Deck 8: RecoverPoint Specialist for Storage Administrators

Question 1

Which type of restore can a user perform with EMC Avamar Desktop/Laptop?

A) To the client from which the data originated
B) To any client managed by EMC Avamar
C) With Administrator privileges, to any client
D) To any client in the enterprise

Answer 1

To the client from which the data originated

Question 2

What is the default duration of the Backup window in EMC Avamar?

A) 6 hours
B) 8 hours
C) 10 hours
D) 12 hours

Answer 2

12 hours

Question 3

Which hardware platforms are certified for the installation of the EMC Avamar "software only" edition?

A) Dell, HP, and IBM
B) Dell, HP, and Sun
C) Acer, Dell, and IBM
D) HP, IBM, and Sun

Answer 3

Dell, HP, and IBM

Question 4

Which is an advantage of performing VMware Image level backups with EMC Avamar?

A) Backup can occur while the virtual machine is powered on or off
B) Virtual machines are treated like any other physical machine
C) File-level restores for the Linux virtual machine
D) Reduced CPU and memory utilization on the virtual machine

Question 5

What is the access mode of the server during an EMC Avamar checkpoint maintenance activity?

A) Read-only during checkpoint creation; read-write for the remainder of the activity
B) Read-only throughout the activity
C) Access is disabled throughout the activity
D) Access is disabled during checkpoint creation; read-only for the remainder of the activity

Question 6

You are configuring a utility node for a multinode RAIN system with four 3.3 TB nodes. How many LUNs should be configured for the utility node?

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 1

Question 7

Which mode(s) of EMC Avamar replication allows for many-to-one and bi-directional replication?

A) Normal
B) Full Copy
C) Root-to-root
D) Normal and root-to-root

Question 8

What would you run to determine if your EMC Avamar server is running in a steady state?

A) capacity.sh
B) status.dpn
C) dpnctl status
D) healthcheck.pl

Question 9

Which protocol is used to make the backup connection between the EMC Avamar client and the EMC Avamar server?

A) TCP/IP
B) HTTP
C) UDP
D) FTP

Question 10

How many LUNs should be configured on a single-node EMC Avamar system with 2 TB of licensed capacity?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

Question 11

What is the name of the default administration account in EMC Avamar Administrator?

A) MCUser
B) Administrator
C) dpn
D) admin

Question 12

You have just completed a successful EMC Avamar server software installation. Which component would have to be started manually?

A) backup scheduler
B) gsan
C) MCS
D) EMS

Question 13

Which hash represents each data chunk processed during an EMC Avamar backup?

A) atomic
B) root
C) composite
D) file metadata

Question 14

In which format will a Windows file be restored when using the EMC Avamar client Web interface?

A) uncompressed
B) zip
C) RAR
D) tagged

Question 15

Which field within the DPN Summary report indicates how much data has been transferred to the EMC Avamar server?

A) ModSent
B) TotalBytes
C) ModReduced
D) Overhead

Question 16

Which port on the Avamar server does the client connect to when performing a backup with no encryption?

A) 28001
B) 28002
C) 29000
D) 27000

Question 17

Which port must be open on an EMC Avamar utility node to be able to browse a client file system?

A) 26000
B) 27000
C) 28001
D) 28002

Question 18

Which node types can be defined with the EMC Avamar dpnnetutil command?

A) Storage, utility, access, accelerator, and spare
B) Storage, utility, access, and spare only
C) Storage, accelerator, and spare only
D) Storage, access, and spare only

Question 19

By default, where are the EMC Avamar files located on a Solaris client?

A) /opt/AVMRclnt
B) /opt/lib/avmrclnt
C) /usr/sbin/AVMRclnt
D) /opt/bin/avmrclnt

Question 20

Garbage collection is running on an EMC Avamar server. What activities can be performed at this time?

A) Restore, browse existing backups, and queue backups
B) Delete backups, and change retention settings
C) Change retention settings, and modify clients and domains
D) Restore, delete backups, and add new clients

Question 21

What describes the Avamar "benchmark_gen" script?

A) A perl script that looks for /data* mounts and creates a single shell script benchmark
B) An executable that creates a /QA directory within which files are created and read by dt
C) A perl script that extracts the summarized dt results.
D) An executable that performs a random seek, followed by a single read, for a specified number of iterations

Question 22

What is the physical label of the management port on an EMC Avamar Data Store node?

A) Gb0
B) Gb1
C) Gb2
D) Gb3

Question 23

On an EMC Avamar server, what is the file extension of stripes that contain backup chunks?

