VCS-278 Exam Questions

VCS-278
Number: VCS-278
Passing Score: 800
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VCS-278
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Exam A
QUESTION 1
Which statement is true about OpsCenter?
A. OpsCenter is a premium option from NetBackup that must be purchased separately.

B. OpsCenter and OpsCenter Analytics are both 100% free.
C. OpsCenter cannot be used to manage NetBackup versions prior to 7.5.
D. Basic OpsCenter functionality is included with NetBackup (Additional functionality can be added by purchasing the OpsCenter Analytics option).
Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 2
Backups can be initiated by many methods.
Which method does not apply?
A. As a user scheduled backup.

B. Manually from the command line.
C. Manually from the NetBackup Administration Console.
D. Automatically, based on a policy schedule.
Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 3
When troubleshooting backup operation issues, which status code indicates that the start window was closed?
A. 96
B. 71
C. 196
D. 1
Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 4
Manual backups apply only to automatic schedules.
A. False
B. True
Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 5
A disk volume is a _____________.
A. Collection of media in a volume

B. Pool of volumes
C. DataStore Pool
D. Logical unit of disk storage
Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 6
Which host types are supported in a Standard policy?
A. Linux
B. UNIX
C. All of the above
D. Mac OS X
Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 7
Exclude dates are not available in frequency-based schedules.
A. False
B. True
Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 8
Which platform is unsupported as a platform for the VMware backup host?
A. Solaris 11
B. Windows 2008
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C. SUSE Linux 11
D. RedHat Linux 6
Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 9
Which statement about VMware and Hyper-V backups is true in NetBackup?
A. You can restore VMware virtual machine full backups to Hyper-V virtual machines.
B. Virtual machines must be powered on to be backed up.
C. You can restore selected files from full backups of virtual machines.
D. Users must log off virtual machines to ensure consistent backups.
Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 10
From where is the Cleanup Wizard for Instant Recovery launched?
A. From the NetBackup Administration Console

B. From the vSphere Client for Windows
C. From the NetBackup Plug-in for VMware vSphere Web Client
D. From the command line on the NetBackup Master Server
Correct Answer: C
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Explanation
Explanation:
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The graphical Instant Recovery and Instant Recovery Cleanup wizards are found in the NetBackup Plug-in for VMware vSphere Web Client.
QUESTION 11
What is device serialization?
A. A method of reporting device errors to NetBackup.

B. A separate interface used to configure standalone tape drives.
C. The order in which devices are configured by the wizard.
D. A firmware feature that enables device identification and configuration.
Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 12
Which statement about managing tape devices is correct in NetBackup?
A. The Device Monitor enables you to change the status of a tape drive.
B. Only tape drives in a robotic library are supported.
C. Tape drives cannot be shared by multiple media servers.
D. Tape drives can only be managed in OpsCenter.
Correct Answer: A
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Explanation
Explanation:
You can manage tape drives status from NetBackup, OpsCenter or the command line.
QUESTION 13
The Activity Monitor shows a failed job. Which method is easiest to troubleshoot the error code?
A. Go to www.veritas.com/support.
B. Look up the error code in the NetBackup Status Codes Reference Guide.
C. Click the status code link in the job's Detailed Status report.
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D. Run a problems report.
Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 14
A volume is no longer used for backups if it is past its expiration data or has reached its maximum number of mounts.
A. False
B. True
Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 15
What is in the Backup Selections list for an Oracle backup policy?
A. The device names or drive letters of the disks

B. The file names of all files using by Oracle
C. The file names of the transaction logs
D. A script to be interpreted by Oracle
Correct Answer: D
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Explanation
Explanation:
The technique is also common to other databases, such as Microsoft SQL server.
QUESTION 16
Which command starts the NetBackup services on Windows?
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A. The netbackup start command
B. The start services command
C. The bp.start_all command
D. The bpup command
E. The bpup all command
Correct Answer: D
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Explanation
Explanation:
None of the other commands are valid on a Windows NetBackup host, some are valid on UNIX.
QUESTION 17
When is it most appropriate to use multiple data streams?
A. When backup up ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES to multiple tape drives.

B. When different backup selections are on the same disk.
C. When performing backups over a network that is very busy.
D. When you have very small backup jobs.
Correct Answer: A
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Explanation
Explanation:
Each tape drive can receive a data stream from a different disk.
QUESTION 18
Which of the following can you not do with Logging Assistant?
A. Setup debugging logging

B. Collect logs
C. View log contents
D. Disable debug logging
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Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 19
Which statement best describes the nbcplogs utility?
A. It makes backup copies of NetBackup logs.

B. It compresses NetBackup log files.
C. It collects a variety of log files.
D. It copies NetBackup logs to the OpsCenter server.
Correct Answer: C
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Explanation
Explanation:
The nbcplogs utility collects a variety of log files.
QUESTION 20
During a catalog backup, the NBDB and configuration files are backed up directly to the storage unit.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: B
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Explanation
Explanation:
During a catalog backup, the configuration files are backed up directly to the storage unit, however a copy of the NBDB is first place in a staging location on the
master server prior to being backed up.
QUESTION 21
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Which NetBackup utility should an administrator use to determine real-time I/O performance of the appliance storage?
A. nbperfchk
B. nbsu
C. nbdna
D. datacollect
Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 22
A job fails with the following message:
The administrator verifies the default OS host name resolution order is in place in all the environments, but finds an incorrect entry for the client in the media
server's hosts file and corrects it. The hosts file on the client is properly configured. The administrator restarts the job, but the job fails with the same error message.
Which action should the administrator perform to ensure the job completes successfully?
A. Run bpclntcmd -clear_host_cache command on the media server.

