagnostic Information
• Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guide,
Volume I, Section VIII, Monitoring and
reporting
• Veritas NetBackup Commands Reference
Guide

205: Describe how and when to prioritize, cancel,
suspend, resume, restart, retry or manually run backup
and duplication jobs.
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration,
Performing File System Backups
• Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guide,
Volume I
• Veritas NetBackup Deduplication Guide

206: Describe how to initiate, prioritize, and monitor
NetBackup restore jobs.
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration,
Performing File System Restores
• Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guide,
Volume I
• Veritas NetBackup Backup, Archive and
Restore Getting Started Guide

207: Describe how to manage NetBackup Security (e.g., • Veritas NetBackup Read This First Guide for
RBAC, host certificates). Secure Communications
• Veritas NetBackup Security and Encryption
Guide

208: Describe how to install client updates (e.g., • Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2 Upgrade Guide
VxUpdate).

EXAM AREA 3
Tune NetBackup 8.1.2

VCS Exam Objectives Course/Lesson/Topic

301: Analyze, optimize, and tune NetBackup.
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration,
Optimizing File System Backups
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Advanced
Administration, Improving NetBackup
Performance
• Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guide,
Volume I

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EXAM AREA 4
Troubleshoot NetBackup 8.1.2

VCS Exam Objectives Course/Lesson/Topic

401: Interpret status codes and job details in order to
diagnose and troubleshoot failed jobs.
• Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration,
Configuring Policies and Collecting Logs and
Diagnostic Information
• Veritas NetBackup Status Codes Reference
Guide
• Veritas NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide

402: Troubleshoot devices and media, including • Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guide,
connectivity between master, media, and client. Volume I
• Veritas NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide

403: Troubleshoot common issues related to • Veritas NetBackup Commands Reference

NetBackup disaster recovery including recovering the Guide
NetBackup catalog. • Veritas NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide

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