Veritas VCS-279 Exam
Administration of Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2 and NetBackup Appliances 3.1.2 (Page 2 )

Updated On: 12-Jan-2026

Refer to the Exhibit.
An administrator is trying to access client properties on the NetBackup Administration Console and receives the following message:


When checking the services on the master server, the administrator sees that the PBX service is down.

Which two commands can the administrator use to increase the PBX log level to determine the reason for the message above? (Choose two.)

  1. vxlogcfg
  2. pbxcfg
  3. vxpbx_exchanged
  4. pbx_exchange
  5. vxlogmgr

Answer(s): A,E



An administrator has a Synthetic backup that fails with a status code 1, and the error message:

No images were found to synthesize (607)

Which steps should the administrator take to determine why the backup failed?

  1. check the policy backup selection list
  2. check the schedule's Storage Unit for compatibility
  3. check the policy schedules
  4. check the client attributes in Host Properties

Answer(s): C



Which method is NOT able to provide performance information for previously run backup jobs?

  1. running the All Log Entries report
  2. running nbperfchk on the command line
  3. viewing the detailed status of the job details in the Activity Monitor
  4. viewing the Disk &Tape Device Activity Reports in OpsCenter

Answer(s): D



A backup image on tape is due to expire in one week. The administrator needs to keep the image available for restore indefinitely.

Which two methods can be used to accomplish this goal? (Choose two.)

  1. use the bpexpdate command to change the expiration date of the image
  2. use the bpretlevel command to customize the retention level
  3. use the bpmedia command to suspend the tape
  4. use the bpduplicate command to create a copy with an infinite retention
  5. use the vmchange command to set the tape to never expire

Answer(s): A,D



How can an administrator locate NetBackup job activity using the appliance interfaces?

  1. NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu (CLISH) > Monitor
  2. NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu (CLISH) > Reports
  3. NetBackup Appliance Web Console > Monitor
  4. NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu (CLISH) > Support

Answer(s): A



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