Symantec SCS 250-272 Questions & Answers

• Question 21:

  A NetBackup policy is configured to back up the following paths for a client: D:\stage E:\data E:\home

  F:\production

  Multistreaming 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?

  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

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 22:

  An administrator needs to decrease the total amount of time required to back up a UNIX file server, but

  requires a full backup every night for recovery purposes.

  How should the administrator proceed?

  A. use compression

  B. use Accelerator

  C. use change journal

  D. use client-side deduplication

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 23:

  A file system on a server is 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

  What is the minimum number of backup images that will be used to fully restore the server?

  A.

  one

  B.

  two

  C.

  three

  D.

  four

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 24:

  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 the replication job priority

  B. create a new disk storage unit to be used for replications

  C. increase the maximum concurrent jobs for the disk storage unit

  D. increase the maximum I/O streams for the disk pool

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 25:

  A restore must be performed. An administrator is attempting to view the valid images for a client, but the

  following error occurs:

  WARNING: Server does not contain any valid images.

  Which two parameters may be configured incorrectly? (Select two.)

  A. Schedule type for restores

  B. Destination client for restores

  C. Server to use for backups and restores

  D. Media Server for backups and restores

  E. Policy type for restores

  Correct Answer: CE

• Question 26:

  An administrator has a scheduled policy that backs up 20 clients, each with multiple mount points and multiple streams enabled. One of the jobs has failed and is in an Incomplete state. 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

• Question 27:

  An administrator needs to duplicate a backup that completed successfully earlier that same day. How can this be accomplished?

  A. locate the original backup from NetBackup Management > Reports > Images on Media, right click and select duplicate

  B. locate the policy for the original backup and initiate a manual backup

  C. locate the original backup in the activity monitor, right click and select restart

  D. locate the original backup from NetBackup Management > Catalog, right click and select duplicate

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 28:

  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

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 29:

  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 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. cancel the job and restart the job after changing the policy job priority

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 30:

  Using the default values in the activity monitor, a failed job is discovered among hundreds of jobs that ran

  during the evening. The administrator would like to view all related jobs to verify they completed

  successfully.

  Where in the activity monitor can the administrator find all related jobs?

  A. right-click the failed job and select View Job hierarchy

  B. right-click the failed job and select Troubleshooter

  C. double-click the failed job and select the Detailed Status tab

  D. right-click the failed job and select Details

  Correct Answer: A