A) *.dat
B) *.inx
C) *.chd
D) *.par

Question 24

What is the minimum number of EMC Avamar active storage nodes required for a RAIN server?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

Question 25

By default, which port is used when communicating with the EMC Avamar server using the Avamar Administrative GUI?

A) 5555
B) 7778
C) 8443
D) 29000

Question 26

How much RAM is required for an EMC Avamar software-only utility node?

A) 4 GB
B) 8 GB
C) 16 GB
D) 32 GB

Question 27

How large is the operating system partition for an AVE installation?

A) 20 GB
B) 40 GB
C) 60 GB
D) 80 GB

Question 28

What is the minimum physical RAM requirement for a 0.5 TB installation of EMC AVE?

A) 1024 MB
B) 2048 MB
C) 3072 MB
D) 4096 MB

Question 29

What is the maximum number of nodes in a single AVE implementation?

A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 1

Question 30

Which is the last step in the hardware installation portion of an EMC Avamar multinode deployment?

A) Connecting to the customer network
B) Cabling the nodes to the switch
C) Powering on the nodes
D) Placing nodes in the rack

Question 31

What does the EMC Avamar deduplication process accomplish?

A) Achieves maximum advantage of disk characteristics
B) Enables platform-independent data objects
C) Ensures that each data object is stored only once
D) Provides data integrity and disaster recovery protection

Question 32

Which application is used to transfer patches to the EMC Avamar switch?

A) sftp
B) ftp
C) scp
D) tftp

Question 33

Which command instructs the EMC Avamar server to stop load balancing?

A) avmaint config balancemin=0 --avamaronly
B) avmaint config balancemin=2 --avamaronly
C) avmaint config balancemin=1 --avamaronly
D) avmaint config balancemin=100 --avamaronly

Question 34

When fully configured and enabled in its default configuration, how frequently does the EMC Avamar Email Home feature send information to EMC?

A) Twice a day
B) Once an hour
C) Once a day
D) Twice an hour

Question 35

How many disks are installed in an EMC Avamar utility node in a multinode server?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
D) 6

Question 36

What is the first process performed by avtar when running an EMC Avamar backup?

A) Traverses each directory in the backup dataset
B) Checks the client's file cache
C) Runs sticky-byte factoring
D) Writes to the hash cache file

Question 37

By default, where are the cache files located on an EMC Avamar Windows backup client?

A) C:\Program Files\avs\var
B) C:\Program Files\avs\var\clientlogs
C) C:\Program Files\avs\administrator
D) C:\Program Files\avs\bin

Question 38

A storage node on your EMC Avamar server has failed, and you are replacing it by using the spare node. What do you do to change the probe.xml node database?

A) Delete the entry for the spare node, and replace the failed node's entry with the IP address of the spare
B) Leave the entry for the spare node in place, and replace the failed node's entry with the IP address of the spare
C) Leave the entry for the failed node in place, delete the entry for the spare node, and add a new entry that has the IP address of the spare
D) Leave the entries for the failed node and the spare in place, and add a new entry that has the IP address of the spare

Question 39

What does the iperf utility test?

A) Disk performance
B) Bandwidth between hosts
C) CPU performance
D) Apache performance

Question 40

Which command is used to configure basic networking on an EMC Avamar node, prior to the transfer of the EMC Avamar software to it?

A) netconfig
B) ifconfig
C) ipconfig
D) dpnnetutil

Question 41

What is the path for the EMC AVE avqinstall.log file?

A) /usr/local/avamar/etc/log
B) /data01/cur
C) /tmp
D) /usr/local/avamar/var/log

Question 42

Which EMC Avamar utility is used to configure a multinode server within a NAT environment?

A) dpnnetutil
B) netconfig
C) ifconfig
D) avmaint

Question 43

What is used to protect against disk failure In EMC Avamar?

A) RAID
B) RAIN
C) Checkpoints
D) Replication

Question 44

What is the physical memory requirement for the deployment of an EMC AVE 1 TB node?

A) 3072 MB
B) 4096 MB
C) 8192 MB
D) 16384 MB

Question 45

How many LUNs does an EMC Avamar utility node have in a multinode server?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

Question 46

How would you verify that the processes required to perform a backup are running on the EMC Avamar Windows client?

A) Task Manager
B) Services
C) Control Panel
D) Avamar client interface

Question 47

Which command instructs the EMC Avamar system to redistribute backup data from the most full nodes to the least full nodes?

