MicroFocus Data Protector (HPDP) - Most asked interview questions

 
MicroFocus Data Protector  (HPDP) - Most asked interview questions

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Here are most Asked Interview Questions for HP Data Proetector. I will try to update the answers soon for the below list. Book mark and come back if you need answers for the same. All the best.

1. Explain your current backup environment?
2. What are the types of libraries you have worked with?
3. How to configure a library in B6200/b6500?
4. What is the most critical error that you have encountered and how did you resolve them?
5. How often do you contact HP support team to fix your DP issues?
6. Have you worked on fixing IDB issues? if yes explain?
7. Define the term Backup?
8. What is the difference between incremental and differential backup?
9. What is synthetic backup?
10. Procedure to configure File library?
11. Explain backup process flow with example?
12. Define the term Restore?
13. What is mount request and how do you resolve?
14. What is enhanced incremental backup?
15. List the types of logging levels with example?
16. What is catalogue protection,
17. how is it related to Data protection?
18. Explain the procedure to use encryption for backups?
19. Explain the procedure to add linux node to data protector?
20. What is concurrency level?
21. What is load balancing?
22. How to do you schedule copy jobs?
23. List the types of users?
24. Explain the procedure to configure file system backup?
25. What is backup specification?
26. List the services that runs with data protector?
27. What is IDB? List the layers/parts of IDB?
28. What is purge? Explain the Purge sequence?
29. Explain the procedure to configure SCSI library in DP?
30. What do you understand by block size and where do you use it?
31. What is MOM? How Medias are shared in MOM environment?
32. Which parameter should be modified to change the cell server name?
33. What is the command to restart DP services?
34. What will you do with the poor Medias in the library?
35. What is deduplication?
36. What is replication?
37. What do you understand by the word zoning? With example?
38. List at least 6 to 7 integrations available in DP?
39. Explain with detailed summary to integrate oracle integration?
40. What is reporting and notification?
41. How to generate backup success rate report?
42. What is unknown media in the slot represents?
43. Difference between Recycle and formatting a media?
44. Difference between Add clients and import clients?
45. Difference between Disk agent and media agent?
46. What is installation server? How to configure this?
47. Define media pool? How is it different from free pool?
48. Difference between appendable and non-appendable media allocation?
49. Explain restore methodology for File system data?
50. What is SAN drive? How is it beneficial?
51. How to check available licenses in DP?
52. How to update latest patches, briefly explain?
53. What is bundle patch? Where to find them?
54. What is debug mode, how to run backups in debug mode?
55. Explain the below terminologies :

• Scan
• Barcode scan
• Move to pool concept
• Abort
• LTO
• SCSI address
• Media server

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HP0-A113 HP ATP - Data Protector v9 (Exam 1 Questions) - Question 5

Question-5 : What is the maximum number of stores that can be managed by one Data Protector B2D device?

A. 2
B. 10
C. 1
D. 50

Correct Answer: C

HP0-A113 HP ATP - Data Protector v9 (Exam 1 Questions) - Question 4

Q-4 : Which method should you use to export a Data Protector client from the cell?

A. The internal database context of the Data Protector GUI
B. The ornnidbutil command-line utility
C. The omnidownload command-line utility
D. The Clients context of the Data Protector GUI

Correct Answer: D




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HP0-A113 HP ATP - Data Protector v9 (Exam 1 Questions) - Question 3

Q 3. What is a core migration?

Option 1: A manual process during the upgrade of the Data Protector Cell Manager 7.x to Data Protector 9.00
Option 2: A process that migrates the SQL portion of the IDB
Option 3: A process that occurs when upgrading from Data Protector 8.x to Data Protector 9 00
Option 4: A process that migrates all DCBF files to a new DCBF 2.0 format

 Ans: Option 4 

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HP0-A113 HP ATP - Data Protector v9 (Exam 1 Questions) - Question 2

Q 2. When the Automatic device selection restore option is used, what happens if the original device is NOT available"?

