E20-895 Exam Details

  • Exam Code
    :E20-895
  • Exam Name
    :Backup Recovery - Avamar Expert Exam for Implementation Engineers
  • Certification
    :EMC Certifications
  • Vendor
    :EMC
  • Total Questions
    :258 Q&As
  • Last Updated
    :Jul 11, 2026

EMC E20-895 Online Questions & Answers

  • Question 221:

    A customer began performing backups of their DB2 database to Avamar with the "dedup_device" option enabled. The backup suddenly fails. Why does it fail?

    A. An older DB2 version (below 9.5) does not support dedup_device.
    B. Newer DB2 versions (9.5 Fix Pack 8 and above) no longer support dedup_device.
    C. Archive logs were excluded from online backup.
    D. Delta backup was initiated by CLP.

  • Question 222:

    An EMC Avamar server has been using Avamar Extended Retention to export data to tape. After performing exports to tape and imports from tape, the media access node has become full. What effect will this have on operations?

    A. Further imports will not be available.
    B. Exports to tape will not be available.
    C. Restores from the media access node will not be available.
    D. The media access node will not be able to be reset.

  • Question 223:

    A customer wants to protect their DB2 databases with EMC Avamar. You have configured and validated successful completion of both hot and cold database backups. You now need to validate that you can restore from the cold database backups. To recover after shutting down the database, which prefix should the backup file contain?

    A. c
    B. cl
    C. h
    D. hl

  • Question 224:

    An EMC Avamar customer is currently using a 2 TB Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) for their backup environment. They want to begin backing up several Oracle databases and file servers running on a new ESX server. It is determined that a separate AVE should be added to the backup environment for these new backups.

    What should be done when implementing the new configuration?

    A. Install the new AVE on a different ESX server from the first AVE
    B. Use thin provisioning to create the new AVE
    C. Run benchmark tests for acceptable TCP/IP performance
    D. Use RAID 6 for the physical disk storing the new virtual disk

  • Question 225:

    An EMC Avamar backup administrator wants to use their company login account for administering an Avamar server. The procedures were followed successfully to update the configuration for external LDAP authentication. However, they still cannot successfully log into Avamar Administrator with the account. Which action is needed?

    A. Assign a default password to the account in Avamar
    B. Add the account to the Avamar server O/S
    C. Add the user account to Avamar and assign a role
    D. Add an Avamar domain with the same name as the LDAP domain

  • Question 226:

    An EMC customer has a file server with 5 TB of data and many millions of files distributed across three shares. They want to back up the server to their non-RAIN Avamar. The file server is running Avamar 6.1 and has 4 GB of RAM. They are unable to get the initial backups completed on time.

    What should you advise the customer to complete the initialization?

    A. Use the --bigdirgroup avtar flag to backup larger directories.
    B. Use the --throttle avtar flag to increase the backup speed.
    C. Use the --filecachesize avtar flag to increase the cache size.
    D. Use the --allnodes avtar flag to increase the backup speed.

  • Question 227:

    An EMC customer has a Celerra that has been running NDMP backups successfully for a few months. The customer is planning to migrate a substantial amount of data to the NAS. They want to add another Accelerator Node and move some

    of the volumes to the new Accelerator.

    Which step should be taken to avoid having to run a Level 0 backup again?

    A. Create a GSAN account with the new name before the backup takes place
    B. Move all the var/account directories to the new Accelerator
    C. Ensure the same account name is used on the new Accelerator
    D. Ensure the force incremental button is checked before the first job runs

  • Question 228:

    A company is running a Dell EMC Avamar server. They want to ensure that sensitive data, included in a file that was recently backed up, is removed from the Avamar server. What should be done before running the securedelete command?

    A. Convert all data stripes to ext3 format
    B. Ensure the storage nodes are running in journal mode
    C. Run Avamar garbage collection
    D. Take a checkpoint of the server

  • Question 229:

    A customer has Microsoft Exchange 2007 running on a Windows 2003 server. They have installed the Exchange 2007 Avamar client plug-in (without VSS) and have been performing regular backups of their server. They want to restore an

    individual message.

    What is a prerequisite to accomplish this task?

    A. MAPI must have been installed on the client
    B. A full backup must have been performed
    C. Recovery Storage Groups must be used
    D. Restore must be to a passive node in the CCR

  • Question 230:

    An EMC Avamar customer has a backup environment consisting of three multi-node Avamar servers. You have been asked to help them configure a new Oracle database client for backup. To achieve acceptable performance for this new client, the customer wants to use multiple RMAN channels. What is a consideration of this configuration?

    A. More than two RMAN channels will decrease the deduplication rate
    B. Data from each RMAN channel must be sent to a separate Avamar server
    C. A maximum of four channels per client are supported
    D. A separate set of cache files are created on the client for each channel

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