B. Create a DNS record for the client.
C. Restart the NetBackup services on the client.
D. Restart the NetBackup services on the master server.
Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 23
What are two ways to include files for scheduled backups? (Choose two.)
A. Specify files to back up using Data Classifications.

B. Use Client Properties > Windows client > Exclude list Exceptions.
C. Specify files using the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface.
D. Use storage lifecycle policies to specify files to back up.
E. Specify files to be backed up in the policy backup selections.
Correct Answer: BE
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QUESTION 24
Which two have a media and/or density type? (Choose two.)
A. volume pools
B. media set
C. drives
D. drives
E. robots
Correct Answer: CD
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QUESTION 25
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The NetBackup Resource Broker (NBRB) maintains resource requests for jobs that are queued.
Which two criteria does NBRB use to evaluate the resource requests and provide resources to each job sequentially? (Choose two.)
A. job priority
B. retention level
C. time when NBRB receives the request
D. data classification rank ID
E. date of last successful backup
Correct Answer: AC
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QUESTION 26
Which NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu (CLISH) option should a NetBackup appliance administrator use to create user accounts that can execute NetBackup
commands?
A. Main_Menu > Settings > NetBackup

B. Main_Menu > Support > Maintenance > elevate
C. Main_Menu > Shell
D. Main_Menu > Manage > NetBackupCLI
Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 27
An administrator of a multi-site, multi-domain NetBackup environment wants to be able to provide redundancy for backups as well as protecting the NetBackup
image database. All backups must have on-site and off-site copies in multiple NetBackup domains as well as off-site tape copies.
Which NetBackup feature should the administrator use to implement the functionality?
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A. Vault with Catalog Backups
B. Auto Image Replication
C. Optimized Duplication
D. Replication Director
Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 28
An administrator working offsite is required to carry out a major upgrade to a NetBackup appliance. The appliance will need to be rebooted multiple times during the
upgrade process.
How should the administrator connect to the appliance to monitor the upgrade progress without interruption?
A. connect to the IPMI interface using a web browser

B. connect to the eth0 interface using a web browser
C. connect to the serial interface remotely using CLISH
D. connect to the eth0 interface using SSH
Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 29
Which two media status destinations are excluded in the count against maximum number of partially full media? (Choose two.)
A. Imported
B. Active
C. MPX
D. Multi-Retlev
E. Frozen
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Correct Answer: AE
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QUESTION 30
Which command can be used to recover the NBDB from the staging location?
A. nbdb_restore
B. nbdb_admin
C. bprecover
D. bprestore
Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 31
An administrator must recover an expired image from a tape where only one remaining copy exists and there are other unexpired images on the tape.
How should the administrator locate the tape which contains the image?
A. run the Tape Contents report

B. run the Images on Tape report
C. run the Tape Summary report
Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 32
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Which two catalog components contain information on what has been backed up and its metadata in NetBackup? (Choose two.)
A. Volume
B. NBDB
C. Image
D. Class
E. Media
Correct Answer: BC
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QUESTION 33
A BasicDisk storage unit is 500GB and is running out of space.
The disk and file system is resized to 800GB.
What must occur to use this new disk space?
A. Initiate a backup operation to the BasicDisk storage unit.

B. Restart the Disk Manager (bpdm) process.
C. Run bpstsinfo to update the high water mark.
D. Run nbdevquery to refresh the disk inventory.
Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 34
An administrator needs to prevent users on all client systems from performing user-directed restores while ensuring they are able to view the contents of all
previous backup images.
What should the administrator configure to accomplish this goal?
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A. remove the client from the Restore Failover list in the master server host properties.
B. modify the auth.conf file on the master server to exclude the line: * ADMIN=JBP JBP=ENDUSER+BU+ARC.
C. de-select the "Allow server file writes" parameter in the master server host properties in client attributes.
D. de-select the "Allow client restore" parameter in the master server host properties in client attributes.
Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 35
Refer to the exhibit.
The following Storage Lifecycle Policy was used to back up data from a client. All duplication jobs have completed, and none of the backups have expired.
How should an administrator restore data from the tape using NetBackup?
A. from the BAR console, select the tape backup to restore from.
B. from the NetBackup Administration Console, promote copy 1 to the primary copy.
C. from the NetBackup Administration Console, promote copy 2 to the primary copy.
D. from the BAR console, start the restore and NetBackup will automatically select the tape copy.
Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 36
An administrator has a backup for client Linux1 using the LinuxClients policy complete successfully. Even though the policy Backup Selections are NOT modified,
the backup job fails the next day with the following status code:
Error 71: none of the files in the file list exist.
What is a possible reason the job failed?
A. The ''Enable granular recovery" option was unset.