Option 1: Restore waits until the original backup device is available
Option 2: If the original backup device is not available, the restore fails
Option 3: Restore uses the next available device of the same device type
Option 4: Restore picks up a device with the device policy. Device may be used for restore

 Ans: Option 4 

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HP0-A113 HP ATP - Data Protector v9 (Exam 1 Questions) - Question 1

Q 1. When configuring a backup, when does Static Device Allocation occur?

Option 1: When the same devices are used for full and incremental backup

Option 2: When each object defined in the backup specification is linked to a specific logical device

Option 3:When strict media allocation policy is used

Option 4: When no multipath device is used


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Create a Bootable Windows PE RAM Disk on CD-ROM (Mini OS CD) - Walkthrough

This walkthrough describes how you can create a bootable Windows® PE RAM disk on CD or DVD. Windows PE RAM enables you to start a computer for the purposes of deployment and recovery. Windows PE RAM boots directly into memory, enabling you to remove the Windows PE media after the computer boots.

Step 1: Set up a Windows PE build environment

In this step, you create a required directory structure that supports building a Windows PE image.

To set up a build environment

1. On your technician computer, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Windows OPK or Windows AIK, right-click Deployment Tools Command Prompt, and then select Run as administrator.
   The menu shortcut opens a Command Prompt window and automatically sets environment variables to point to all the necessary tools. By default, all tools are installed at C:\Program Files\<version>\Tools, where <version> can be Windows OPK or Windows AIK.
2. At the command prompt, run the Copype.cmd script.
   The script requires two arguments: hardware architecture and destination location. For example,
   copype.cmd <architecture> <destination>
   where <architecture> can be x86, amd64, or ia64, and <destination> is a path to a local directory. For example,
   copype.cmd x86 C:\winpe_x86
   The script creates the following directory structure and copies all the necessary files for that architecture. For example,
   \winpe_x86
   \winpe_x86\ISO
   \winpe_x86\mount
3. Copy the base image (Winpe.wim) to the \Winpe_x86\ISO\sources folder and rename the file to Boot.wim.
   copy C:\winpe_x86\winpe.wim C:\winpe_x86\ISO\sources\boot.wim
   
   

Step 2: Add additional customizations

This step is optional, but recommended. Using ImageX, you can add applications and scripts to your Windows PE image that you might need while working in Windows PE. ImageX is a tool for capturing and applying images during deployment scenarios.

To add an application or script

• At a command prompt, enter the following ImageX command:
  copy "C:\program files\<version>\Tools\<architecture>\imagex.exe" C:\winpe_x86\ISO\
  
  

  where <version> can be Windows OPK or Windows AIK, and <architecture> can be x86, amd64, or ia64. In both of the previous examples, the tools are not loaded into memory during a Windows PE RAM boot. The media must be available to access the tools.

Step 3: Create a bootable CD or DVD

To create a bootable CD, you must use CD-recording software that unpacks the .iso file and burns it to a CD. Merely copying the .iso file to the CD will not work.

Note: The Oscdimg tool is not supported on an Itanium-based computer running Windows Server 2003.

To create a CD or DVD

1. On your technician computer, enter the following command to create an image (.iso) file for a BIOS-based computer. For example:
   Oscdimg -n -bC:\winpe_x86\Etfsboot.com C:\winpe_x86\ISO C:\winpe_x86\winpex86.iso
   
   

   where C:\winpe_x86\ISO is the location of the source files, and C:\winpe_x86\winpex86.iso is the destination .iso file.
   -or-
   For UEFI, replace Etfsboot.com with Efisys.bin, specify the EF platform ID, and add the following Universal Disk Format (UDF) options. For example:
   Oscdimg -bC:\winpe_x86\Efisys.bin -pEF -u2 -udfver102 C:\winpe_x86\ISO C:\winpe_x86\winpex86uefi.iso
   
   

   -or-
   For either BIOS or UEFI, enter the following command. For example:
   Oscdimg -m -o -u2 -udfver102 -bootdata:2#p0,e,bC:\winpe_x86\Etfsboot.com#pEF,e,bC:\winpe_x86\Efisys.bin C:\winpe_x86\ISO C:\winpe_x86\winpex86uefi.iso
   
   

   where this command starts the Etfsboot.com boot file for a BIOS image, and then starts the Efisys.bin boot file for a UEFI image.
2. Burn the image onto a CD or DVD.

