D-NWR-DY-01 sample questions

Question 1

A financial institution is upgrading its NetWorker environment from version 19.8 to 19.10. The environment includes a primary NetWorker server, two storage nodes, and the NetWorker Management Console (NMC) on a separate host. To ensure a smooth transition and minimize downtime, what is the mandatory sequence for upgrading these components?

Accepted Answer

NetWorker Server, then Storage Nodes, then NMC Server.

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NMC Server, then NetWorker Server, then Storage Nodes.

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Storage Nodes, then NetWorker Server, then NMC Server.

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All components can be upgraded simultaneously using a centralized deployment tool.

Question 2

A large media company uses NetWorker to protect its assets. To offload long-term archives, they have configured a Cloud Tier device pointing to an AWS S3 bucket. An administrator observes that data movement to the cloud is much slower than expected. Investigation reveals the data is being tiered from a PowerProtect DD appliance. Which configuration change would most significantly improve the data movement performance to the Cloud Tier device?

Accepted Answer

Configure the Cloud Tier policy to read data directly from the DD appliance without rehydration.

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Increase the parallelism setting on the Cloud Tier device.

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Enable source-side deduplication on the clients writing to the DD appliance.

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Deploy a NetWorker Virtual Edition instance in AWS to act as the destination storage node.

Question 3

During the deployment of a NetWorker vProxy appliance in a secure vSphere environment, an administrator is tasked with selecting the most efficient data transport mode that minimizes impact on the production LAN. The environment consists of ESXi hosts connected to a Fibre Channel SAN where the datastores reside. The vProxy will be deployed as a VM on one of these hosts. Which transport mode should be prioritized in the vProxy configuration?

Accepted Answer

SAN (Storage Area Network)

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NBD (Network Block Device)

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NBDSSL (Encrypted NBD)

Answer

HotAdd

Question 4

A system administrator is reviewing the processes running on a NetWorker server and notices that the `nsrmmdbd` daemon is consuming a high amount of CPU resources. Which two functions are the primary responsibility of this specific daemon? (Select TWO)

Accepted Answer

Tracking and managing backup volumes.

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Recording information about backup save sets.

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Managing the online client file indexes.

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Executing scheduled backup commands on clients.

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Handling the data transfer to physical or virtual tape devices.

Question 5

True or False: When deploying NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) in a public cloud provider like AWS or Azure, it is a mandatory prerequisite to pre-configure a PowerProtect DD Virtual Edition (DDVE) instance to act as the primary backup target.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 6

**Company Background:**
Global Logistics Inc. (GLI) operates a large, distributed IT environment with a central data center and numerous remote offices. They have relied on Dell NetWorker for years for their data protection needs. The central data center houses critical Oracle databases on AIX servers and a large VMware farm. Remote offices primarily have Windows file servers.

**Current Situation:**
GLI is implementing a cloud-first strategy to reduce its on-premises infrastructure footprint and associated costs. They want to eliminate physical tape for long-term retention and leverage the cloud. A key challenge is the legacy AIX systems, which cannot directly back up to cloud object storage. The company has a high-speed, low-latency WAN connection to AWS.

**Requirements & Constraints:**
1. Provide a unified solution to back up both the AIX databases and remote Windows file servers directly to AWS S3.
2. All data sent to the cloud must be deduplicated, compressed, and encrypted before leaving the GLI network.
3. The solution must not require any changes to the existing backup workflows for the AIX database administrators.
4. Minimize the on-premises hardware footprint for the cloud gateway solution.

**Question:**
Which NetWorker cloud enablement solution best meets all of GLI's requirements?

Accepted Answer

Deploy a physical CloudBoost appliance in the central data center. Configure it as a backup device in NetWorker and target the AIX and Windows backup policies to this device.

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Deploy a NetWorker storage node in a VPC in AWS. Configure the AIX and Windows clients to back up to this cloud-based storage node over the WAN.

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Configure a Cloud Tier device on the primary NetWorker server. Create a clone policy to move the AIX and Windows backups from their primary disk targets to the Cloud Tier.

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Install PowerProtect DD Virtual Edition (DDVE) in AWS. Configure DD Boost devices in NetWorker and direct all backups to the DDVE instance.

Question 7

A backup administrator needs to configure NetWorker authentication to use the company's central Active Directory for user management. The goal is to allow different AD groups to have specific roles within the NetWorker Management Console (NMC). After configuring the external authority in NetWorker, what is the next critical step to map AD groups to NetWorker roles?

Accepted Answer

Create new User Groups within NetWorker that reference the external AD groups.

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Create new local NetWorker users with names matching the AD users.

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Modify the NMC server properties to specify the AD domain controller.

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Restart the NetWorker Authentication Service (`nsrauthsv`) to automatically import AD groups.

Question 8

An administrator is trying to recover a single file to a VMware virtual machine using the NetWorker vProxy FLR (File Level Recovery) method. The recovery process fails. The VM backup was successful, and an image-level recovery of the entire VM works correctly. Which of the following is a common reason for FLR to fail while image-level recovery succeeds?

Accepted Answer

The target VM's guest operating system is using dynamic disks or LVM.

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The vProxy appliance does not have network access to the NetWorker server.

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The backup was performed using the NBD transport mode instead of HotAdd.

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The vCenter server credentials configured in NetWorker have expired.

Question 9

A backup architect is designing a NetWorker data protection solution for a new branch office. The office has several large file servers that need to be backed up to a central PowerProtect DD appliance at the main datacenter. To minimize backup traffic over the WAN, the architect enables Client Direct. How does enabling Client Direct alter the backup data flow compared to a traditional backup?
```mermaid
graph TD
subgraph Traditional_Flow
A[Client] -- Data --> B[Storage Node]
B -- Data --> C[DD Appliance]
A -- Metadata --> D[NetWorker Server]
end
subgraph ClientDirect_Flow
E[Client] -- Data --> G[DD Appliance]
E -- Metadata --> H[NetWorker Server]
end
```

Accepted Answer

Backup data is sent directly from the client to the DD appliance, bypassing the Storage Node.

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Backup data is sent from the client to the NetWorker Server, which then forwards it to the DD appliance.

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Both backup data and metadata are sent directly from the client to the DD appliance.

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Client Direct encrypts the data on the client before sending it to the Storage Node.

Question 10

A hospital needs to deploy NetWorker in their AWS environment to protect EC2 instances running critical applications. Due to regulatory compliance, the backup server itself must be highly available and easily recoverable. Which deployment method for NetWorker in the cloud best satisfies this requirement?

Accepted Answer

Deploy the NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) from the AWS Marketplace.

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Install NetWorker manually on a standard Windows EC2 instance.

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Deploy a physical NetWorker appliance in an AWS Direct Connect location.

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Configure an on-premises NetWorker server to back up EC2 instances over a VPN.

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Free D-NWR-DY-01 sample questions

A system administrator is reviewing the processes running on a NetWorker server and notices that the `nsrmmdbd` daemon is consuming a high amount of CPU resources. Which two functions are the primary responsibility of this specific daemon? (Select TWO)

True or False: When deploying NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) in a public cloud provider like AWS or Azure, it is a mandatory prerequisite to pre-configure a PowerProtect DD Virtual Edition (DDVE) instance to act as the primary backup target.

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