B. The client was added to another backup policy.
C. The file systems have been unmounted on the client.
D. The client was temporarily shut down.
Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 37
A backup policy uses a Full backup schedule with a schedule type of Frequency: 1 day. The Exclude Dates tab is configured to exclude all Thursdays for the next
few weeks. The start window for the schedule is configured as shown in the exhibit:
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The administrator runs a manual backup at 10:00 on Wednesday.
When will the next backup run, if all prior backups completed successfully?
A. Thursday at 2:00
B. Thursday at 10:00
C. Friday at 2:00
D. Friday at 10:00
Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 38
An administrator has configured a Storage Lifecycle Policy (SLP) to protect a large number of clients which directs backups to Advanced Disk, then duplicates the
images to tape. The administrator is experiencing an SLP backlog, which is causing backups to fail. The current values of key configuration settings are listed
below:
Host Properties - Maximum data streams per client = 1

Policy Settings - Maximum jobs per policy = 20
Disk Pool Settings - Maximum I/O streams = 20
Storage Unit Settings - Maximum concurrent jobs = 20
Storage Unit Settings - Multiplexing level = 20
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Which parameter should the administrator change to reduce the SLP backlog and allow the backups to complete successfully?
A. Increase Maximum data streams per client

B. Increase Maximum jobs per policy
C. Increase Maximum I/O streams for the disk pool
D. Increase Maximum concurrent jobs for the storage unit
Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 39
Prior to initiating a restore, an administrator realizes that media needed for the restore was written by a server that is unavailable. The administrator does have
another server that can perform the restore and that is connected to the same library.
Which two commands can the administrator perform to change the server ownership, so the restore can be performed? (Choose two.)
A. bpimage
B. bpimmedia
C. bpimagelist
D. bpmedia
E. bpimport
Correct Answer: AD
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QUESTION 40
What is an available sub-type for a disk storage unit?
A. NDMP
B. OpenStorage
C. Media Manager
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D. VTL
Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 41
What must be confirmed during an interactive installation or upgrade to ensure certificate deployment is secure?
A. the SHA1 fingerprint of the certificate authority (CA)

B. the Hostname of the master server
C. the admin/root password of the master server
D. the MD5 fingerprint of the certificate authority (CA)
Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 42
A backup job is showing the following error message:
Which two actions can an administrator perform to ensure the backup completes successfully? (Choose two.)
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A. ensure at least one storage unit is without the On Demand Only option selected.
B. increase the Multiplexing value on the Storage Unit.
C. increase the "Maximum concurrent jobs" parameter on the Storage Unit.
D. assign a specific Storage Unit for that policy.
E. increase the "Limit I/O streams" parameter on the disk volume.
Correct Answer: AD
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QUESTION 43
What are the minimal policy directive(s) to ensure all components of a Windows server system are protected when performing a backup?
A. ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES and System State:\

B. ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES and Shadow Copy Components:\
C. ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES
D. ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES and System State:\ and Shadow Copy Components:\
Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 44
Refer to the Exhibit.
An administrator has created a policy that has three new Full schedules as shown in the exhibit. All the schedules are set to run on Friday, from 0200 to 0600.
What is the order of priority for the schedules on Friday?
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A. Full-Quarterly > Full-Monthly > Full-Weekly
B. Full-Weekly > Full-Monthly > Full-Quarterly
C. Full-Monthly > Full-Weekly > Full-Quarterly
D. Full-Quarterly > Full-Weekly > Full-Monthly
Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 45
An administrator has a backup policy with the following policy attributes:
3 paths listed in the Backup Selections list
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5 clients listed in the Clients list
"Allow multiple data streams" is selected
"Limit jobs per policy" is set to 4
How many jobs go Active when the job is started, excluding parent jobs, assuming there are enough storage resources to handle the expected jobs?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 12
D. 15
Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 46
An administrator is experiencing a backup failure, which may be due to lack of connection between the media and master server. The status of the media server is
shown below:
Media server showing offline
Which command can the administrator run to change the status of the media server?
A. bptestbpcd
B. nbdb_admin
C. nbemmcmd
D. bpminlicense
Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 47
An administrator has a master server named master1. When the administrator runs the bpclntcmd -pn command on the client, the administrator receives the
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following output:
What is a possible cause for this output?
A. The host file needs to be changed on the master server.

B. The client has lost connectivity to the master server.
C. The SAN connection to the master server needs to be configured.
D. The bp.conf of the client needs to be updated.
Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 48
In which scenario is ''Use Accelerator" unavailable in a backup policy?
A. for VMware virtual machines with a Linux guest OS.

