IBM C1000-082 IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.9 Administration Exam Practice Test

According to IBM’s documentation12, client-side encryption is a method of encrypting data before it is sent to the server for backup or archive operations. Client-side encryption uses a password that is entered by the user to generate an encryption key. The password needs to be confirmed when encrypting the file for backup, and also needs to be entered when performing restores of encrypted files12.

Client-side encryption satisfies all the requirements of encrypting data during transmission and storage, because:

• It prevents data from being read during transmission, because the data is encrypted before it leaves the client system3.
• It prevents data from being read once written in the storage pool, because the data remains encrypted on the server and can only be decrypted with the password that is known by the user3.

According to IBM documentation1, Application Aware backups allow quiescing of database applications in Hyper-V and VMware virtual environments. Application Aware backups use Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) or VMware Tools to create a consistent snapshot of the application data.

IBM Spectrum Protect - IBM Documentation

The command that helps protect the IBM Spectrum Protect server in case of a database failure is "BACKUP DB."

Backing up the Spectrum Protect database protects against data loss due to hardware failure [1], software problems, or other emergencies that might cause a total loss of the database. The BACKUP DB command creates a backup copy of the IBM Spectrum Protect database.

If a database failure occurs, the backup can be used to restore the database to a known state.

It is important to periodically perform backups of the IBM Spectrum Protect server database to ensure that the data is protected in the event of a failure [1]. Detailed instructions for performing backups can be found in the IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.9 documentation.

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-protect/8.1.0?topic=troubleshooting-resolving-server-problems

To specify whether the client acceptor daemon service (CAD) manages the scheduler, you need to add the MANAGEDSERVICES option in the client system-options file on Linux1. The client system-options file is named dsm.sys by default1. You can use this option to reduce the number of background processes on your workstation by letting the client acceptor daemon start and stop the scheduler process as needed for each scheduled action23.

According to the IBM Spectrum Protect documentation1, one statement that is true regarding client-side and server-side deduplication is B. Client-side deduplication generally eliminates the deduplication workload on the server for that particular client workload. This statement means that when client-side deduplication is enabled, the backup-archive client removes redundant data before sending it to the server, which reduces the amount of data that needs to be processed by the server.

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-protect/8.1.9?topic=throughput-tuning-client-side-data-deduplication

According to IBM Spectrum Protect documentation1, a command that should be done on the IBM Spectrum Protect server to ensure the library inventory is correct is AUDIT LIBRARY2. AUDIT LIBRARY is a command that synchronizes the server inventory with the inventory of the library device. It can detect and resolve inconsistencies between the two inventories, such as missing or relocated volumes.

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-protect/8.1.9?topic=utilities-administrative-commands

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-protect/8.1.9?topic=ac-audit-library-audit-volume-inventories-in-automated-library

According to the IBM Spectrum Protect documentation1, three processes that can be used to prepare for disaster recovery are:

• Protect storage pool: This process creates a copy of a primary storage pool on another server or device. The copy can be used to restore data if the primary storage pool is damaged or lost.
• Node replication: This process replicates data from one server node to another server node. The replicated data can be used to recover client data if the source server node is unavailable.
• Backup storage pool: This process backs up data from a primary storage pool to another storage pool. The backup storage pool can be used to restore data if the primary storage pool is corrupted or deleted.

This means that, by default, files from different clients are grouped together in storage pool volumes to optimize space utilization. This information is available in the IBM Spectrum Protect for AIX [1]: Administrator's Reference, which is one of the official documentation resources for this product.

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-protect/8.1.14?topic=storage-optimizing-operations-by-enabling-collocation-client-files

According to IBM Spectrum Protect Plus overview1, you need the object agent to accept data from IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. The object agent is a component of IBM Spectrum Protect that enables you to back up and restore data on cloud object storage devices1. You also need to configure the offload settings on IBM Spectrum Protect Plus and create an S3 consolidation pool on IBM Spectrum Protect2. For more details, you can refer to the IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.9 documents345.