What will cause a report name to be invalid when creating a custom report?
- A . if there is an underscore in the name
- B . if there is a dollar sign $ in the name
- C . if there are less than 8 characters in the name
- D . if there is a space in the name
Where is guidance on the appropriate disk technologies and RAID protection levels for the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vSnap server?
- A . the IBM Spectrum Spectrum Protect Plus C All Requirements Doc
- B . the Disk Magic and Capacity Magic tools
- C . the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Blueprint
- D . the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Performance Tuning Guide
What will cause a file restore to a Windows VM to fail?
- A . The IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Service is not set to Act as part of the operating system in the guest.
- B . iSCSI service is not started in the guest.
- C . A user is logged into the desktop of the guest and the file is being restored to that desktop.
- D . The IBM Spectrum Protect Plus File Restore Enabler is not installed in the guest.
Which two options describe how the retention of backup data may be defined in an IBM Spectrum Protect Plus SLA policy? (Choose two.)
- A . the number of active versions of each backup to be kept
- B . the number of days the last backup is retained in offloaded IBM Spectrum Protect storage
- C . the number of backups to be kept
- D . the number of days the last backup of a virtual machine is kept when the virtual machine has been deleted
- E . the number of days backups are to be kept
CE
Explanation:
Reference: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSNQFQ_10.1.0/spp/ t_spp_config_sla_pol.html
How can the network interface information be reviewed?
- A . expand the Backup Storage Server Details in the System view
- B . ping the vSnap Storage Server and verify the IP address and name resolution
- C . click the Manage Backup Storage icon of a Backup Storage and review the network interface
- D . run the vsnap networkshow command to list network interfaces and the services that are associated with each interface
D
Explanation:
Reference: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSNQFQ_10.1.1/spp/b_ispplus_guide.pdf (36)
After adding a new virtual machine to IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, what must be done to see it in the backup page?
- A . Click the Auto Refresh button in the Hypervisor Backup page.
- B . Run a backup of the SLA policy group it is associated with to pick up the new system.
- C . Run the hypervisor inventory job.
- D . Go to the Systems SITE page and edit the site information
What is the login procedure to follow after the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus software is installed on VMware and the virtual machine is started?
- A . log in with a web browser using the IP address of the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus virtual machine
- B . log in through the vSphere console
- C . log in to the CentOS console and run the start command
- D . start the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus console application
A
Explanation:
Reference: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSNQFQ_10.1.1/spp/b_ispplus_guide.pdf
Which statement is true regarding trial versions?
- A . The trial version of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is good for 90 days before upgrading to the paid version is required.
- B . IBM Spectrum Protect Plus trial version includes a license key for IBM Spectrum Protect Extended Edition.
- C . A license key can be downloaded through Passport Advantage to upgrade from the trial version to the full paid version.
- D . The trial version must be uninstalled before upgrading to the full paid version so that it can be properly licensed.
What is the default mode of a virtual machine restore job?
- A . Production Mode
- B . Clone Mode
- C . Hypervisor Mode
- D . Test Mode
D
Explanation:
Reference: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSNQFQ_10.1.1/spp/b_ispplus_guide.pdf
A company has two datacenters in two locations. Location 1 contains a vSphere vCenter and datacenter with 10 TB of deployed capacity and a Microsoft SQL deployment of 50 TB. Location 2 has an Oracle database deployment of 200 TB.
The business has provided the following data protection requirements:
– All virtual machine and database data has to be protected once a day with a 30-day retention.
– Virtual machines require an additional weekly backup with a 180-day retention.
Considering these assumptions, which statement is true?
- A . Only one single site will be created in the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus server so that the data can be merged appropriately.
- B . The default Silver SLA can only be used at the first site.
- C . A custom SLA needs to be created for the Primary Site for the weekly backup with 180-day retention.
- D . The default Silver SLA must be used in first site only to meet the requirement for daily backup with 30-day retention.
Which predefined user role provides access to all resources and privileges and can be assigned to newly created user accounts and groups?
- A . SYSADMIN
- B . Backup Only
- C . SUPERUSER
- D . VM Admin
A
Explanation:
Reference: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSNQFQ_10.1.1/spp/ c_spp_user_accounts_roles.html
What is a requirement for installation of an IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vStorage API for Data Protection (VADP) proxy?
- A . The VADP proxy must be installed on a separate hypervisor host from the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus server.
- B . A supported Linux host must be installed and available.
- C . A supported Windows host must be installed and available.
- D . The VADP proxy must be installed on a separate datastore from the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.
An IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vSnap server can be deployed on which physical server platform?
- A . Windows Server 2016
- B . Debian Linux
- C . IBM AIX
- D . Red Hat Enterprise Linux
The VM Backup History reports that a VM backup has failed. The report indicates the VM is in the Silver SLA.
Which job contains the detailed log of the backup?