B. for virtual machines hosted on a Hyper-V Host using WMI.
C. for a NetApp NDMP filer.
D. for an Exchange database availability group (DAG).
Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 49
An administrator is attempting to start NetBackup services on a master server without success. When verifying the database is up using the nbdb_ping command,
the administrator receives the following error:
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Database [NBDB] is not available
Which log file should the administrator analyze to determine why NetBackup Database fails to start?
A. nbdb.log
B. nbdbms.log
C. emm.log
D. server.log
Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 50
An administrator needs to store secure tape copies of protected data to an offsite location.
How can the administrator automatically eject tape media daily and create detailed reports?
A. encrypt the tapes using software encryption and use a storage lifecycle policy to perform automatic ejects and create reports.
B. enable the encryption attribute on the vault policy to perform automated ejects and create reports.
C. use tape drives that support hardware encryption and use a vault policy to perform automated ejects and create reports.
D. use tape drives that support hardware encryption and use a storage lifecycle policy to perform automated ejects and create reports.
Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 51
Which action does the DISALLOW_SERVER_FILE_WRITES in a Client's configuration perform?
A. It blocks restores from being initiated from the master server.

B. It prohibits the administrator from performing a client restore.
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C. It prohibits the client from writing a backup without asking for permission.
D. It blocks the administrator from redirecting restores to another client.
Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 52
An administrator configures a default Standard file system backup policy, which backs up very large file systems from a set of clients. There are multiple scheduled
backup attempts configured.
How can the administrator reduce the amount of time needed to complete these backup jobs after failures?
A. configure the '"Take checkpoints every" policy setting.

B. increase the "Job retry delay" host property setting.
C. use the "Resume Job" action instead of "Restart Job".
D. increase the "Client connect timeout" host property setting.
Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 53
When an administrator creates a duplicate copy of an image, what will the retention be for the new copy?
A. The specified date plus the retention period.

B. The duplication date plus the new retention period.
C. The system date plus the new retention period.
D. The backup date plus the new retention period.
Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 54
Which method is NOT able to provide performance information for previously run backup jobs?
A. running the All Log Entries report.

B. running nbperfchk on the command line.
C. viewing the detailed status of the job details in the Activity Monitor.
D. viewing the Disk & Tape Device Activity Reports in OpsCenter.
Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 55
Which two actions should an administrator perform to ensure NetBackup will successfully erase a tape volume? (Choose two.)
A. ensure the volume is in the NetBackup Pool.

B. ensure the volume is unassigned.
C. ensure the volume has been deleted from inventory.
D. ensure the images for the volume have expired.
E. ensure the volume has been ejected from the library.
Correct Answer: BC
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QUESTION 56
An administrator tries to suspend an active job from the NetBackup Activity Monitor, but discovers that the option is grayed out.
What is preventing the administrator from suspending the job?
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A. Child jobs are still active.
B. The parent job is still active.
C. Multiplexing is enabled.
D. Checkpoint restart is disabled.
Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 57
Which feature is enabled after adding a master server to the Trusted Master Servers tab?
A. backup of clients in other master server domains

B. remote console to another master server
C. targeted Auto Image Replication
D. remote catalog backups
Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 58
An administrator wants deduplication clients in a remote office to perform backups so less data is sent over the wide area network (WAN).
Which action should the administrator perform to reduce the total amount of data sent over the WAN?
A. set client attributes to "Always use the media server".

B. set client attributes to "Always use client-side deduplication".
C. set the deduplication disk pool to "Limit I/O streams".
D. enable deduplication stream handlers for the clients.
Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 59
An administrator navigates to NetBackup Management > Catalog, and selects Action: Import. After clicking the Search Now button, the following message appears:
Which step must the administrator perform in order to get search results?
A. increase the "Catalog cleanup wait time" in the Clean-up host property
B. run the "Recover the catalogs" wizard
C. enable Catalog > Override default priority, and increase the Job Priority value
D. run the Initiate Import command in the Catalog > Action menu
Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 60
Backup jobs end with the following series of messages in the Job Details:
Which process is failing to respond?
A. nbjm
B. nbemm
C. bpdbm
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D. bpbrm
Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 61
Which command can an administrator run to test and analyze connections between master servers, media servers, and clients for multiple NetBackup ports?
A. bperror
B. bpconfig
C. bpresolver
D. bptestnetconn
Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 62
An administrator has a Linux client that has a backup job failing with the following error message:
Which step should the administrator perform to ensure the backup job completes successfully?
A. check the firewall settings to ensure NetBackup ports are open.

B. edit the "Client read timeout" setting in the master server Host Properties.
C. edit the "Client connect timeout" in the master server Host Properties.
D. add a SERVER entry for the media server in the client's bp.conf file.
Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 63
Which step must an administrator complete prior to configuring a new NBU-Catalog policy?
A. log in as the Systems Administrator.

B. set an encryption passphrase for disaster recovery packages.
C. create an email alias for recovery purposes.
D. set up a Vault Policy for catalog backup.
Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 64
An administrator is attempting to configure a new backup policy using synthetic backups. When creating a new full backup schedule, the Synthetic backup option is
greyed out and therefore unable to be selected.
What must the administrator do to the policy to make the Synthetic backup option available for selection?
A. create a differential or cumulative incremental backup schedule.

