The VCS-371 examination evaluates the proficiency of Systems Administrators and Backup Engineers in managing Veritas NetBackup 7.5 infrastructure within Windows environments. Candidates must demonstrate deep technical competency in configuring Master and Media servers, implementing media management policies, and orchestrating complex disk and tape storage unit lifecycles. Critical objectives include executing disaster recovery procedures, performing granular file system restores, and managing NetBackup catalog integrity. Proficiency encompasses the deployment of OpsCenter for centralized reporting, client-side deduplication strategies, and the configuration of NetBackup agents for Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange, and SharePoint, ensuring high-availability data protection architectures and optimized data transfer throughput across enterprise network fabrics.