CCPP-NBU-Appliances Exam Information and Outline
Cohesity Certified Protection Professional - NetBackup and NetBackup Appliances
CCPP-NBU-Appliances Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
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Exam Code: Coh285
Exam Name: Cohesity Protection Professional – NetBackup and NetBackup Appliances
Speciality: Cohesity Certified Protection Professional – NetBackup and NetBackup Appliances
Exam Duration: 105 minutes
Passing Score: 65%
Section 1 – Configure NetBackup and NetBackup Appliances (31%)
- Describe how to configure various primary/media/client settings and host properties- including Security Certificates
- Describe how to configure disk storage- cloud storage and storage unit groups
- Describe how to configure and utilize backup policies and protection plans
- Explain how to implement specialized backup solutions including synthetic backups
- True Image Restore (TIR)
- multiple data streams
- checkpoint restart
- and the use of backup duplication solutions such as disk staging
- Storage Lifecycle Policies
- Auto Image Replication
- Isolated Recovery Environment (IRE) and NetBackup Accelerator
- Describe the function
- uses
- configuration
- and administration of the NetBackup deduplication options
- such as media server deduplication
- clientside deduplication
- optimized duplication
- KMS Options
- MSDP Cloud Storage
- WORM storage
- Universal Shares
- Snapshot Manager
- storage servers
- Describe how to perform catalog backup configuration tasks
- Describe how to configure appliances through Appliance Shell Menu (CLISH) and Appliance Web Console
Section 2 – Monitor and Maintain NetBackup and NetBackup Appliances (36%)
- Describe image management concepts and how to use the NetBackup Administration Console to verify- expire- import- and manually duplicate backup images
- Describe how to manage NetBackup disk and cloud storage
- Interpret available reports to verify and monitor NetBackup
- Describe how and when to prioritize- cancel- suspend- resume- restart- retry or manually run backup and duplication jobs
- Describe how to initiate- prioritize and monitor NetBackup restore tasks
- Describe how to manage NetBackup Security (e.g.- RBAC- host ID certificates)
- Describe how to install updates (e.g.- VxUpdate)
- Describe how to configure- manage and use Anomaly Detection and Malware Detection
- Describe how to interact with NetBackup on appliances
- Describe how to manage NetBackup Appliances using Appliance Shell Menu (CLISH) and Appliance Web Console
- Describe how to obtain and install NetBackup Appliance updates and EEBs using Appliance Shell Menu (CLISH) and Appliance Web Console
- Monitor NetBackup Appliances
Section 3 – Tune NetBackup and NetBackup Appliances (10%)
- Analyze- optimize and tune NetBackup
- Analyze- optimize- and tune NetBackup Appliances using Appliance Shell Menu (CLISH) and Appliance Web Console
Section 4 – Troubleshoot NetBackup and NetBackup Appliances (23%)
- Interpret status codes and job details in order to diagnose and troubleshoot failed jobs
- Troubleshoot devices and media- including connectivity between primary- media- and client servers
- Troubleshoot common issues related to NetBackup disaster recovery- including recovering the NetBackup catalog
- Troubleshoot basic NetBackup Appliance issues