Thursday, July 19, 2012

NetBackup Interview Questions


1.       Which NetBackup component manages and allocates device and media resources required for NetBackup operations?
a.       The master server
b.      The media server
c.       The NOM server
d.      The EMM server
2.       Which of the following are the backup types? (Choose Two)
a.       Mirroring
b.      Full
c.       Differential
d.      File
3.       Which of the following are the NetBackup Components?  (Choose Two)
a.       Master Server
b.      Media Server
c.       Storage Server
d.      Catalog Server


4.       A _____________ is a logical destination for a client's backup data.
a.       Catalog
b.      Policy
c.       Storage unit
d.      Selection list
5.       Which of the following options can be managed through the NetBackup Administration Console?
a.       NetBackup Bare Metal Restore
b.      NetBackup Vault
c.       NetBackup Advanced Client
d.      NetBackup for NDMP
e.      Both A and B
6.       Which of the following Backup Architecture in Enterprise models?
a.       LAN Free
b.      Server Free
c.       SAN Free
d.      All of the above

7.       Which of the following is the default volume pool for hot, online catalog backups?
a.       CatBackup
b.      CatalogBackup
c.       CatalogOnline
d.      CatalogVP
8.       Which database is the largest part of the NetBackup metadata?
a.       Global Device Database
b.      Volume Database
c.       Image Database
d.      Oracle Database
9.       After the installation is complete, how do you check for running NetBackup processes?
a.       Check the processes tab in the Activity Monitor
b.      Enter the bpps command
c.       Enter the bpconf command
d.      Both A and B
e.      Both A and C
10.   Which of the following is the recommended method to configure devices into Media Manager?
a.       Media and Device Management interface
b.      Device Management Configuration utility
c.       Command line interface
d.      Device Configuration wizard
11.   Which of the following are the different vendor products in Backup? (Choose which ever is applicable)
a.       IBM ITM
b.      HP Data Protector
c.       Symantec Veritas  BackupExec
d.      Veritas Netbackup
12.   Which of the following backup type is faster to restore?
a.       Full
b.      Incremental
c.       Differential
d.      Image Backup

13.   What is device serialization?
a.       The order in which devices are configured by the wizard
b.      A firmware feature that allows device identification and configuration
c.       A requirement for attaching tape drives to a SAN
d.      A method of reporting device errors to NetBackup
14.   There are three types of storage units: disk, NDMP
and ________________.
a.       Tape
b.      Media Manager
c.       Disk Staging
d.      Catalog
15.   Storage unit groups can be configured to use devices in the group based on order, least recently selected, and _____________.
a.       Type
b.      Density
c.       Failover
d.      Size
16.   ____________ provides a method to initially send backup images to a disk and later copy the images to another media type.
a.       Low water mark
b.      Failover
c.       Disk staging
d.      Fragmentation
17.   NetBackup status code 219 indicates that the storage unit is unavailable.
a.       True
b.      False
18.   Which volume pool holds cleaning media?
a.       NetBackup
b.      DataStore
c.       None
d.      Scratch
19.   Which of the following backup type requires less space?
a.       Full
b.      Incremental
c.       Differential
d.      Snapshot

20.   You can have only one scratch volume pool per NetBackup environment.
a.       True
b.      False
21.   Which function or functions describe a policy definition? Choose all that apply.
a.       Defines which client is to be backed up.
b.      Defines which files on the clients are to be backed up.
c.       Defines the storage unit and volume pool to which the backup will be sent.
d.      All of the above.
22.   An incomplete job can be resumed automatically or manually through the Activity Monitor.
a.       True
b.      False
23.   A policy can contain only one schedule.
a.       True
b.      False
24.   Which status code is received if no active policies have schedules of the requested type for this client?
a.       192
b.      194
c.       196
d.      198

25.   Which of the following devices are used for storing the backup data?
a.       Tape
b.      Disk
c.       File
d.      All of the above

