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Veritas VCS-277 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Veritas |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Administration of Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and NetBackup Appliances 3.0 |
| Exam Number: | VCS-277 |
| Exam Duration: | 105 minutes |
| Real Exam Qty: | 75-85 |
| Passing Score: | 68% |
| Exam Format: | Scenario-Based, Multiple Select, Multiple Choice, Exhibit-Based |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Exam Price: | $225 USD |
| Related Certifications: | Veritas Certified Professional (VCP) - NetBackup |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 years |
| Recommended Training: | Veritas NetBackup Appliances 3.0: Configuration and Management Veritas NetBackup 8.0: Administration |
| Exam Registration: | Exam Registration via Pearson VUE Veritas Certification Portal |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Proctored online or at authorized testing centers |
| Pre Condition: | No formal prerequisites; recommended 6–12 months hands-on experience with NetBackup 8.0 and NetBackup Appliances 3.0 |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/certification/exams/vcs-277 |
Veritas VCS-277 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Maintain and Tune NetBackup Environment | 20% | - Apply updates, patches, and lifecycle maintenance - Optimize NetBackup software and appliance performance - Analyze performance and system health |
| Troubleshoot NetBackup and Appliance Issues | 30% | - Interpret status codes, logs, and job details - Diagnose media, device, and connectivity problems - Disaster recovery and catalog recovery procedures - Resolve common NetBackup Appliance errors |
| Manage Backup and Restore Operations | 25% | - Deduplication, disk, and cloud storage management - Monitor and control backup jobs and processes - Initiate, prioritize, and validate restore operations - Specialized backups: synthetic, True Image Restore, VMware protection |
| Configure NetBackup 8.0 and NetBackup Appliances 3.0 | 25% | - Master, media, and client settings and host properties - Storage units, volume pools, volume groups, and media management - Backup policies, schedules, and storage lifecycle policies - NetBackup catalog backup and recovery configuration - Appliance setup via CLISH and Appliance Web Console |
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The Veritas Administration of Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and NetBackup Appliances 3.0 blueprint spans 4 domains — including Maintain and Tune NetBackup Environment (20%), Manage Backup and Restore Operations (25%), Configure NetBackup 8.0 and NetBackup Appliances 3.0 (25%). Weightings show where the exam concentrates; the full outline above covers every subtopic.
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- Veritas NetBackup 8.0: Administration
- Veritas NetBackup Appliances 3.0: Configuration and Management
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The Veritas Administration of Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and NetBackup Appliances 3.0 is Veritas's certification exam for Veritas Certified Specialist (VCS) - NetBackup and NetBackup Appliances, at the Specialist level. It demonstrates verified, job-relevant capability to employers. Related credentials include Veritas Certified Professional (VCP) - NetBackup.
105 minutes for 75-85 questions. Rehearse the format interactively: the ValidVCE online engine recreates the test atmosphere, so pacing is trained before it counts.
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No formal prerequisites; recommended 6–12 months hands-on experience with NetBackup 8.0 and NetBackup Appliances 3.0 Eligibility rules change from time to time, so confirm the current requirements on the official page (official VCS-277 exam page) before booking.
Veritas Administration of Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and NetBackup Appliances 3.0 Sample Questions:
What causes a NetBackup appliance RAID controller to be in write-through mode for a data volume?
- A. failure of one of the links to the storage
- B. failure of the RAID controller battery
- C. a RAID volume is in a degraded state
- D. failure of a single Hard Disk drive
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
An administrator has downloaded a patch from the NetBackup appliance support website to a Windows client. The administrator plans to move the patch to the appliance through a file share.
Accessing the \\<appliance-name>\incoming patches folder from the Windows client fails.
What does the administrator need to perform?
- A. login to Windows as a NetBackupCLi user
- B. use the share Open command in the CLISH
- C. install the Microsoft NFS Client package on the Windows client
- D. use the copy /k> command to join the split tar files
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
In the NetBackup Administration Console or Java console, how should an administrator change a disk pool to down status?
- A. Credentials > Storage Servers > right-click and select Down Disk Pool
- B. Media and Device Management > Devices > Disk Pools > right-click and select Down
Disk Pool - C. Devices > Disk Pools > right-click and select Down Disk Pool
- D. Device Monitor > Disk Pools > right-click and select Down Disk Pool
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
Which option is available with a Trusted Master Server?
- A. Backup of other Master Server domains
- B. Automatic Image Replication
- C. Duplications
- D. Catalog backups
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
The Master Server catalog is being recovered to a new server. The administrator receives the message displayed below:
Please insert the following media and run the volume configuration wizard or the vmupdate command to update the NetBackup database.
Host - train1
MediaID - GBP847
Barcode - GBP847S1
In the Administration Console, barcode GBP847S1 is associated with media ID P847S1.
How should the administrator proceed?
- A. delete the tape > set the barcode rule accordingly > re-inventory the library > run recovery
- B. use nbdelete to remove the media id > use vmadd to re-add the media id > re-inventory the library > perform recovery
- C. delete the tape > set the media ID generation rule accordingly > re-inventory the library
> run recovery - D. use bplabel to change the media ID > re-inventory the library > perform recovery
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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