Veritas VCS-284 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 21,2026- Exam Code: VCS-284
- Exam Name: Veritas NetBackup 10.x Administrator
- Certification Provider: Veritas
- Latest update: Oct 21,2026
An Advanced Disk storage unit consistently reaches capacity, causing older, staged backups to expire.
How can the administrator control the prioritization of images that get removed?
- A . change the priority for secondary storage lifecycle operations
- B . use Data Classification
- C . change the priority of relocation jobs in the staging schedule
- D . modify Retention Levels
Which two appliance performance scenarios benefit from seeding the MSDP pool? (Select two.)
- A . new client backups over WAN
- B . new application backups over SAN
- C . new VADP VMWare backups using Media Server as the backup host
- D . new replication to a new DR site
- E . new clients with large file systems containing small files
What is the recommended method to configure devices into Media Manager?
- A . The media and device management interface
- B . the command line interface
- C . the device configuration wizard
- D . the device management configuration utility
An administrator must recover an expired image from a tape where only one remaining copy exists and there are other unexpired images on the tape.
How should the administrator ensure the image is retained?
- A . run the Images on Tape report
- B . run an import on the tape
- C . duplicate the unexpired images
- D . verify the tape
A backup image on tape is due to expire in one week. The administrator needs to keep the image available for restore indefinitely.
Which two methods can be used to accomplish this goal? (Select two.)
- A . use the bpexpdate command to change the expiration date of the image
- B . use the bpretlevel command to customize the retention level
- C . use the bpimmedia command to freeze the tape
- D . use the bpduplicate command to create a copy with an infinite retention
- E . use the vmchange command to change the expiration date of the tape
Which two performance scenarios benefit from seeding the MSDP pool? (Select two.)
- A . new client backups over WAN
- B . new application backups over SAN
- C . new VADP VMWare backups using media server as the backup host
- D . new replication to a new DR site
- E . new clients with large file systems containing small files
Which NetBackup 7.7 command is used to report the potential free space of AdvancedDisk storage units?
- A . nbdevquery
- B . nbdevconfig
- C . nbemmcmd
- D . bpstsinfo
Weekly full backups run for clientA on master1 using a storage unit that belongs to media1. The administrator is required to retain clientA’S full backups for a period of four months. When the administrator modifies the full schedule, an option for 4 months is missing from the Retention drop-down list.
How can the administrator add a four-month retention?
- A . modify an existing retention level in the server host properties, under Retention Periods
- B . ignore the selection list and type in the desired retention period directly
- C . add a new retention period in the media server host properties, under Retention Periods
- D . increase the Image cleanup Interval in the master server host properties, under Clean- up
Which two options are determined by the Security Level? (Choose two.)
- A . if the CA fingerprint needs to be confirmed during an installation or upgrade
- B . if a host requires a token during installation
- C . the idle log off timeout for the NetBackup Administration Console
- D . whether insecure communication with NetBackup 8.0 and earlier hosts is allowed
- E . how often CRLs are updated
Which statement describes how Catalog backups can be scheduled?
- A . All of the above
- B . According to frequency
- C . According to calendar
- D . After each backup session