Backup Overview

1. What statement about backup is correct?

Backed-up data is usually retained for very long periods of time
Backup is an additional copy of data made from an original source
Tape is the only type of media used with backups
The three primary purposes of backup are disaster recovery, archival and data replication

2. What is the purpose of an operational backup?

To allow restoring a computer to operational state following a disaster
To allow restoring a small number of files after they have been accidentally deleted or
corrupted
To copy or transfer data from a storage system to another storage system
To save files and records for permanent or long-term preservation

3. What is an incremental backup?

A backup off all data on the target volumes
A backup that contains only changes since the last full backup
A backup that contains only changes since the most recent backup
A backup that contains only changes since the most recent backup of a lower level

4. Suppose you have defined a backup policy to run daily and take full backups every Monday and
cumulative backups on the remaining weekdays. In case of a disaster on a Friday, how many
backup sets will be required to perform a full recovery?
1
2
3
4

5. What is Recovery Point Objective (RPO)?

A point in time to which application data must be recovered in order to resume business
transactions
The length of time that a particular backup set is retained on tape before it is overwritten by a
new backup set
The length of time that the backup software prevents the overwriting of a tape
The maximum allowable time to bring the application back online

Backup
Overview

6. An automated tape library is an example of which storage method?

Near-line storage
Off-site vault
 Offline storage
Online storage

Backup Architecture

7. What applies to a backup server exclusively?

It controls the robotic arm in a tape library
It gathers data for backup
It owns the backup catalog
It writes the backup image to the backup device

8. What is a feature of direct-attached backups?

Backup performance is reduced
It has minimum impact on host and application performance
It imposes distance restrictions
Tape devices can be easily shared among backup hosts

9. What is a characteristic of SA backups?

Does not require a LAN infrastructure
Eliminates or reduces dedicated backup servers
Increases the overhead associate with backups
Reduces backup and restore performance

10. What is the benefit of LAN backups?

Applications don’t need to be halted during LAN backup
LAN backup does not have an impact on production systems
Tape devices can be easily shared among backup hosts
The backup server is the central point for all backups

Backup Terminology and Considerations

11. Which statement about Backup Staging is correct?

Staging helps to reduce the backup window
Staging is normally used with off-site vaulting policies
Staging is the process of copying data from a storage media to another
The performance of a backup is not affected by staging

12. Which statement describes NDMP?

It isn’t possible to restore single files when using NDMP, as all backups are performed at the
logical block level
NDMP backup is completely LAN free
NDMP backup can occur locally, from the file server directly to the tape drive
NDMP backup requires a special agent to be installed on the file server