B. select a backup destination that supports synthetic backups.
C. enable Collect true image restore information with move detection.
D. create a full backup schedule with Accelerator forced rescan enabled.
Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 65
Which feature is compatible with the NBU-Catalog policy type?
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A. Disable client-side deduplication
B. Bare Metal Restore
C. Checkpoint restart
D. Enable granular recovery
Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 66
Backup images that reside in an MSDP storage pool have been manually expired using bpexpdate.
Which step must an administrator perform to manually free the associated space in the storage pool?
A. run image cleanup on the media server that hosts the MSDP storage server.
B. run an inventory on the MSDP storage pool.
C. run content router queue processing on the media server that hosts the MSDP storage server.
D. run content router queue processing on the master server.
Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 67
A backup policy uses a Full backup schedule with a schedule type of Frequency: 1 day. The start window for the schedule is configured as shown in the exhibit:
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The administrator runs a manual backup at 10:00 on Thursday.
When will the next backup run, if all prior backups completed successfully?
A. Friday at 2:00
B. Friday at 10:00
C. Monday at 2:00
D. Monday at 1:00
Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 68
Which disk type is unsupported in a Media Server Load Balancing storage unit group?
A. PureDisk
B. BasicDisk
C. AdvancedDisk
D. Cloud Storage
Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 69
An administrator is configuring a new device and receives the following error message:
Unable to determine robot type
What are two possible solutions? (Choose two.)
A. download a new device_mapping file from the Veritas Support website.

B. ensure the tape drive is closed and ready for use.
C. perform a rescan of the available tape drives.
D. verify compatibility for the library with NetBackup.
E. select the correct device type for the drives.
Correct Answer: AD
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 70
Which two actions should an administrator take to allow NetBackup to automatically manage the allocation of volumes to volume pools? (Choose two.)
A. define a scratch pool and add all of the volumes to it.

B. assign volumes to all volume pools as required in the environment.
C. assign volumes to a standalone volume group.
D. create volume pools as required, but refrain from adding volumes to the pools.
E. assign volumes to the NetBackup volume pool.
Correct Answer: AD
Section: (none)
Explanation
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QUESTION 71
What happens if the “Maximum data streams” property is enabled in the General tab of Client Attributes for a particular client?
A. NetBackup ignores “Maximum concurrent jobs” per storage unit and uses either “Limit jobs per policy” or “Maximum data streams", whichever is lowest.
B. NetBackup ignores “Maximum jobs per client” and uses either “Maximum data streams” or “Limit jobs per policy", whichever is lowest.
C. NetBackup ignores “Maximum concurrent jobs” per storage unit and uses “Maximum jobs per client” or the “Limit jobs per policy”, whichever is lowest.
D. NetBackup ignores “Limit jobs per policy” and uses either “Maximum data streams” or “Maximum jobs per client”, whichever is lowest.
Correct Answer: B
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 72
A tape library had the robot firmware upgraded, and now the robot is reading the barcodes with additional characters.
How should an administrator enable NetBackup to use the same characters that were used before the firmware upgrade?
A. update the Media ID Generation setting

B. update Media settings
C. update the device mapping files
D. update the Barcode Rules setting
Correct Answer: A
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 73
Where is the option to allow communication with NetBackup 8.0 and earlier hosts without certificates?
A. NetBackup Administration Console > Security Management > Global Security Settings > Secure Communication tab.
B. NetBackup Administration Console > Host Properties > Master Servers > Access Control
C. NetBackup Administration Console > Host Properties > Master Servers > Firewall
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D. NetBackup Administration Console > Security Management > Global Security Settings > Access Management
Correct Answer: A
Section: (none)
Explanation
Reference: https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/doc/127786665-127786824-0/v127786715-127786824
QUESTION 74
What is a possible cause for job failure when a Windows client is configured to use NetBackup Accelerator writing to an MSDP pool?
A. “Disable client-side deduplication” is set on the policy.

B. Use of the NTFS or ReFS Change Journal is disabled.
C. There is insufficient space in the client’s NetBackup installation directory.
D. The policy lacks a schedule with “Accelerator forced rescan” enabled.
Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 75
Which utility is least helpful when troubleshooting network connectivity issues that exist between a media server and a client?
A. bptestbpcd
B. nbdb_ping
C. bptestnetconn
D. bpclntcmd
Correct Answer: D
Section: (none)
Explanation
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QUESTION 76
An administrator discovers that backup images configured with a fixed two-week retention are failing to expire.
What is a possible cause of this issue?
A. The disk pool containing the images is unavailable.

B. Secondary SLP operations on the images are incomplete.
C. The tape containing the images is frozen.
D. The tape containing the images is suspended.
Correct Answer: B
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 77
A backup image on tape is due to expire in one week. The administrator needs to keep the image available for restore indefinitely.
Which two methods can be used to accomplish this goal? (Choose two.)
A. use the bpexpdate command to change the expiration date of the image
B. use the bpretlevel command to customize the retention level
C. use the bpmedia command to suspend the tape
D. use the bpduplicate command to create a copy with an infinite retention
E. use the vmchange command to set the tape to never expire
Correct Answer: AD
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 78
Which two NetBackup features are available to protect the MSDP catalog? (Choose two.)
A. NetBackup catalog backups
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B. MSDP catalog policy
C. Optimized Catalog Duplication
D. MSDP shadow copies
E. Checkpoints
Correct Answer: AD
Section: (none)
Explanation
Reference: https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.v100016542_nbu-msdp-web-deliverable
QUESTION 79
An administrator has created a new policy to back up Windows clients, and has created a single automatic schedule. On the scheduled date, the administrator
notices that the backup job fails to launch automatically as expected.
Which debug log file should the administrator view to determine why the backup job failed to launch?
A. nbpem
B. nbjm
C. nbrb
D. nbemm
Correct Answer: A
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 80
A file system on a server that has different files changing daily becomes corrupt, and a restore is required. The system is being backed up using True Image
Restore with move detection enabled.
The most recent backups of this file system are displayed below:
Monday: A full backup

