VCS-279 Exam Details

  • Exam Code
    :VCS-279
  • Exam Name
    :Administration of Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2 and NetBackup Appliances 3.1.2
  • Certification
    :Veritas Certifications
  • Vendor
    :Veritas
  • Total Questions
    :89 Q&As
  • Last Updated
    :Jul 08, 2026

Veritas VCS-279 Online Questions & Answers

  • Question 1:

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

    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)

  • Question 2:

    Which configuration file should an administrator modify to seed the local fingerprint caching configuration on a NetBackup MSDP client?

    A. spa.cfg
    B. pd.conf
    C. contentrouter.cfg
    D. agent.cfg

  • Question 3:

    Which storage unit group selection causes NetBackup to choose the least recently selected storage unit in the list as each new job is started?

    A. Prioritized
    B. Failover
    C. Round Robin
    D. Media Server Load Balancing

  • Question 4:

    An administrator is attempting to protect 500TB of Windows file system data in a 4-hour backup window, when the file servers are idle. The daily change rate for the data is below 1%, and an Initial full backup has been performed to a high performance disk array configured as an Advanced Disk storage unit.

    What can the administrator do to ensure subsequent backups complete within the backup window?

    A. configure NetBackup Accelerator
    B. configure multiplexing
    C. configure client-side deduplication
    D. configure Synthetic backups

  • Question 5:

    An administrator took media server mediaA offline for maintenance and set up a new media server mediaB with access to the previously backed up data. When restores are performed for data that was backed up by mediaA, the restores fail. Which setting must the administrator modify to allow successful restores?

    A. from the master server, run bpimage to change the host name of the media server from mediaA to mediaB
    B. set "Enable unrestricted media sharing for all media servers" in the master server host properties in the Media section
    C. in the BAR console, change the "Server to use for backup and restores" setting to mediaB
    D. verify both media servers are set up in the master server host properties in the "Restore Failover" section

  • Question 6:

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

    A. NetBackup Management > Storage
    B. Media and Device Management > Device Monitor
    C. Media and Device Management > Devices
    D. Media and Device Management > Credentials

  • Question 7:

    Which command should an administrator use to generate a list of all files backed up on a client for a specific backup job?

    A. bpimage
    B. bplist
    C. bpimagelist
    D. bpdbjobs

  • Question 8:

    An administrator has an audible appliance alarm detected in the data center.

    Which command should the administrator use to troubleshoot the reason for the alarm?

    A. Settings > NetBackup Misc Show
    B. Appliance > Status
    C. Monitor > Hardware > ShowHealth
    D. Support > Test > Software

  • Question 9:

    Backup jobs end with the following series of messages in the Job Details:

    Error bpbrm (pid=41876) db_FLISTsend failed: Unable to connect to the database (2505)

    12/05/2013 15:39:45 - job 63389 was restarted as job 63390

    Failed to get status code information (2505)

    Which process is failing to respond?

    A. nbjm
    B. nbemm
    C. bpdbm
    D. bpbrm

  • Question 10:

    An administrator is creating a Standard policy with the option "Use Accelerator" to back up files on a Linux server. Which two options are disabled by default in this type of policy? (Choose two.)

    A. Cross mount points
    B. Compress
    C. Collect true image restore information
    D. Allow multiple data streams
    E. Encrypt

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