Question 1

After completing the initial root-to-root system migration, you are ready to switch over to the new target system. You have been performing some critical backups of key systems during this initial replication phase. Which key step must be done prior to the final switchover to ensure all backups are present on the target?

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Question 2

A RecoverPoint administrator is planning to use RecoverPoint to protect their applications. The administrator needs to protect 8192 production volumes. The RecoverPoint system has two physical clusters using VNX arrays. What is a possible Consistency Group configuration?

Accepted Answer

Each Consistency Group can protect up to 2048 volumes.

Question 3

To determine whether physical or virtual RPAs are in use on a specific cluster, what is a correct sequence of steps to determine the type of RPAs for that cluster when using Unisphere?

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Question 4

A RecoverPoint administrator is failing over a Consistency Group including two non-production copies. What will be the replication state between the new production and former production when the administrator selects "Set Copy as Production"?

Accepted Answer

A full sweep is started between the new production and former production when the administrator selects "Set Copy as Production".

Question 5

What is the recommended wait period before running the Balance Load tool?

Accepted Answer

The recommended wait period before running the Balance Load tool is 7 days to ensure accurate data processing and system stability.

Question 6

Which type of RecoverPoint Consistency Group contains both active and standby production copies?

Accepted Answer

MetroPoint Consistency Group contains both active and standby production copies, allowing for high availability and disaster recovery across multiple sites.

Question 7

A RecoverPoint administrator wants to use the compression setting to save bandwidth in their environment. What will be the impact of changing the link compression setting on a Consistency Group?

Accepted Answer

Short initialization. Changing the link compression setting will cause a short initialization, which is a process of quickly bringing a Consistency Group up to date after a change has been made.

Question 8

Which preconfigured dataset ensures that all members of a group can back up their data regardless of their platform type?

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Question 9

Which Consistency Group setting is directly affected by the maximum Journal lag setting?

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Question 10

Where are incoming writes sent to during the Write phase of the RecoverPoint workflow?

Accepted Answer

During the Write phase of the RecoverPoint workflow, incoming writes are sent to the Production Journal to ensure data consistency and protection before being replicated to other sites.

Question 11

A Dell EMC Avamar backup administrator needs to configure full system backups for a Microsoft Windows 2012 server in a clustered configuration for bare metal recovery purposes. What must be included in the dataset in addition to VSS?

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Question 12

A company is deploying a 2 TB Dell EMC Avamar Virtual Edition on their existing VMware ESXi 5.1 server. In addition to the OS partition, how many storage partitions are required and what is the amount of capacity for each?

Accepted Answer

Avamar Virtual Edition requires three storage partitions: one for the OS and two for data. The data partitions should be of equal size, and the total size of the three partitions should be equal to the total capacity of the Avamar appliance. In this case, the total capacity is 2 TB, so each data partition should be 1 TB.

Question 13

Which command is used to perform Dell EMC Avamar server based CLI backups?

Accepted Answer

The "avtar" command is used in Dell EMC Avamar for performing backups, restores, and other operations from the command line interface (CLI).

Question 14

For which type of EMC storage array(s) is the RecoverPoint/BK used for in local backups?

Accepted Answer

RecoverPoint/BK is used for local backups specifically with EMC's VNX/VNXe and Unity storage arrays, providing continuous data protection and recovery capabilities.

Question 15

Which recommended procedure should be used to update a license on a Dell EMC Avamar utility node?

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Question 16

Which RecoverPoint feature allows for the creation of a consistent point-in-time image across multiple Consistency Groups?

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Question 17

An administrator ran the balance_load command on a RecoverPoint cluster during a high-load issue. However, the administrator forgot to capture the output. Where can the RecoverPoint Cluster Load report be located?

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Question 18

A storage administrator wants to protect their distributed VPLEX volumes using the RecoverPoint, MetroPoint feature. The administrator wants to know if they need to be aware of any special considerations. What information should be provided to the administrator?

Accepted Answer

RecoverPoint Group Policy must be set to enable group writes across RPAs for distributed VPLEX volumes to be protected using MetroPoint.

Question 19

Which tools are listed under "System Analysis and Tools" selection of Unisphere for RecoverPoint?

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Question 20

In Unisphere for RecoverPoint, which system analysis tool can verify that Consistency Groups are replicating efficiently or provide recommendations if user action is required?

Accepted Answer

The "Detect Bottlenecks" tool in Unisphere for RecoverPoint is designed to analyze the system and verify the efficiency of Consistency Groups replication, providing recommendations if user action is required.

Exam 8: RecoverPoint Specialist for Storage Administrators