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Practice Free VCS-279 Administration of Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2 and NetBackup Appliances 3.1.2 Exam Questions Answers With Explanation

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Question # 6

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

Question # 7

A new storage shelf is added to an existing appliance.

Which command under Manage > Storage must the administrator perform first after a new shelf is connected to the appliance and the appliance is powered on?

A.

Add

B.

Scan

C.

Resize

D.

Edit

Question # 8

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

Question # 9

Which steps should an administrator perform to run an upgrade pre-check for multiple Windows and Linux clients using VxUpdate, without performing the upgrade?

A.

run a pre-check for each client manually using the nbinstallcmd command

B.

configure the pre-check to run for all clients concurrently in Deployment Policies > Schedules

C.

run a pre-check for each client manually using the nbrepo command

D.

configure the pre-check to run for all clients concurrently in Deployment Policies > Attributes

Question # 10

Backups to a storage device fail with the following error message:

Disk storage server is down (2106)

The storage server is an OpenStorage (OST) host, and the master server and media server are both acting as media servers under Credentials > Storage Servers in the NetBackup Administration Console. The disk pool is in an Up state and the storage server is in a Down state. Troubleshooting confirmed the OST plug-ins on the servers are mismatched.

Which command should an administrator use to check the plug-in version installed on the servers?

A.

bpgetconfig

B.

nbemmcmd

C.

nbdevquery

D.

bpstsinfo

Question # 11

An administrator is comparing the NetBackup Accelerator and NetBackup FlashBackup features to determine which feature should be used for backup of a very large file system with millions of files.

Which consideration is irrelevant when determining whether to use NetBackup Accelerator or NetBackup FlashBackup in the situation?

A.

the file system change rate

B.

the file system storage capacity

C.

the type of file system being used

D.

the file system folder depth

Question # 12

Which feature is compatible with the NBU-Catalog policy type?

A.

Disable client-side deduplication

B.

Bare Metal Restore

C.

Checkpoint restart

D.

Enable granular recovery

Question # 13

How is the expiration date of an imported image determined during an import?

A.

by using the original backup date plus infinity

B.

by using the original backup date plus the original retention

C.

by using the import date plus seven years

D.

by using the import date plus the original retention

Question # 14

Which two tasks should an administrator perform prior to upgrading NetBackup Appliances to version 3.1.2? (Choose two.)

A.

obtain necessary third-party plug-ins

B.

decrease the size of the configuration volume

C.

reset the appliance user password to the default value

D.

delete previously downloaded release updates, client packages, and client add-ons

E.

use the Migration Utility to capture pre-upgrade settings within a NetBackup Catalog Backup

Question # 15

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?

A.

Child jobs are still active.

B.

The parent job is still active.

C.

Multiplexing is enabled.

D.

Checkpoint restart is disabled.

Question # 16

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)

Question # 17

An administrator navigates to NetBackup Management > Catalog, and selects Action: Import. After clicking the Search Now button, the following message appears:

INF - Found no images matching the selection criteria that were ready for phase 2 import.

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

Question # 18

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

Question # 19

Which authentication method should an administrator run as a command in the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu (CLISH), under Settings > Security > Authentication, to configure and manage Network Information Service (NIS) user registration?

A.

LDAP

B.

ActiveDirectory

C.

Kerberos

D.

LocalUser

Question # 20

After creating a NBU-Catalog type backup policy, an administrator receives the following message:

DR file is on the same partition as your catalog and will be unusable in an actual disaster or disk failure.

Which two options are available to the administrator to ensure the DR file is available for future use? (Choose two.)

A.

ensure the folder DR file is on a non-root volume

B.

ensure the DR file is created on a volume other than the NetBackup volume

C.

ensure the NetBackup catalog is on a non-root volume

D.

configure a valid email address of the administrator in the “Send email” option

E.

configure Auto Image Replication to send the DR file to a remote master server

Question # 21

Backups are failing with status code 96 because tapes have NOT returned to the scratch volume pool after all the images on the tapes have expired.

What may be preventing the media from returning to the scratch pool?

A.

The media was created in volume pools other than the scratch pool.

B.

The media is in an off-site location.

C.

The media was written with multiplexed images.

D.

The media is in a Suspended state.

Question # 22

An administrator observes intermittent connectivity issues between the appliance and clients.

Which NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu (CLISH) command can the administrator use to assist in diagnosing the problem?

A.

Main_Menu > Support > DataCollect

B.

Main_Menu > Support > NBDNA

C.

Main_Menu > Support > iostat

D.

Main_Menu > Network > Show Status

Question # 23

An administrator has a master server named master1. When the administrator runs the bpclntcmd -pn command on the client, the administrator receives the following output:

bpclntcmd -pn

expecting response from master2

client_01.domain.com client_01 192.168.0.30 3815

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.

Question # 24

A backup job is showing the following error message:

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Which two actions can an administrator perform to ensure the backup completes successfully? (Choose two.)

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

Question # 25

Which configuration file should an administrator modify to seed the local fingerprint caching configuration on a NetBackup MSDP client?

A.

spa.cfg

B.

pd.conf

C.

contentrouter.cfg

D.

agent.cfg

Question # 26

An administrator is performing a backup and receives the following error message:

129 Message: Disk storage unit is full

Which NetBackup command should the administrator use to report the potential free space of AdvancedDisk storage units?

A.

nbdevquery

B.

nbdiscover

C.

nbemmcmd

D.

bpdbdm

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