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
Which statement is true about OpsCenter?
- A . OpsCenter is a premium option from NetBackup that must be purchased separately.
- B . OpsCenter and OpsCenter Analytics are both 100% free.
- C . OpsCenter cannot be used to manage NetBackup versions prior to 7.5.
- D . Basic OpsCenter functionality is included with NetBackup (Additional functionality can be added by purchasing the OpsCenter Analytics option).
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 . use bplabel to change the media ID > re-inventory the library > perform 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 . delete the tape > set the barcode rule accordingly > re-inventory the library > run recovery
An administrator has a job that has failed.
See the contents of the Job’s Detailed Status tab from the NetBackup Activity Monitor provided below:

What may be the cause for the failure?
- A . The version of NetBackup installed on the master server and media server is higher than the version installed on the client.
- B . The media server is unable to resolve the hostname of the client to any IP address.
- C . The required NetBackup processes need to be started on the client.
- D . The media server failed to perform a reverse name lookup of the IP address associated with the client.
Which operation compares the contents of an image to the NetBackup catalog?
- A . Verify
- B . Duplicate
- C . Import
- D . Rehydrate
Which two schedule types are allowed for the NBU-Catalog policy type? (Select two.)
- A . Automatic Backup
- B . Vault Catalog Backup
- C . Full Catalog Backup
- D . Full Backup
- E . Application Backup
Which schedule can be configured as a synthetic backup in addition to the full backup schedule type?
- A . differential incremental backup
- B . cumulative incremental backup
- C . user backup
- D . application backup
- E . automatic backup
Which feature is unavailable for all NetBackup cloud providers when configuring cloud storage using the Cloud Storage Server Configuration wizard?
- A . Compression
- B . Encryption
- C . Spanning volumes
- D . Use Secure Sockets Layer
An administrator has a MS-Windows type policy that has failed for a Microsoft Windows NetBackup client. The policy uses the ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES backup selection.
See the extract from the end of the job details below:

Which two logs will provide the most relevant information for troubleshooting and resolving the error? (Select two.)
- A . Operating system logs on the client
- B . NetBackup bpfis logs on the media server
- C . NetBackup bptm logs on the media server
- D . Operating system togs on the media server
- E . NetBackup bpfis logs on the client
Which value under Storage Unit Properties reflects the total amount of space allocated to a basic disk storage unit?
- A . Usable size
- B . Capacity
- C . Raw size
- D . Available or Available space
An MSDP Media Server is experiencing performance issues when running multiple deduplication backup jobs concurrently over 10 GbE. When switched to AdvancedDisk on the same Media Server, the backups perform well.
Which step can be utilized to mitigate the performance issues?
- A . reduce network congestion between clients and the Media Server
- B . increase the size of the MSDP disk pool on the Storage Server
- C . add load balancing Media Servers for the Storage Server
- D . set the clients to back up over SAN