A) avmaint config balancemin=0 -avamaronly
B) avmaint config balancemin=2 --avamaronly
C) avmaint config balancemin=1 --avamaronly
D) avmaint config balancemin=100 --avamaronly

Question 48

What is the minimum number of EMC Avamar Data Store nodes required for a supported RAIN configuration?

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

Question 49

You need to install a multinode EMC Avamar server. To which node(s) should you copy the Avamar software file?

A) Utility node only
B) Utility node and active data nodes
C) Utility node, active data nodes, and spare node
D) Active data nodes only

Question 50

According to EMC Avamar best practices, what is the maximum ratio of database data to file system data that a customer's environment should have?

A) 20% / 80%
B) 50% / 50%
C) 30% / 70%
D) 10% / 90%

Question 51

Which component should be stopped and started, before and after specifying the e-mail home smtp server?

A) MCS
B) gsan
C) EMS
D) dtlt

Question 52

A customer is currently running a 1 x 2 Avamar server with 1 TB nodes. In order to add new clients to their Avamar environment, the customer needs more capacity. How can this be achieved?

A) Migrate the backup data to a new 1 x 4 server using root-to-root replication
B) Add one, 2 TB node to the 1 x 2 infrastructure with RAIN enabled
C) Add one, 1 TB node to the existing Avamar server with RAIN enabled
D) Upgrade the current Avamar 1 TB license to a 2 TB license

Question 53

Where do you copy the Avamar software tar file to for an AVE install?

A) Virtual machine
B) Virtual Center
C) Dedicated Avamar node
D) ESX Server

Question 54

What is the default passphrase when adding the admin ssh keys?

A) P3t3rPan
B) changeme
C) calvin
D) MCUser1

Question 55

An EMC Avamar customer wants to run garbage collection outside the blackout window. What may prevent the garbage collection job from starting?

A) HFS check is running.
B) Restores are running.
C) System is running in degraded mode.
D) There is no garbage to collect.

Question 56

An EMC Avamar customer is deploying a backup solution consisting of two EMC Avamar servers (server A and server B) with replication. Which configuration provides seamless server failover capability?

A) All clients back up to Avamar server A and backup data is replicated to Avamar server B using root-to-root replication.
B) Clients of server A replicate to Avamar server B and clients of Avamar server B replicate to Avamar server A using Normal replication.
C) Using root-to-root replication, clients of Avamar server A replicate to Avamar server B and clients of Avamar server B replicate to Avamar server A.
D) All clients back up to Avamar server A and backup data is replicated to Avamar server B using Normal replication.

Question 57

What is the minimum amount of RAM required on an EMC Avamar NDMP accelerator node to back up two simultaneous streams from a NAS filer?

A) 4 GB
B) 8 GB
C) 16 GB
D) 32 GB

Question 58

What is the minimum seek time required to pass the benchmark test of a single-node, 3.3 TB EMC Avamar?

A) 325 seeks/sec
B) 450 seeks/sec
C) 500 seeks/sec
D) 550 seeks/sec

Question 59

Which utility is used to ensure that the network throughput between nodes in a multinode Avamar server is acceptable?

A) iperf
B) ping
C) dpnnetutil
D) netstat

Question 60

Which node configuration is supported by EMC AVE?

A) 1 x 1
B) 1 x 2
C) 1 x n + S
D) 1 x 3

Question 61

A Dell EMC Avamar backup administrator has recently added 2000 desktop/laptop clients running daily scheduled backups to the backup environment. However, the administrator notices that more than 2000 additional backups are running each day. What is the cause of this issue?

A) Backups are not completing in the scheduled time and are automatically re-running after four hours
B) By default, each desktop/laptop client can perform on-demand backups
C) Each desktop/laptop client automatically generates two backup jobs
D) Backups are exceeding the soft limit and are automatically split into two sessions

Question 62

Which factor impacts Dell EMC Avamar checkpoint overhead?

A) Avamar server capacity
B) Outgoing replication
C) Frequency of client backups
D) System daily change rate

Question 63

A storage administrator needs to roll back the Dell EMC Avamar server to a pervious checkpoint. When is a checkpoint considered reliable enough to be used for a system rollback?

A) After a passed HFS check
B) After a successful garbage collection
C) Immediately after replication
D) Immediately after completion

Question 64

In a Dell EMC Avamar server rack architecture, where are the utility node and two internal switches located?