Tuesday: A differential incremental backup
Wednesday: A cumulative incremental backup
Thursday: A differential incremental backup
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Friday: A differential incremental backup
What is the minimum number of backup images that will be used to fully restore the server to its most current state?
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
E. five
Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 81
An administrator has a scheduled policy that backs up 20 clients, each with multiple mount points and multiple data streams enabled. One of the jobs has failed and
is in an Incomplete state in the Activity Monitor.
How should the administrator verify the incomplete job runs prior to the next scheduled backup?
A. run a manual job for the client

B. resume the job
C. run a manual job for the mount point
D. resume the parent job
Correct Answer: B
Section: (none)
Explanation
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QUESTION 82
Which feature is unavailable for all NetBackup cloud providers when configuring cloud storage using the Cloud Storage Server Configuration wizard?
A. Compression
B. Encryption
C. Spanning volumes
D. Use Secure Sockets Layer
Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 83
Which command should an administrator use to show a list of incomplete copies of lifecycle managed images?
A. nbstl
B. bpimmedia
C. bpimage
D. nbstlutil
Correct Answer: D
Section: (none)
Explanation
Reference: https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/article.100006475
QUESTION 84
An administrator notices that backups are failing for clients added to a new backup policy. The backups attempt to run again after 10 minutes.
How can the administrator modify the time between backup attempts?
A. modify the “Job retry delay” host property
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B. modify the “Policy update interval” host property
C. modify the “Schedule backup attempts” host property
D. modify the “Take checkpoints every” value in the backup policy
Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 85
An administrator is experiencing a communication issue between the master and client and believes the certificate might be revoked.
Which log can the administrator view to analyze a certificate issue?
A. vnetd
B. bprd
C. nbemm
D. nbrb
Correct Answer: D
Section: (none)
Explanation
Reference: https://sort.veritas.com/DocPortal/pdf/ka6j00000000A9lAAE
QUESTION 86
An administrator has an environment that runs over one thousand jobs a night. Some nights there are hundreds of jobs queued waiting for a resource.
Which action should the administrator take in the event that specific queued jobs need to run when a resource next becomes available during that evening’s backup
session?
A. suspend the job and resume the job after changing the policy job priority
B. change the job priority for the job in the policy
C. increment the job priority in the Activity Monitor for the job
D. change the job order in the job hierarchy
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Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 87
An administrator wishes to configure a backup for VMware clients using NetBackup Accelerator using third-party OST storage. The clients are running Windows as
the guest OS.
Which step must the administrator perform to ensure the backup completes successfully?
A. ensure the hardware shows Accel_VMware as a supported feature in the Hardware Compatibility List
B. enable the NTFS or ReFS change journal for the file systems in the virtual machine
C. create at least one backup policy schedule with the Accelerator forced rescan option
D. create the client track log by restarting the NetBackup Client Service after saving the policy
Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 88
NetBackup has frozen some of the tapes added to the robot.
Which log must be enabled to determine why the tapes were frozen?
A. ltid
B. robots
C. bptm
D. vmd
Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation
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QUESTION 89
How can an administrator check deduplication ratios in the NetBackup Administration Console, apart from the Activity Monitor?
A. NetBackup Management > Storage > Storage Units

