CA ARCserve Backup r16.x Professional Exam (CAT-360) Study Guide Version 1.1

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CA ARCserve Backup r16.x Professional Exam

(CAT-360)

Study Guide

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CA ARCserve Backup r16.x Courses:

05ARC20371 CA ARCserve Backup for Windows r16: Administration 200 (3 days)

05ARC20381 CA ARCserve Backup for Windows r16: Implementation 200 (2 days)

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Table 1

Exam objectives as they map to related courseware and bodies of knowledge, including percentage of exam devoted to topics.

Exam Objectives Related Content Exam

Focus

Administering Backup Jobs CA ARCserve Backup for Windows r16: Administration 200 (05ARC20371)

Administer Backup Jobs

 Manage and Monitor Backup Jobs in the Job Status Manager

 Describe Global Backup Options

 Set Alerts Using the Alert Manager

10%

Restoring Data CA ARCserve Backup for Windows r16: Administration 200 (05ARC20371)

Restore Data

 Identify the Different Methods for Restoring Data

4%

Protecting File Servers CA ARCserve Backup for Windows r16: Administration 200 (05ARC20371)

Protect File Servers

 Configure the Windows Client Agent

 Configure the Agent for Open Files

6%

Backing Up and Restoring Exchange Server Data

CA ARCserve Backup for Windows r16: Administration 200 (05ARC20371)

Back Up and Restore Exchange Server Data

 Perform Database Level Backups

2%

Backing Up and Restoring SQL Server Databases

Back Up and Restore SQL Server Databases

 Restore SQL Server Databases

2%

Backing Up and Restoring SharePoint Server Data

Back Up and Restore SharePoint Server Data

 Back Up SharePoint Data

2%

Backing Up and Restoring Data on Virtual Machines

Back Up and Restore Data on Virtual Machines

 Describe How Data Is Backed Up from VMware Virtual Machines

2%

Managing the CA ARCserve Backup Database and Catalog Database

Manage the CA ARCserve Backup Database and Catalog Database

 Protect the CA ARCserve Backup Database

2%

Monitoring the Operation of CA ARCserve Backup

Monitor the Operation of CA ARCserve Backup

 Generate Reports Using the Report Manager

2%

Monitoring Performance Using the Dashboard

Monitor Performance Using the Dashboard

 Identify Global Dashboard Features

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Exam Objectives Related Content Exam Focus

Administering Windows Authentication, User Profiles, and Audit Logs

Administer Windows Authentication, User Profiles, and Audit Logs

 Set Up Windows Authentication

2%

Administering Media CA ARCserve Backup for Windows r16: Administration 200 (05ARC20371)

Administer Media

 Administer Disk and Tape Media

2%

Performing Administrative Tasks with the Server Admin Utility

Perform Administrative Tasks with the Server Admin Utility

 Perform Administrative Tasks in the Server Admin Utility

2%

Planning Your Data Protection Environment

CA ARCserve Backup for Windows r16: Implementation 200 (05ARC20381)

Plan Your Data Protection Environment

 Review the Product Architecture

 Identify Your Data Storage Requirements

 Identify Your Data Transfer Requirements

 Schedule Backups

 Calculate Storage and Data Transfer Requirements

10%

Planning Your CA ARCserve Backup for Windows Installation

Plan Your CA ARCserve Backup for Windows Installation

 Identify Supported Platforms and Devices

 Identify the Types of CA ARCserve Backup for Windows Server Installations

 Identify Database Requirements

6%

Installing CA ARCserve Backup for Windows r16

Install CA ARCserve Backup for Windows r16

 Identify the Installation Prerequisites

 Identify Install Options

 Verify the Local Installation

8%

Configuring CA ARCserve Backup for Windows r16

Configure CA ARCserve Backup for Windows r16

 Set Manager Console Preferences

 Configure Security

 Configure Devices

 Explore Enterprise Module and Performance Components

12%

Automating Backup Job Scenarios

Automate Backup Job Scenarios

 Describe Backup Rotation

 Schedule a Rotation Backup

 Describe Disk to Disk to Tape

 Configure D2D2T

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Exam Objectives Related Content Exam Focus

Understanding the CA ARCserve Backup, D2D and Central Applications r16 Product and Solution Architecture

Reference Guides and Field Experience

CA ARCserve Backup, D2D and Central Applications r16: Product and Solution Architecture Overview

 Describe the CA ARCserve Backup Product Architecture

2%

Understanding the CA ARCserve Backup r16 Implementation

CA ARCserve Backup r16 Implementation Overview

 Describe CA ARCserve Backup Virtualization Support

 Describe CA ARCserve Backup Cloud Support

 Describe CA ARCserve Device Support

 Describe the CA ARCserve Backup Dashboard

 Install Agents 10% Understanding the CA ARCserve D2D r16 and CA ARCserve Central Applications Implementation

CA ARCserve D2D r16 and CA ARCserve Central Applications Implementation Overview

 Describe CA ARCserve D2D File and Application Restores

 Describe CA ARCserve D2D Integration with CA ARCserve Backup

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3 Sample Certification Exam Questions

These sample questions are very similar to the questions in the actual exam. Some questions may include several correct options.

Question 1

Which restore method do you use when you know the name of the file or directory you want to restore, but do not know the machine it was backed up from or the media it was backed up to?

A. Search button B. Restore by Tree C. Restore by Query D. Restore by Session

Question 2

SQL Server backup and restore jobs can fail for various reasons. To investigate a failure, which log file should you check for specific errors?

A. sqlpagw.log B. mediasql.log C. sqlrdbms.log D. dbaconfig.log

Question 3

CA ARCserve Backup can automatically populate the CA ARCserve Backup database with virtual machine (VM)-related information using Auto-populate VM. You can specify the Auto-populate VM frequency when you configure the Agent for Virtual Machines. What is the default frequency?

