Veritas VCS-284 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 22,2026- Exam Code: VCS-284
- Exam Name: Veritas NetBackup 10.x Administrator
- Certification Provider: Veritas
- Latest update: Oct 22,2026
An administrator wishes to configure a backup for VMware clients using NetBackup Accelerator using third-party OST storage. The clients are running Windows as the guest OS.
Which step must the administrator perform to ensure the backup completes successfully?
- A . ensure the hardware shows Accel_VMware as a supported feature in the Hardware Compatibility List
- B . enable the NTFS or ReFS change journal for the file systems in the virtual machine
- C . create at least one backup policy schedule with the Accelerator forced rescan option
- D . create the client track log by restarting the NetBackup Client Service after saving the policy
An administrator took Media Server, mediaA, offline for maintenance and set up a new Media Server, mediaB, with access to the previously backed up data. When restores are performed for data that was backed up by mediaA, the restores fail.
Which setting in the Host Properties must the administrator modify to allow successful restores?
- A . From the Master Server, run the bpimage command to change the name of the Media Server from mediaA to mediaB
- B . Verify both Media Servers are set up in the Media Server Host Properties > Restore Failover section.
- C . In the BAR GUI, change the "Server to use for backup and restores" setting to MediaB
- D . Verify both Media Servers are set up in the Master Server Host Properties > Restore Failover section.
Which command should an administrator use to show a list of incomplete copies of lifecycle managed images?
- A . nbstl
- B . bpimmedia
- C . bpimage
- D . nbstlutil
Which data is restored if the restore file is a symbolic link?
- A . the link file object and the data contained in it
- B . the link file object and the linked file
- C . the file that the link points to
- D . the link file object
The following storage lifecycle policy was used to back up data from a client.
Storage Lifecycle Policy
Backup to AdvancedDisk
Duplication to tape
Duplication to AdvancedDisk
How should an administrator restore data from the tape using NetBackup?
- A . use bpduplicate command to promote copy 1 to the primary copy
- B . from the NetBackup Administration console, promote copy 2 to the primary copy
- C . From the BAR GUI, select the tape backup to restore from
- D . from the NetBackup Administration console, promote copy 1 to the primary copy
Refer to the exhibit.
An assigned backup tape contains four images, two of which are expired. A new backup is initiated.
How does NetBackup write the new image?
- A . it appends new images to the last file marker on the tape
- B . it writes new images to the space where the expired images once resided on the tape
- C . it overwrites the expired data on the tape with the new images
- D . it writes the new image to an alternate tape
A volume is no longer used for backups if it is past its expiration data or has reached its maximum number of mounts.
- A . False
- B . True
Which command should an administrator use to determine which storage lifecycle policy’s image copies are incomplete?
- A . nbstl
- B . nbreplicate
- C . bpimage
- D . nbstlutil
Which statement best describes the nbcplogs utility?
- A . It makes backup copies of NetBackup logs
- B . It compresses NetBackup log files
- C . It collects a variety of log files
- D . It copies NetBackup logs to the OpsCenter server
Which two media status designations are excluded in the count against maximum number of partially full media? (Select two.)
- A . Frozen
- B . Imported
- C . Active
- D . Multi-Retlev
- E . MPX