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VCS-278 Administration of Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2 Questions and Answers

Questions 4

Which schedule can be configured as a synthetic backup in addition to the full backup schedule type?

Options:

A.

Differential incremental backup

B.

Cumulative incremental backup

C.

User backup

D.

Automatic backup

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Questions 5

From where is the Cleanup Wizard for Instant Recovery launched?

Options:

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

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Questions 6

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?

Options:

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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Questions 7

By default, restores can be initiated by an administrator from the Backup, Archive and Restore interface or by a user on a client machine.

Options:

A.

False

B.

True

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Questions 8

NetBackup commands can be used in UNIX shell or Windows batch scrips to perform reusable custom operations.

Options:

A.

False

B.

True

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Questions 9

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

Which parameter should the administrator change to reduce the SLP backlog and allow the backups to complete successfully?

Options:

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

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Questions 10

A disk volume is a .

Options:

A.

Collection of media in a volume

B.

Pool of volumes

C.

DataStore Pool

D.

Logical unit of disk storage

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Questions 11

A job fails with the following message:

VCS-278 Question 11

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?

Options:

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.

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Questions 12

A NetBackup policy is configured to back up the following paths for a client:

VCS-278 Question 12

Multi-streaming is enabled for the backups, and multiplexing is set to 4. Backup streams are running slowly. Which step should the administrator consider to improve backup performance?

Options:

A.

increase the multiplexing level.

B.

back up only one stream from each physical device on the client.

C.

disable multistreaming.

D.

increase the number of data buffers.

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Questions 13

Where in the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface on a Microsoft Windows Client would an administrator define the source client for a restore job?

Options:

A.

Select for Restore > Restore from Normal Backup

B.

File > NetBackup Client Properties > General

C.

File > NetBackup Client Properties > Host Properties

D.

File > Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type

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Questions 14

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?

Options:

A.

bptestbpcd

B.

nbdb_admin

C.

nbemmcmd

D.

bpminlicense

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Questions 15

The Activity Monitor shows a failed job. Which method is easiest to troubleshoot the error code?

Options:

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.

D.

Run a problems report.

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Questions 16

An administrator wishes to modify the " Override default job priority " option for an MS-Windows type restore job before the restore job begins.

Where in the Microsoft Windows Backup, Archive, and Restore console can the administrator configure this option?

Options:

A.

after clicking the Restore button, in the Restore Marked Files dialog box

B.

at the bottom of the options listed in File > NetBackup Client Properties > Network

C.

in the Backup, Archive, and Restore window, under the Restore Files tab

D.

within File > Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type

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Questions 17

Where in the NetBackup Administration Console should an administrator look to determine whether an AdvancedDisk storage server is configured?

Options:

A.

NetBackup Management > Storage

B.

Media and Device Management > Device Monitor

C.

Media and Device Management > Devices

D.

Media and Device Management > Credentials

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Questions 18

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?

Options:

A.

run the Tape Contents report

B.

run the Images on Tape report

C.

run the Tape Summary report

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Questions 19

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

    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?

Options:

A.

one

B.

two

C.

three

D.

four

E.

five

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Questions 20

A tape containing valid backup images is damaged and is unusable. The administrator removes the tape from the robot to avoid trying to use it again for backup or restore operations.

Which two tasks should the administrator perform next? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

Label the damaged tape.

B.

Delete the damaged tape.

C.

Move the damaged tape to the scratch pool.

D.

Expire all the backup images located on the damaged tape.

E.

Expire all the backup images located on the damaged tape.

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Questions 21

During a catalog backup, the NBDB and configuration files are backed up directly to the storage unit.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Questions 22

Where can an administrator change a disk pool to Down status in the NetBackup Administration Console?

Options:

A.

Media and Device Management > Device Monitor > Disk Pools

B.

NetBackup Management > Storage > Storage Unit

C.

Media and Device Management > Credentials > Storage Servers

D.