B. Media and Device Management > Devices > Disk Pools
C. NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Media Servers
D. Media and Device Management > Credentials > Storage Servers
Correct Answer: D
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 90
Where can an administrator configure cloud storage throttling?
A. NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Media Servers > Scalable Storage
B. NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers > Scalable Storage
C. NetBackup Management > Storage > Storage Unit > Properties of the cloud storage unit
D. NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Clients > Scalable Storage
Correct Answer: A
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 91
An administrator has an environment with four media servers connected to a single cloud storage server. The environment has ten application servers and 50 file
and print servers that need to be backed up to the same cloud storage.
How can the administrator ensure that the application servers have prioritized access to the cloud storage?
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A. add more media servers to the cloud storage server
B. enable NetBackup Accelerator for the high priority clients
C. configure separate storage units for the high and low priority clients
D. configure Throttling in Scalable Storage settings
Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation
Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/priority-queue
QUESTION 92
An administrator needs to back up Windows and Linux file servers to an Advanced Disk storage unit targeting a high speed disk array. Backup traffic shares a busy
network with mission critical application traffic.
Which feature can the administrator implement to optimize this backup environment?
A. network resiliency
B. client-side deduplication
C. NetBackup Accelerator
D. Synthetic backups
Correct Answer: D
Section: (none)
Explanation
Reference: https://searchdatabackup.techtarget.com/feature/Full-incremental-or-differential-How-to-choose-the-correct-backup-type
QUESTION 93
Weekly full backups run for clientA on master1 using a storage unit that belongs to media1. The administrator is required to retain clientA’s full backups for a
period of four months. When the administrator modifies the full schedule, an option for 4 months is missing from the Retention drop-down list.
How can the administrator add a four month retention?
A. modify an existing retention level in the master server host properties, under Retention Periods
B. ignore the selection list and type in the desired retention period directly
C. add a new retention period in the media server host properties, under Retention Periods
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D. increase the “Image cleanup interval” in the master server host properties, under Clean-up
Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 94
An administrator is working with a Linux media server and has received a status code 80 with the following error message:
Media Manager device daemon (ltid) is not active
After attempting to start the daemon ltid manually, the administrator continues to receive the same error.
Which configuration file should the administrator change to enable VERBOSE level to this daemon (ltid)?
A. bp.conf
B. vm.conf
C. emm.conf
D. st.conf
Correct Answer: B
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 95
An administrator wants to use a client as the VMware backup host.
Where is the name of the VMware backup host entered in NetBackup?
A. Access Management > Virtual Machine Servers

B. Host Properties > Clients > VMware Access Hosts
C. Host Properties > Master Server > VMware Access Hosts
D. Media and Device Management > Credentials > Virtual Machine Servers
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Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 96
Some NetBackup jobs are affected by the failure of a disk in an AdvancedDisk pool, but the jobs are unavailable to view in the Activity Monitor.
In which two places can the administrator view NetBackup jobs affected by the disk failure? (Choose two.)
A. Media and Device Management > Device Monitor > Disk Pool
B. NetBackup Management > Reports > Disk Reports > Disk Logs
C. NetBackup Management > Reports > Disk Reports > Disk Pool Status
D. NetBackup Management > Reports > Disk Reports > Disk Storage Unit Status
E. NetBackup Management > Reports > Media Logs
Correct Answer: BE
Section: (none)
Explanation
Reference: https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000119038#v18660372
QUESTION 97
An administrator has backups for a Linux client that are failing with the following error message:
Status 58: can't connect to client
Which command should the administrator use to identify why the media server is unable to connect to the client?
A. bpclient
B. nbsetconfig
C. bpclntcmd
D. nbemmcmd
Correct Answer: C
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Section: (none)
Explanation
Reference: https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100020482
QUESTION 98
A backup job fails with the status code of 96. To troubleshoot the failure, the administrator wants to view the application log files written by the NetBackup Resource
Broker.
Which command should the administrator run to find the date, time and message text from the log file?
A. vxlogview -o 118 --display D,T,x

B. vxlogview -p 51216 -d m,p,x
C. vxlogview -o 118 --display D,T,m
D. vxlogview -p 50936 --display D,T,m
Correct Answer: B
Section: (none)
Explanation
Reference: https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/doc/86063237-127664518-1
QUESTION 99
Where are the NetBackup track logs located by default when backing up a NetApp filer using the NDMP policy type with NetBackup Accelerator enabled?
A. on a NetBackup client
B. on the NetApp filer
C. on a user defined network share
D. on the NetBackup master and media server
Correct Answer: B
Section: (none)
Explanation
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QUESTION 100
A restore has failed with the following jobs details:
Which two resources should the administrator use to troubleshoot this issue? (Choose two.)
A. the bpmedia command

B. the robtest command
C. the operating system logs
D. the logs from the NetBackup "bpbkar" process
E. the nbdevconfig command
Correct Answer: DE
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 101
The master server catalog is being recovered to a new server. The administrator receives the message displayed below:
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In the NetBackup Administration Console, barcode GBP178S4 is associated with media ID P178S4.
How should the administrator proceed?
A. use bplabel to change the media ID > re-inventory the library > perform recovery
B. use nbdelete to remove the media id > use vmadd to re-add the media id > re-inventory the library > perform recovery
C. delete the tape > set the media ID generation rule accordingly > re-inventory the library > run recovery
D. delete the tape > set the barcode rule accordingly > re-inventory the library > run recovery
Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 102
Which two options are determined by the Security Level? (Choose two.)
A. if the CA fingerprint needs to be confirmed during an installation or upgrade

B. if a host requires a token during installation
C. the idle log off timeout for the NetBackup Administration Console
D. whether insecure communication with NetBackup 8.0 and earlier hosts is allowed
E. how often CRLs are updated
Correct Answer: AE
Section: (none)
Explanation
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QUESTION 103
A NetBackup master server has many backups running each night to an MSDP pool that take a long time to complete. While these backups are running, replication
jobs are queued.
Which action should the administrator perform to ensure replications can occur without waiting for the backups to complete?
A. increase “Priority for secondary operations” in the storage lifecycle policy