- A . hyperv_Silver
- B . Silver_log
- C . Failed_Silver_hyperv
- D . Silver_Failed_VMs
What should be checked before updating the VADP Proxy Server?
- A . ensure the VADP Proxy and the vSnap server are in the same Site
- B . ensure that the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus CPU utilization is below 50%
- C . ensure that no active jobs are using the Proxy Server
- D . ensure that all IBM Spectrum Protect Plus restore jobs have completed
C
Explanation:
Reference: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSNQFQ_10.1.0/spp/ t_spp_updating_vadp.html
What is the basic method for updating the VADP Proxy Server?
- A . log in to the VADP console and run the appropriate .run file
- B . push the update from the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus interface
- C . run the VADP installer on the appropriate server
- D . run the update through the vSphere console
C
Explanation:
Reference: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSNQFQ_10.1.0/spp/ t_spp_updating_vadp.html
Which statement is true when defining the VADP Proxy in the Backup Options?
- A . Selecting the By Site option allows selection of a specific proxy server.
- B . Selecting the By Site option can provide load balancing across multiple proxy servers.
- C . Selecting the By Proxy option can provide load balancing across multiple proxy servers.
- D . Selecting Default as the By Site option will ensure that the Proxy Server is in a different site than the vSnap server.
Which report shows virtual machines that have not been replicated within their scheduled replication time frame?
- A . VM Backup History report
- B . VM SLA Policy Compliance report
- C . VM Snapshot report
- D . Protected VMs report
A
Explanation:
Reference: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSNQFQ_10.1.1/spp/b_ispplus_guide.pdf (88)
Which interface allows IBM Spectrum Protect Plus to integrate with an external scheduler, for example, to start a VM backup job?
- A . IBM Spectrum Protect Plus administrative command line client
- B . IBM Spectrum Protect Plus REST API
- C . IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center
- D . IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Admin GUI
Which minimum resource type must be assigned to a user in order to run IBM Spectrum Protect Plus predefined reports?
- A . System
- B . Report
- C . Monitoring
- D . Screen
B
Explanation:
Reference: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSNQFQ_10.1.1/spp/b_ispplus_guide.pdf
(117)
What describes a purpose of an IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Resource Group?
- A . define the retention of backup data
- B . define the offload relationships to IBM Spectrum Protect Servers
- C . define the actions a user can perform
- D . define the VMs that will be made available to a user
C
Explanation:
Reference: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSNQFQ_10.1.1/spp/b_ispplus_guide.pdf
How should the nmtui utility be accessed when configuring IBM Spectrum Protect Plus?
- A . using the Administrative Console with su privileges
- B . using the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus REST API
- C . by logging on to the appliance as root
- D . using the Administrative Console with configure privileges
A
Explanation:
Reference https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSNQFQ_10.1.1/spp/b_ispplus_guide.pdf
What are two valid IBM Spectrum Protect Plus actions to take following a successful Test Mode VMware virtual machine restore? (Choose two.)
- A . Cleanup. Destroy the virtual machine and clean up all associated resources.
- B . Backup. Back up the newly-restored copy of the virtual machine.
- C . Replicate. Create another working copy of the virtual machine on a storage partner.
- D . Clone. Migrate the virtual machine through vMotion to the Datastore and Virtual Network defined as the Test network.
- E . Manage. Work with the settings of the restored virtual machine.
AD
Explanation:
Reference: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/869bac74-5fc2-4b94-81a26153890e029a/entry/Restore_your_data_with_IBM_Spectrum_Protect_Plus?lang=en_us
Which two actions will expand the capacity of a vSnap storage server? (Choose two.)
- A . connect to the storage system and extend the size of the existing disks that are in use by the vSnap server
- B . assign a new disk to the vSnap server and use the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus GUI to rescan and add the new disk to the vSnap Storage
- C . assign a new disk to the vSnap server and use vSnap disk rescan and vSnap pool expand commands
- D . deploy a new vSnap server and mount the capacity to the existing vSnap server
- E . assign a new disk to the vSnap server and use LVM commands to expand the corresponding volume group and logical volume
Where is the replication schedule for a vSnap repository controlled?
- A . inside an SLA
- B . vSnap Storage Definition
- C . replication settings of the VADP Proxy
- D . the Hypervisor Definition
How can disks associated with the Backup Storage be displayed?
- A . click in the Backup Storage view the Actions menu and select then Show Disks
- B . expand the Backup Storage in the Dashboard view and verify the disk utilization
- C . click the Manage Backup Storage icon of a Backup Storage and review the shown disk volumes
- D . run the vsnap disk show command
Which input is required during a VMware vCenter registration in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus when linking it to an IBM Spectrum Protect server?
- A . TCP port number of the IBM Spectrum Protect server
- B . FQDN or IP address of the IBM Spectrum Protect server
- C . FQDN or IP address of a vStorage Backup server
- D . IBM Spectrum Protect server admin name