VCS-278 Exam Details

  • Exam Code
    :VCS-278
  • Exam Name
    :Administration of Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2
  • Certification
    :Veritas Certifications
  • Vendor
    :Veritas
  • Total Questions
    :220 Q&As
  • Last Updated
    :May 26, 2026

Veritas VCS-278 Online Questions & Answers

  • Question 121:

    Which action does the DISALLOW_SERVER_FILE_WRITES in a Client's configuration perform?

    A. It blocks restores from being initiated from the master server.
    B. It prohibits the administrator from performing a client restore.
    C. It prohibits the client from writing a backup without asking for permission.
    D. It blocks the administrator from redirecting restores to another client.

  • Question 122:

    Refer to the exhibit.

    A backup job configured with a retention level of 2 and "Policy volume pool" set to the "server_tapes" is failing due to status code 96: Unable to allocate new media for backup. See the output of the available_media command below:

    Which task in the NetBackup Administration Console should the administrator perform to resolve the status code 96 error?

    A. Change volume C11201 to the "scratch_pool" volume pool
    B. Change volume E02002 to the "scratch_pool" volume pool
    C. Unfreeze volume E02004 in the "server_tapes" volume pool
    D. Change volume E02003 to the "scratch_pool" volume pool

  • Question 123:

    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 124:

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

    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.

  • Question 125:

    What are considerations in data protection planning?

    A. Retention periods
    B. Backup window availability
    C. All of the above
    D. Maximizing the availability of data
    E. Protecting systems and applications

  • Question 126:

    An administrator wants to use a client as the VMware backup host. Where is the name of the VMware backup host entered in NetBackup?

    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

  • Question 127:

    What is device serialization?

    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.

  • Question 128:

    Which storage unit type supports a staging schedule?

    A. BasicDisk
    B. PureDisk
    C. AdvancedDisk
    D. Cloud Storage

  • Question 129:

    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.)

    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

  • Question 130:

    An administrator needs to back up Windows and Linux file servers to an Advanced Disk storage unit targeting a high speed disk array. Backup traffic shares a busy network with mission critical application traffic. Which feature can the administrator implement to optimize this backup environment?

    A. network resiliency
    B. client-side deduplication
    C. NetBackup Accelerator
    D. Synthetic backups

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