B. increase “Maximum concurrent jobs” in the storage server properties
C. increase “Maximum concurrent jobs” for the disk storage unit
D. increase the “Maximum I/O Streams” for the disk pool
Correct Answer: D
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 104
An MSDP media server is experiencing performance issues when running multiple deduplication backup jobs concurrently over 10 GbE. When switched to
AdvancedDisk on the same media server, the backups perform well.
Which step can be utilized to mitigate the performance issues?
A. increase the “Maximum concurrent jobs” for the MSDP storage unit
B. increase the size of the MSDP disk pool on the storage server
C. add load balancing media servers for the storage server
D. increase the “Job priority” on the MSDP backup policy
Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 105
Which information is validated during an image verification operation?
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A. data on the master server is validated with data in the NetBackup catalog
B. data on the client is validated with data in the NetBackup catalog
C. data on the backup storage is validated with data in the NetBackup catalog
D. data on the client and the backup storage is validated with data in the NetBackup catalog
Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 106
Which schedule type is unsupported for a NetBackup catalog backup policy?
A. Full backup with an “After each backup session” schedule

B. Cumulative Incremental backup with an “After each backup session” schedule
C. Differential Incremental backup with a “Frequency” schedule
D. Differential Incremental backup with a “Calendar” schedule
Correct Answer: B
Section: (none)
Explanation
Reference: https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100029886
QUESTION 107
A NetBackup environment suffers from intermittent network outages between the MSDP media server and clients during the backup window. This results in multiple
backup failures.
How should an administrator overcome the backup failure issue?
A. configure client-side deduplication

B. increase the CR_STATS_TIMER interval
C. enable network resiliency
D. increase the client connect timeout
Correct Answer: C
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Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 108
A backup job configured with a retention level of 2 and “Policy volume pool” set to the “server_tapes” is failing due to status code 96: Unable to allocate new
media for backup. See the output of the available_media command below:
Which task in the NetBackup Administration Console should the administrator perform to resolve the status code 96 error?
A. Change volume C11201 to the “scratch_pool" volume pool

B. Change volume E02002 to the “scratch_pool” volume pool
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C. Unfreeze volume E02004 in the “server_tapes” volume pool
D. Change volume E02003 to the “scratch_pool” volume pool
Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation
QUESTION 109
Refer to the Exhibit.
An administrator is trying to access client properties on the NetBackup Administration Console and receives the following message:
When checking the services on the master server, the administrator sees that the PBX service is down.
Which two commands can the administrator use to increase the PBX log level to determine the reason for the message above? (Choose two.)
A. vxlogcfg
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B. pbxcfg
C. vxpbx_exchanged
D. pbx_exchange
E. vxlogmgr
Correct Answer: AE
Section: (none)
Explanation
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A. OpsCenter is a premium option from NetBackup that must be purchased separately.

Which method does not apply?

A. As a user scheduled backup.

A. Collection of media in a volume

A. From the NetBackup Administration Console

A. A method of reporting device errors to NetBackup.

A. The device names or drive letters of the disks

A. When backup up ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES to multiple tape drives.

A. Setup debugging logging

A. It makes backup copies of NetBackup logs.

A. Run bpclntcmd -clear_host_cache command on the media server.

A. Specify files to back up using Data Classifications.

A. Main_Menu > Settings > NetBackup

A. connect to the IPMI interface using a web browser

A. run the Tape Contents report

The disk and file system is resized to 800GB.

What must occur to use this new disk space?

A. Initiate a backup operation to the BasicDisk storage unit.

What should the administrator configure to accomplish this goal?

Error 71: none of the files in the file list exist.

What is a possible reason the job failed?

A. The ''Enable granular recovery" option was unset.

Host Properties - Maximum data streams per client = 1

A. Increase Maximum data streams per client

A. the SHA1 fingerprint of the certificate authority (CA)

A. ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES and System State:\

What is the order of priority for the schedules on Friday?

3 paths listed in the Backup Selections list

Media server showing offline

What is a possible cause for this output?

A. The host file needs to be changed on the master server.

A. for VMware virtual machines with a Linux guest OS.

A. It blocks restores from being initiated from the master server.

A. configure the '"Take checkpoints every" policy setting.

A. The specified date plus the retention period.

A. running the All Log Entries report.

A. ensure the volume is in the NetBackup Pool.

What is preventing the administrator from suspending the job?

A. backup of clients in other master server domains

A. set client attributes to "Always use the media server".

Which process is failing to respond?

A. check the firewall settings to ensure NetBackup ports are open.

A. log in as the Systems Administrator.

A. create a differential or cumulative incremental backup schedule.

Unable to determine robot type

What are two possible solutions? (Choose two.)

A. download a new device_mapping file from the Veritas Support website.

A. define a scratch pool and add all of the volumes to it.

A. update the Media ID Generation setting

A. “Disable client-side deduplication” is set on the policy.

What is a possible cause of this issue?

A. The disk pool containing the images is unavailable.

A. NetBackup catalog backups

Monday: A full backup

A. run a manual job for the client

A. modify the “Job retry delay” host property

Which log can the administrator view to analyze a certificate issue?

A. NetBackup Management > Storage > Storage Units

How can the administrator add a four month retention?

Media Manager device daemon (ltid) is not active

Where is the name of the VMware backup host entered in NetBackup?