DES-DD33 Exam Details

  • Exam Code
    :DES-DD33
  • Exam Name
    :Specialist - Systems Administrator, PowerProtect DD
  • Certification
    :EMC Certifications
  • Vendor
    :EMC
  • Total Questions
    :54 Q&As
  • Last Updated
    :Jul 12, 2026

EMC DES-DD33 Online Questions & Answers

  • Question 21:

    A backup administrator has enabled the Retention Lock feature on their PowerProtect DD appliance. Over time, the administrator noticed an increase in file system utilization. Upon further investigation, the administrator discovered expired files are still present on the appliance.

    What is the most likely reason for this issue?

    A. The atime of the file was set below the minimum retention period
    B. File system cleaning was disabled
    C. Backup application failed to delete the file after expiration
    D. Retention Lock feature was disabled before the expiration date

  • Question 22:

    A PowerProtect DD system is configured for VTL. The backup application requires a minimum tape capacity of 800 GiB. What is the minimum tape type to support this requirement?

    A. LTO-3
    B. LTO-2
    C. LTO-5
    D. LTO-4

  • Question 23:

    A customer needs a backup system to protect 100 TB of mission-critical data. What should be used to back up the system?

    A. DDVE
    B. cloud tier
    C. DD3300
    D. DD6900

  • Question 24:

    DRAG DROP

    What is the correct sequence of steps to configure storage for Dell EMC Cloud Tier in the DD System Manager?

    Select and Place:

  • Question 25:

    When should using Virtual Synthetic backups be considered?

    A. Daily incremental backups are larger than 15% of a normal full backup
    B. PowerProtect DD appliance has more than 10 disks
    C. Backups are nonfile system data such as databases
    D. Backups are large and localized

  • Question 26:

    Which protocol is used for communications between a PowerProtect DD appliance and cloud tier to Dell EMC ECS?

    A. HTTP
    B. SSH
    C. FTP
    D. SSL

  • Question 27:

    Where is the DD System Manager can the status of chassis components be found?

    A. Maintenance > Chassis
    B. Hardware > Chassis
    C. Health > Chassis
    D. Home > Chassis

  • Question 28:

    What system role is required to create the second security officer for a PowerProtect DD?

    A. limited-admin
    B. security offic
    C. sysadmin
    D. admin

  • Question 29:

    What happens to the data when it is moved from the active tier to cloud tier?

    A. It is deduplicated and stored in a file system in the native format
    B. It is compressed and stored as object storage in a new format
    C. It is compressed and stored in block storage in a new format
    D. It is deduplicated and stored in object storage in the native format

  • Question 30:

    A storage administrator finished the zoning between the PowerProtect DD and the NetWorker backup server. How can they verify that the zoning was completed properly and the server HBA are visible?

    A. scsitarget initiator show list
    B. scsitarget initiator list
    C. scsitarget show initiator
    D. scsitarget show initiator list

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