Media and Device Management > Devices > Disk Pools

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Questions 23

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)?

Options:

A.

bp.conf

B.

vm.conf

C.

emm.conf

D.

st.conf

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Questions 24

Which feature is unavailable for all NetBackup cloud providers when configuring cloud storage using the Cloud Storage Server Configuration wizard?

Options:

A.

Compression

B.

Encryption

C.

Spanning volumes

D.

Use Secure Sockets Layer

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Questions 25

Which step must an administrator complete prior to configuring a new NBU-Catalog policy?

Options:

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.

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Questions 26

Which statement about VMware and Hyper-V backups is true in NetBackup?

Options:

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.

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Questions 27

What happens if the “Maximum data streams” property is enabled in the General tab of Client Attributes for a particular client?

Options:

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.

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Questions 28

An administrator has a backup policy with the following policy attributes:

3 paths listed in the Backup Selections list 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?

Options:

A.

3

B.

4

C.

12

D.

15

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Questions 29

What is the maximum age of the host ' s Certificate Revocation List (CRL) before communication with the host is prevented?

Options:

A.

48 hours

B.

5 days

C.

7 days

D.

30 days

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Questions 30

An administrator views the following errors from the Detailed Status tab of a failed job in the Activity Monitor.

VCS-278 Question 30

Which command should the administrator perform to test the communication between the master server and the client based on the output?

Options:

A.

bptestbpcd

B.

bpclntcmd -self

C.

bptestnetconn -s

D.

nbdb_ping

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Questions 31

Backup jobs to an MSDP storage unit of a large EXT3 file system for a Linux client connected via a 1 GbE network are taking excessive time.

Which two settings should an administrator change to improve the performance of the backups? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

enable “Always use client-side deduplication” in the host properties

B.

enable Multiplexing for the storage unit

C.

enable Use Change Journal for the client

D.

enable Use Accelerator for the policy

E.

enable “WAN optimization” for the deduplication pool

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Questions 32

When configuring a NBU-Catalog policy type, you must use a volume pool configured as a catalog backup pool.

Options:

A.

False

B.

True

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Questions 33

What is the maximum number of policies that NetBackup can be configured to use?

Options:

A.

None of the above

B.

1,000

C.

Unlimited

D.

500

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Questions 34

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?

Options:

A.

nbpem

B.

nbjm

C.

nbrb

D.

nbemm

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Questions 35

What is the state of the catalog backup media after successful completion of a catalog recovery using the Catalog Recovery Wizard?

Options:

A.

Suspended

B.

Active

C.

Imported

D.

Frozen

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Questions 36

How can an administrator determine the storage and database paths for an MSDP?

Options:

A.

run the Configure Disk Storage Server wizard for the MSDP.

B.

view Storage Unit > View Properties for the MSDP storage unit.

C.

view Disk Pool > Disk volumes for the MSDP disk pool.

D.

view Storage Server > Properties for the storage server.

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Questions 37

Which volume pool holds cleaning media?

Options:

A.

Scratch

B.

NetBackup

C.

DataStore

D.

None

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Questions 38

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.)

Options:

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

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Questions 39

Which two actions should an administrator take to allow NetBackup to automatically manage the allocation of volumes to volume pools? (Choose two.)

Options:

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.

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Questions 40

An AdvancedDisk storage unit consistently reaches capacity, causing older, staged backups to expire.

How can the administrator control the prioritization of images that get removed?

Options:

A.

change the priority for secondary storage lifecycle operations.

B.

use Data Classification.

C.

change the priority of relocation jobs in the staging schedule.

D.

modify Retention Levels.

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Questions 41

What must be confirmed during an interactive installation or upgrade to ensure certificate deployment is secure?

Options:

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)

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Questions 42

What is device serialization?

Options:

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.

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Questions 43

Which statement about managing tape devices is correct in NetBackup?

Options:

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.

