Although each product varies in complexity and depth of technical knowledge, all certification exams target customers in an administrative role, cover core elements measuring technical knowledge against factors such as configuration, product administration, day-to-day monitoring, maintenance, and basic troubleshooting (diagnosis and/or repair).

This program consists of technical exams at a product/version level that validate that the successful candidate has knowledge and skills necessary to configure and maintain NetBackup version 8.1.2 and NetBackup Appliances 3.1.2.

Passing this exam will result in a Veritas Certified Specialist (VCS) certification and counts towards the requirements for a Veritas Certified Professional (VCP) certification in Data Protection.

Exam Details
# of Questions: 80 – 90
Exam Duration: 105 minutes
Passing Score: 65%
Languages: English
Exam Price: $225 USD (or your country’s currency equivalent)

Recommended Courses:
Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration
Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Advanced Administration
Veritas NetBackup Appliances 3.1.2: Configuration and Management

Note: If you do not have prior experience with this product, it is recommended that you complete an in-person, classroom training or Virtual Academy virtual classroom training class in preparation for the VCS exam. Be cautioned that attendance in a training course does not guarantee passage of a certification exam.

Recommended preparation steps:
Exam Preparation Guide (PDF): Download and review the guide to understand the scope of topics covered in the certification exam and how they map to the key lessons and topics in the associated training course(s).
Attend recommended training classes listed above.
Gain hands-on experience with the product. 6-9 months experience administering NetBackup 8.1.x and NetBackup Appliances 3.1.x is recommended.
Sample Exam (PDF): Test yourself and your exam-taking skills using the sample exam.

In addition, you should be familiar with the following product documentation
Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2 Release Notes
Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2 Compatibility Lists
Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2 Administrator’s Guide, Volume I
Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2 Installation Guide
Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2 Upgrade Guide
Veritas NetBackup Deduplication Guide
Veritas NetBackup Cloud Administrator’s Guide
Veritas NetBackup Commands Reference Guide
Veritas NetBackup Backup, Archive and Restore Getting Started Guide
Veritas NetBackup Read This First Guide for Secure Communications
Veritas NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide
Veritas NetBackup Status Codes Reference Guide
Veritas NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide
Veritas NetBackup Appliance 3.1.2 Administrator’s Guide
Veritas NetBackup Appliance Upgrade Guide
Veritas NetBackup Appliance Security Guide
Veritas Appliance Management Guide
Veritas NetBackup Appliance Capacity Planning and Performance Tuning Guide
Veritas NetBackup Appliance Troubleshooting Guide
NetBackup 8.1.2 Product Documentation
Appliances 3.1.2 Product Documentation
NetBackup Product Page
NetBackup Appliances Product Page
NetBackup 8.1.2 Updates, Patches and News
Appliances 3.1.2 Updates, Patches and News
Veritas Communities

Recommended hands-on experience (real world or virtual):
Describe basic NetBackup architecture
Describe the functionality of NetBackup product features, options, transport modes, and advanced file system backup methods (e.g., Bare Metal Restore (BMR), NetBackup Vault, Enterprise Client, SAN Client, Cloud, OpsCenter, Database agents, virtual machine protection, Media Server and client-side Deduplication, OST, NetBackup Accelerator, Storage Lifecycle Policies, AIR, Replication Director, and NetBackup Access Control)
Configure core components of NetBackup including devices, storage units, volumes, and volume pools using the NetBackup Administration Console
Configure storage servers and disk pools including media server and client-side deduplication
Describe the functionality of NetBackup Appliances
Configure backup policy attributes, schedules, clients, and backup selection lists
Run and monitor backups, duplications, replications and restores
Monitor, configure and manage NetBackup Appliances including Appliance Shell Menu (CLISH) and Appliance Web Console
Describe the functionality of the Appliance Management Server (AMS)
Monitor daily activity and availability of the NetBackup environment by analyzing reports and reviewing activity logs
Verify tape drive operation and maintain media rotation and availability
Manage and maintain disk storage devices
Troubleshoot or diagnose basic NetBackup issues
Access and install NetBackup release updates
Access NetBackup documentation and the online Knowledge Base
Configure a backup of the NetBackup catalog
Modify basic NetBackup behavior using host properties (e.g., jobs per client, general attributes, media overwrite)
Configure Storage Lifecycle Policies including AIR
Configure Protection Plans

QUESTION 2
An administrator has a backup for client Linux1 using the LinuxClients policy complete successfully. Even
though the policy Backup Selections are NOT modified, the backup job fails the next day with the following status code:
Error 71: none of the files in the file list exist.
What is a possible reason the job failed?

A. The “Enable granular recovery” option was unset.
B. The client was added to another backup policy.
C. The file systems have been unmounted on the client.
D. The client was temporarily shut down.

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 4
What is the maximum age of the host’s Certificate Revocation List (CRL) before communication with the host is prevented?

A. 48 hours
B. 5 days
C. 7 days
D. 30 days

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 5
Upon arriving at work on a Monday, an administrator sees several replication jobs that have failed with the following error message:
no images were successfully processed
Which two reasons may be the cause for the error code? (Choose two.)

A. The checkpoint restart is disabled for the replication jobs.
B. There are network connectivity issues between the source and target domains.
C. The NetBackup host ID-based certificate was revoked.
D. There is insufficient storage space on the target storage server.
E. There are insufficient tapes in the replication volume pool.

Correct Answer: B,D

QUESTION 6
NetBackup has frozen some of the tapes added to the robot.
Which log must be enabled to determine why the tapes were frozen?

A. ltid
B. robots
C. bptm
D. vmd

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 7
What is the definition of a Storage Unit?

A. It is a label that lets the administrator create a storage plan.
B. It is a label that the Media Manager associates with physical storage.
C. It is a label that defines where storage is physically located.
D. It is a label that NetBackup associates with physical storage.

Correct Answer: D

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