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Question 4

In a CA ARCserve Backup tape log, what does Sense Info indicate? A. SCSI error code

B. Number of soft-write errors

C. Number of times media has been formatted D. Amount of data written to the media during the job

Question 5

Which statement about report scheduling is TRUE? A. You can only schedule standard reports.

B. All scheduled reports are stored in CA\ARCserve Backup\Templates\ Reports.

C. If you schedule a report from a member server, the report will display on the primary server. D. Preflight Check Report and GFS Media Prediction Report are the only reports you cannot schedule.

Question 6

In each remote CA ARCserve domain installation, a Branch Primary server: (Choose three) A. is installed as a designated machine.

B. collects the data for the local domain. C. reports to multiple Central Primary servers.

D. is created when each remote CA ARCserve domain is installed.

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Question 7

You can use preconfigured default Dashboard Groups to organize reports. Which Dashboard Group contains volume and disk reports?

A. Data Trend

B. Resource Utilization Dashboard C. Client Node Storage Information D. Client Node Hardware Information

Question 8

Which file filter option enables you to include or exclude specific types of files from an archive job? A. File Pattern

B. File Attributes C. Directory Pattern D. Host Name Pattern

Question 9

Which agents does the synthetic full backup option support? A. Database agents

B. Application agents C. All Windows Client Agents

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Question 10

If you have a 3-hour backup window and a 1 Gigabit network, with no software encryption\hardware compression enabled, how much data will transfer?

A. 280 GB B. 408 GB C. 945 GB D. 1890 GB

Question 11

Which restriction applies when installing CA ARCserve Backup for Windows? A. You must not rename the setup.icf file.

B. If using Microsoft SQL Server, you install it only when you have completed the CA ARCserve Backup installation. C. You cannot use the free Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition for the backup database.

D. You cannot upgrade from a previous release of CA ARCserve Backup to a CA ARCserve Backup primary server on a remote system.

Question 12

When using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition for the CA ARCserve Backup database, on which server do you install and manage the database?

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Question 13

What MUST you perform before installing CA ARCserve Backup? (Choose two)

A. If they exist, manually uninstall CA ARCserve Backup versions previous to r11.5 (included). B. Run a wizard to enable CA ARCserve Backup to detect and configure supported libraries.

C. For SCSI devices storage, check that you do not exceed the CA ARCserve limit for SCSI controllers.

D. For clusters, before you start the installation wizard, check that cluster applications, such as Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) are installed, properly configured, and running.

Question 14

You installed CA ARCserve Backup for Windows and now need to verify that the installation was successful by viewing the Activity Log data. Where can you view the Activity Log?

A. In the Device Manager B. In the Database Manager C. In the Job Status Manager D. In the Backup Manager Console

Question 15

After installing CA ARCserve Backup for Windows, you discover that the Device Manager has not detected all of your devices. What should you do?

A. Reboot after the installation. B. Reinstall the undetected devices.

C. Run the CA ARCserve Installer Assistance Utility.

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Question 16

How do you add file system devices to your CA ARCserve Backup installation? A. By using the Device Wizard

B. By using the Device Manager

C. By clicking Add Hardware in Control Panel

D. By connecting a new device and waiting for Windows to find it

Question 17

What is the purpose of Media Assure?

A. Copies Network Attached Storage (NAS) sessions from one tape to another

B. Optimizes disk and tape media usage in Grandfather-Father-Son (GFS) and rotation jobs C. Backs up your data either to rewriteable media or Write Once Read Many (WORM) media D. Scans media for errors based on specified criteria to help ensure that the sessions are restorable

Question 18

Against which devices can Media Assure be used? A. All devices

B. Tape and Disk only C. Deduplication devices only

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Question 19

Which task can you perform using the Filer to Server feature?

A. Perform a Network Attached Storage (NAS) filer three-way Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) backup.

B. Back up the NAS filer directly to the CA ARCserve Backup server. C. Trigger a serverless backup of NAS server data to the NAS filer. D. Attach a dedicated device to the NAS filer.

Question 20

If a rotation job is used, what is the default time frame for periodic full backups for CA ARCserve Backup? A. Hourly

B. Daily C. Weekly D. Monthly

Question 21

When scheduling using a Grandfather-Father-Son (GFS) rotation scheme, what is contained on the Father media? A. Last full backup of the day

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Question 22

To configure Disk to Disk to Tape (D2D2T), you first create file system devices which become: A. Staging groups

B. Staging devices C. Staging policies D. Staging servers

Question 23

When configuring a staging group, what can you set in the Max Threshold field? A. Maximum period in which to retain data

B. Maximum number of file system devices C. Maximum number of simultaneous streams

D. Maximum file system device capacity percentage limits

Question 24

Which statement about CA ARCserve D2D r16 cloud support is TRUE? A. The cloud can be used as a backup destination for any D2D backup.

B. Copying production data to the cloud is not within the scope of this product.

C. The cloud is only supported if you use CA ARCserve D2D with CA ARCserve Enterprise Application Module. D. The cloud can be a destination for the file copy process to copy selected files to the cloud after a CA ARCserve

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Question 25

One of the factors that you might need to consider when you configure a CA ARCserve D2D backup is what to include and exclude from the backup job. Which statement about CA ARCserve D2D backup exclusions is TRUE? A. Only directories can be excluded from a backup.

B. All volumes of a disk need to be included in every backup job.

C. Depending on which volume you exclude from backup, Bare Metal Recovery (BMR) might not be possible. D. Specific volumes on a disk can be excluded and this will not affect any BMR that you might need to perform

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