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Questions 44

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?

Options:

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

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Questions 45

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?

Options:

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.

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Questions 46

Which statement is true about OpsCenter?

Options:

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).

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Questions 47

An administrator wants to use a client as the VMware backup host.

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

Options:

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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Questions 48

In which scenario is ' ' Use Accelerator " unavailable in a backup policy?

Options:

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).

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Questions 49

Where is the option to allow communication with NetBackup 8.0 and earlier hosts without certificates?

Options:

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

D.

NetBackup Administration Console > Security Management > Global Security Settings > Access Management

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Questions 50

What can you use to determine the properties and characteristics of a drive, such as its name, host, and type (such as DLT)?

Options:

A.

Device monitor

B.

Activity monitor

C.

Robot monitor

D.

Tape monitor

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Questions 51

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

VCS-278 Question 51

Which step must the administrator perform in order to get search results?

Options:

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

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Questions 52

Which two have a media and/or density type? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

volume pools

B.

media set

C.

drives

D.

drives

E.

robots

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Questions 53

Which NetBackup utility should an administrator use to determine real-time I/O performance of the appliance storage?

Options:

A.

nbperfchk

B.

nbsu

C.

nbdna

D.

datacollect

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Questions 54

An administrator needs to recover the NetBackup master server catalog at a disaster recovery site, but the DR files are unavailable.

Which command should the administrator use to recreate the DR file?

Options:

A.

bprecover

B.

nbcatsync

C.

bpimtport

D.

cat_import

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Questions 55

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

Options:

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

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Questions 56

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?

Options:

A.

update the Media ID Generation setting

B.

update Media settings

C.

update the device mapping files

D.

update the Barcode Rules setting

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Questions 57

What is an available sub-type for a disk storage unit?

Options:

A.

NDMP

B.

OpenStorage

C.

Media Manager

D.

VTL

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Questions 58

A Windows policy protects over 100 servers using the directive ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES. The backup window for this policy is a two-hour window that is unused by any other policy. When the jobs run, each server has no more than ten paths, and the overall performance of the disk storage unit is degraded.

Which setting should the administrator modify to ensure only ten jobs write concurrently to the disk storage unit during the backup window?

Options:

A.

set the " Allow multiple data streams " policy attribute.

B.

enable the " Limit Jobs per policy " attribute.

C.

set the " Maximum jobs per client " host property.

D.

enable multiplexing for the storage unit and set the value.

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Questions 59

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?

Options:

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

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Questions 60

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.)

Options:

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.

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Questions 61

An administrator creates a Storage Lifecycle Policy (SLP) to take advantage of optimized duplication. The backup and subsequent duplication jobs launch as configured in the SLP.

What may cause the secondary duplication job to run as non-optimized?

Options:

A.

Optimized duplication requires the media servers to be configured as Fibre Transport media servers.

B.

Optimized duplication is unsupported when a storage unit group is the target of the duplication.

C.

Both compression and encryption attributes are disabled in the backup policy.

D.

Both source and destination storage servers have only one media server in common.

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Questions 62

When troubleshooting backup operation issues, which status code indicates that the start window was closed?

Options:

A.

96

B.

71

C.

196

D.

1

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Questions 63

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?

Options:

A.

configure client-side deduplication

B.

increase the CR_STATS_TIMER interval

C.

enable network resiliency

D.

increase the client connect timeout

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Questions 64

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?

Options:

A.

vnetd

B.

bprd

C.

nbemm

D.

nbrb

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Questions 65

A backup job is showing the following error message:

VCS-278 Question 65

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

Options:

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.

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Questions 66

Which two methods are used to automate duplication in NetBackup? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

Storage Lifecycle Policies

B.

NetBackup Vault

C.

OpenStorage API

D.

OpsCenter

E.

bpduplicate command

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Exam Code: VCS-278
Exam Name: Administration of Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2
Last Update: Apr 30, 2026
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