Veritas NetBackup 10.x and NetBackup Appliance 5.x Administrator

Here you have the best Veritas VCS-285 practice exam questions

You have 85 total questions across 17 pages (5 per page)
These questions were last updated on February 14, 2026
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Question 1 of 85

An administrator has a MS-Windows type policy that has failed for a Microsoft Windows NetBackup client. The policy uses the ALL_LOCAL DRIVES backup selection. See the extract from the end of the job details below:
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Which two logs will provide the most relevant information for troubleshooting and resolving the error? (Choose two.)

Operating system logs on the client

NetBackup bpbrm logs on the media server

NetBackup bptm logs on the media server

NetBackup bpfis logs on the media server

NetBackup bpfis logs on the client

Question 2 of 85

An administrator has a job that has failed. Upon reviewing the Detailed Status tab for the job, the administrator sees the following information:
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Which setting value prevented the job from running during the backup window?

the “Maximum concurrent jobs” storage unit setting

the Global Attributes > “Maximum jobs per client” primary server host property

the Timeouts > “Client read timeout” primary server host property

the “Limit jobs per policy” policy setting

Question 3 of 85

An administrator views the following errors from the Detailed Status tab of a failed job in the Activity Monitor.
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Which command should the administrator perform to test the communication between the primary server and the client based on the output?

nbdb_ping

bpclntcmd -self

bptestbpcd

bptestnetconn -s

Question 4 of 85

Refer to the exhibit.
A backup job configured with a retention level of 2 and “Policy volume pool” set to the “server_tapes” is failing due to status code 96: Unable to allocate new media for backup. See the output of the available_media command below:
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Which task in the NetBackup Administration Console should the administrator perform to resolve the status code 96 error?

change volume C11201 to the “scratch_pool” volume pool

change volume E02002 to the “scratch_pool” volume pool

change volume E02003 to the “scratch_pool” volume pool

unfreeze volume E02004 in the “server_tapes” volume pool

Question 5 of 85

A restore has failed with the following job details:
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Which two resources should the administrator use to troubleshoot this issue? (Choose two.)

About the Veritas VCS-285 Certification Exam

About the Exam

The Veritas VCS-285 (Veritas NetBackup 10.x and NetBackup Appliance 5.x Administrator) validates your knowledge and skills. Passing demonstrates proficiency and can boost your career prospects in the field.

How to Prepare

Work through all 85 practice questions across 17 pages. Focus on understanding the reasoning behind each answer rather than memorizing responses to be ready for any variation on the real exam.

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Practice exams help you familiarize yourself with the question format, manage your time, and reduce anxiety on the test day. Our VCS-285 questions are regularly updated to reflect the latest exam objectives.