A) Utility node is at the bottom of the rack, the two internal switches are at the top of the rack
B) Utility node is at the top of the rack, the two internal switches are at the bottom of the rack
C) Two internal switches are at the top of the rack, the utility node is above the spare node at the center of the rack
D) One internal switch is installed at the top of the rack, with the second switch above the utility node which is at the bottom of the rack

Question 65

What is the grace period allowed for the initial Dell EMC Avamar installation without a permanent license?

A) 15 days
B) 30 days
C) 45 days
D) 60 days

Question 66

Which port does EMC Avamar use to access the Management Console database for reporting?

A) 7778
B) 28002
C) 29000
D) 5555

Question 67

A company is purchasing a Dell EMC Avamar Gen4T single node server for their backup needs and requires that all management be on a dedicated network. Which network interface is dedicated to management?

A) eth2
B) eth3
C) eth4
D) eth5

Question 68

A company wants to modify the Dell EMC Avamar maintenance window as their backup windows have changed. Which maintenance window can they use?

A) Any window according to their environment
B) 6am to 8pm only
C) 8am to 8 pm only
D) 8pm to 8am only

Question 69

Refer to the exhibit. A Dell EMC Avamar backup administrator notices that a large unnecessary backup had been taken. To free up capacity, the administrator decides to delete this backup. The administrator notices that the backup has an entry listed below it that is labeled "Remote". Based on the exhibit, what must be done to ensure that the backup is deleted from the environment?

A) Delete just the local backup, the remote backup will delete automatically
B) Delete the remote backup, the local backup refers to the client machine
C) Delete both the local and remote backups
D) Delete the local backup then perform a replication

Question 70

A company is interested in implementing Dell EMC Avamar as a backup solution. They have provided their current data protection needs. Which tool should be used to determine the Avamar Data Store capacity required?

A) Deduplication Assessment
B) Assessment Workbench
C) Solution Builder
D) Avamar Procedure Generator

Question 71

A company needs to increase the capacity of an existing Dell EMC Avamar multi-node server with Gens 3.9 TB storage nodes. They want to add three new storage nodes to the server. Which node type is added to support this Avamar multi-node server?

A) Gen4 3.9 TB
B) Gen4S M600
C) Gen4S M1200
D) Gen4S M2400

Question 72

What is the operating system partition size for a Dell EMC Avamar Virtual Edition server?

A) 30 GB
B) 50 GB
C) 80 GB
D) 126 GB

Question 73

What are the four categories of events available under the event monitoring of a Dell EMC Avamar Administrator?

A) System, Internal, User, and Audit
B) System, Application, Information, and Debug
C) System, Application, User, and Security
D) System, Error, User, and Warning

Question 74

In the latest version of a Dell EMC Avamar server, which port is used to browse AVAMARSERVER to reach the Avamar Installation Manager GUI?

A) 7354
B) 7453
C) 7543
D) 7591

Question 75

Which backup level(s) does the EMC Avamar SQL Plug-in support?

A) Full, Differential, and Incremental
B) Full and Incremental only
C) Full only
D) Full and Differential only

Question 76

Which options do the Gen4T M2400 single and multi-node platforms provide?

A) 2.0 TB license capacity, four disks, 2 TB RAID 1, eight Ethernet ports
B) 3.9 TB license capacity, six disks, 2 TB RAID 1, eight Ethernet ports
C) 7.8 TB license capacity, 12 disks, 2 TB + 1 SSD RAID 1, eight Ethernet ports
D) 7.8 TB license capacity, 12 disks, 2 TB RAID 6, eight Ethernet ports

Question 77

Which command is used to discover and list physical node numbers and IP addresses on a multi-node Dell EMC Avamar server?

A) status.dpn
B) rebuild.node
C) asktime
D) mapall

Question 78

After replacement of the utility node, a Dell EMC Avamar server fails to start up completely. All the hardware appears to be functioning correctly. What is a cause for this issue?

A) Newly replaced utility node has faulted and must be replaced again
B) NICs from the old utility node were not transplanted into the new utility node
C) New license was not generated and installed
D) Server was not rolled back to a previous checkpoint when failing to start

Question 79

Starting at the bottom, what is the recommended order for racking components in an EMC Avamar Data Store rack?

A) Switch, utility, storage, spare
B) Storage, switch, utility, spare
C) Spare, storage, switch, utility
D) Switch, utility, spare, storage

Question 80

You have been asked to deploy a Dell EMC Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) at a local field office. The requirement is to back up the Windows file server and the file system of nine Windows desktop computers. From historical data you know that daily changed data never exceeds 7 GBs. What is the smallest AVE that should be deployed?

A) 0.5 TB
B) 1 TB
C) 2 TB
D) 4 TB