26.   Which status code is received if the client backup was not attempted because the backup window closed.
a.       192
b.      194
c.       196
d.      198
27.   What type of file path conventions are used when creating a backup selection list for Windows clients?
a.       UNIX file path conventions
b.      Windows file path conventions
c.       UNIX and Windows file path conventions
d.      None of the above
28.   You can push-install client software on Windows clients through the NetBackup Administration Console on a UNIX server.
a.       True
b.      False
29.   What is the cause of status code 71?
a.       Storage unit is unavailable
b.      None of the files in the backup selections list exist
c.       Cannot access client
d.      No schedule configured for the client
30.   If multiple data streams are enabled for a policy, multiple jobs can be created, even for a single client.
a.       True
b.      False
31.   Which type of backup can be performed from a client machine?
a.       Immediate
b.      Automatic scheduled
c.       Manual
d.      User-directed
32.   Which status code indicates that the backup was partially successful?
a.       0
b.      1
c.       2
d.      3
33.   Restores can be initiated by an administrator on the master server and a user on a client machine.
a.       True
b.      False
34.   During a restore if an error is encountered, you can launch the _____________ to determine the cause of the problem and receive recommended corrective actions.
a.       Troubleshooter
b.      Debugger
c.       NetBackup Administration Console
d.       nbbugctrl command
35.   When Media Manager receives a backup request, it searches its ______ for an available volume from that volume pool.
a.       NOM database
b.      EMM database
c.       Volume pool database
d.      Catalog database
36.   NetBackup can duplicate backups _______________.
a.       For offline NetBackup catalogs
b.      While the backup is being created
c.       From one storage unit to another
d.      When the backup has expired
37.   Where does the images catalog reside?
a.       On the Media Manager
b.      On the NetBackup master server
c.       On the NetBackup media server
d.      On the client
38.   The program that runs in the background and is always active is called a ___________.
a.       Program
b.      Catalog
c.       Daemon or service
d.      Process
39.   Which status code is generated when the server could not complete the connection to the client?
a.       41
b.      54
c.       57
d.      58
40.   Which schedule types do not apply to automatic backups?
a.       Full Backups
b.      Differential Incremental or Cumulative Incremental Backups
c.       User Backups or User Archives
d.      All of the above
41.   A User Backup or User Archive operation should be initiated from the:
a.       Master Server
b.      Media Server
c.       Client
42.   Users can initiate backups and archives using the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface on the client machine.
a.       True
b.      False
43.   By default, process logs are retained for ____ days.
a.       8
b.      18
c.       28
d.      38
44.   One way to improve backup performance is to use _____________backup streams per client.
a.       Fewer than three
b.      Parallel
c.       Serial
d.      All of the above
45.   One way to improve network performance is to set all NetBackup server and client Network Interface Cards (NICs) to _______________.
a.       Half duplex
b.      External control
c.       Autorelease
d.      Full duplex
46.   How do you take a backup of a NetApp (NAS) ?
a.       Serverless Backup
b.      LAN Free Backup
c.       NDMP Backup
d.      All of the above

47.   NetBackup multiplexing sends concurrent backups from one or several clients to a single storage device.
a.       True
b.      False
48.   What is RPO?
a.       Recovery Point Objective
b.      Runtime Process Operations
c.       None of the above
49.   How many versions we can hold in netbackup archive?
a.       No versions in Archive
b.      3
c.       2
d.      None

50.   Where is multiplexing configured?
a.       On the storage unit and in the policy schedule
b.      On the storage unit and in the policy attributes
c.       On the storage unit and in the policy backup selection list
d.      On the storage unit and in the volume pool
51.   The Opcenter _______ is a Web browser interface for remote NetBackup management.
a.       Server
b.      NBSL
c.       Reporting Service
d.      Console
52.   Which of the following are the components of EMC Legato Networker?
a.       Server
b.      Storage Node
c.       Client
d.      All of the above
53.   Which of the following statements are true in terms of VTL? ( Choose which ever is applicable)
a.       A virtual tape library (VTL) is a data storage virtualization technology used typically for backup and recovery purposes.
b.      A VTL presents a storage component (usually hard disk storage) as tape libraries or tape drives for use with existing backup software.
c.       VTL uses the LTO3 Ultrium tape drives
d.      All Of the above
54.   What is the native capacity of the LTO5 Tapes?
a.       1.2 TB
b.      800 GB
c.       1.6 TB
d.      3.2 TB
55.   What is Live Update in Netbackup?
a.       Transport mechanism for Symantec product patches and updates
b.      Migration of Netbackup versions
c.       After restoration, the EMM database updates
d.      None of the above
56.   What is the utility used for data deduplication in Netbackup?
a.       Advanced Disk
b.      Pure Disk
c.       Data Disk
d.      Image Disk
57.   Which of the following application integration are available in Netbackup?
a.       MS SQL SERVER
b.      ORACLE
c.       MS EXCAHNGE SERVER
d.      MAIN FRAME Server 
58.   What is NDMP?
a.       Network Disk management Partition
b.      Netbackup  Data management Protocol
c.       Network Data Management Protocol
d.      None of the above
59.   Snapshot backup takes less space than an actual source space?
a.       True
b.      False
60.   What is Symantec Netbackup BMR?
a.       Business Model restore
b.      Backup Module restore
c.       Bare Metal restore
d.      None of the above







4 comments:

  1. Very useful. Thanks a lot for sharing with us.

    Thanks.
    Rajesh Thiraviam.

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