VCS-260 Administration of Veritas InfoScale Availability 7.3 for UNIX/Linux Exam

Although each product varies in complexity and depth of technical knowledge, all certification exams target customers in an administrative role, cover core elements measuring technical knowledge against factors such as installation, configuration, deployment, management & administration, and basic troubleshooting.

This program consists of a technical exam at a product/version level that validates that the successful candidate has the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully administer Veritas InfoScale Availability 7.3 for UNIX/Linux

Passing this exam will result in a Veritas Certified Specialist (VCS) certification and counts towards the requirements for a Veritas Certified Professional (VCP) certification in Storage Management and High Availability for UNIX.

Exam Details
# of Questions: 75 – 85
Exam Duration: 105 minutes
Passing Score: 71%
Languages: English
Exam Price: $225 USD (or your country’s currency equivalent)

Recommended Course:
Veritas InfoScale Availability 7.3 for UNIX/Linux: Administration
Veritas InfoScale Availability 7.3 for UNIX/Linux: Advanced Administration I
Veritas InfoScale Availability 7.3 for UNIX/Linux: Advanced Administration II

Note: If you do not have prior experience with this product, it is recommended that you complete an in-person, classroom training or Virtual Academy virtual classroom training class in preparation for the VCS exam. Be cautioned that attendance in a training course does not guarantee passage of a certification exam.

Recommended preparation steps:
Exam Preparation Guide (PDF): Download and review the guide to understand the scope of topics covered in the certification exam and how they map to the key lessons and topics in the associated training course(s).
Attend recommended training classes listed above.
Gain hands-on experience with the product. Six to twelve months experience working with InfoScale Availability and/or Veritas Cluster Server for UNIX/Linux in a production or lab environment is recommended.
Sample Exam (PDF): Test yourself and your exam-taking skills using the sample exam

In addition, you should be familiar with the following product documentation and websites:
InfoScale Product Documentation
High Availability Configuration in AWS Cloud using InfoScale Enterprise
InfoScale Product Page
InfoScale Technical Support
InfoScale Updates, Patches and News
Veritas Communities
High Availability Configuration in AWS Cloud using InfoScale Enterprise

Recommended hands-on experience (real world or virtual):
Recommended 9-12 months experience working with InfoScale Availability in a production or lab environment.
Recommended 3-6 months experience working with InfoScale Storage in a production or lab environment.
Recommended knowledge of UNIX/Linux system and network administration.
Recommended knowledge of storage virtualization and high availability concepts.
Preparing the environment for Veritas InfoScale Availability
Installing and configuring Veritas InfoScale Availability
Managing cluster communications and data protection mechanisms
Configuring service groups, resources, resource dependencies, agents, and resource types
Configuring failover policies and service group dependencies
Validating the Veritas InfoScale Availability implementation
Performing basic troubleshooting
Configuring global clustering
Managing and administering InfoScale Availability using the Command Line and Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager (VIOM)
Deploy, configure, and maintain Veritas InfoScale Availability
Determine how components external to the cluster may impact high availability
Monitor and manage clusters
Understand high availability concepts, components, and architectures
Understand the impact of modifying cluster configurations
Understand user’s and access in a cluster environment

QUESTION 1
An administrator has removed a node from the cluster. After system maintenance, the administrator notices
that the remaining cluster nodes will no longer form a cluster.
Which file will be used by the cluster at startup to determine the number of nodes required to form a cluster?

A. /etc/gabtab
B. /etc/llttab
C. /etc/vxfentab
D. /etc/llthosts

Answer: A
Section: (none)
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QUESTION 2
Which behavior should an administrator expect when performing the Veritas InfoScale Availability online
upgrade process using the installer?

A. The cluster remains online and the kernel processes are swapped during the upgrade process.
B. The cluster is taken offline one node at a time during the package upgrade.
C. The cluster is taken offline during the upgrade process, but the applications stay online.
D. The cluster remains online during the update process, but the service groups are offline.

Answer: B
Section: (none)
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QUESTION 3
Which command allows an administrator to halt the cluster without affecting any of the running services in an
active Veritas Cluster Server environment?

A. hastop
B. hastop –all
C. hastop –all –force
D. hastop –all –freeze

Answer: A
Section: (none)
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QUESTION 4
The hastatus command shows a service group in the AutoDisabled state, and Veritas Cluster Server is
unsuccessful in bringing the service group online automatically.
Which command can the administrator use to reset the AutoDisabled attribute?

A. hagrp –autoenable <service_group> -sys <system>
B. hagrp –forceonline <service_group> -sys <system>
C. hagrp –enable <service_group> -sys <system> -auto
D. hagrp –modify <service_group> AutoDisabled 0

Answer: C
Section: (none)
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QUESTION 5
When is the resstatechange trigger unable to detect a resource state transition?

A. when a resource is faulted
B. when a resource is brought online
C. when a resource is enabled
D. when a resource fault is cleared

Answer: C
Section: (none)
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