Next Step

You can also place Windows PE RAM on other bootable media, such as a USB flash drive or hard disk.

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PART3 - INTERVIEW QUESTIONS OF - HP DATA PROTECTOR

PART3 - INTERVIEW QUESTIONS OF - HP DATA PROTECTOR

HP Data Protector - Frequently asked Questions. Find some below most repeted interview questions as a starter of HP Data protector Interview Questions Sets. This will be a Set 1 as we add more pages with many more Interview questions as soon as possible,

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Question: 1 To use the same device with different media pools, what must be created?

A. a new media agent 

B. media rotation policies 

C. a media specification 

D. backup specification

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Question: 2 Which input parameters are common for all Data Protector notifications? Select THREE.

A. Name 
B. Session ID 
C. Device 
D. Message Level 
E. Trap number 
F. Send Method

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Question: 3 What is the full path to the Data Protector Web reporting Java applet on a UNIX Client?

A. /opt/omni/java/sbin/WbReporting.html 
B. /opt/omni/java/bin/WebReporting.html 
C. /etc/opt/omni/java/sbin/WebReporting.html 
D. /opt/omni/bin/java/WebReporting.htm

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Question: 4 Data Protector provides an event driven notification system. Which notification methods are available? Select TWO.

A. filter 
B. paging 
C. store to database 
D. broadcast 
E. email

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Question: 5 What should you verify if the command "omnidbutil -merge mmdb CellServer3" fails?

A. that you have run the "omnidbutil -merge mmdb" command on CellServer3 
B. that you have configured centralized licensing before you merge 
C. that you have exclusive access to the database on CellServer3 
D. that no other cell can communicate with the MoM cell server

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Question: 6 

Which Data Protector GUI context allows the supervision and administration of currently running backup and restore sessions?

A. Notify 
B. Reporting 
C. View 
D. Monitor

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Question: 7 What is the minimum number of obsolete filenames that must exist on a Data Protector client to initiate purging from the internal database?

A. 500,000 
B. 200,000 
C. 1,000,000 
D. 100,000

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Question: 8 When using the Restore from Media option, which configuration guideline should you consider regarding the required memory?

A. number_of_files multiplied by 200 bytes 
B. number_of_files multiplied by 100 bytes 
C. number_of_directories multiplied by 200 bytes 
D. number_of_directories multiplied by 100 bytes

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Question: 9 What can Data Protector use to generate the media label during media initialization?

A. media type 
B. serial number of the drive used for initialization 
C. barcode label of the media 
D. unique number issued by the internal database

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Question: 10 What are the advantages of split-mirror backups when instant recovery is enabled compared to standard backups? Select THREE.

A. minimal impact on applications during backup 
B. tapeless backup capability 
C. more efficient restore from a session 
D. serverless backup 
E. higher space efficiency due to using block level maps

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Question 1: Answer: D
Question 2: Answer: A, D, F
Question 3: Answer: B
Question 4: Answer: D, E
Question 5: Answer: C
Question 6: Answer: D
Question 7: Answer: C
Question 8: Answer: A
Question 9: Answer: C
Question 10: Answer: A, B, C

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Question: 1 Which Data Protector daemons must be up and running on a HP-UX Cell Manager? Select THREE.

A. Cell Request Server service (CRS) 
B. Media Management Daemon 
C. Solid Database Server (SDS) 
D. Host Agent service (HA) 
E. Raima Database Server (RDS) 

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Question: 2 Which inode time is used to detect files for incremental backups?

A. de fragmentation time 
B. access time 
C. creation time 
D. modification time 

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Question: 3 Which command starts a backup from the command line?

A. omnibck 
B. omnicellbck 
C. omnib 
D. omnimm 

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Question: 4 Which Disaster Recovery (DR) option is supported on an HP-UX Cell Manager?

A. Disk Delivery (DD) 
B. Enhanced Automated Recovery (EAR) 
C. Manual DR 
D. Assisted Manual DR 
E. One Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) 

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Question: 5 Which action is performed when you recycle a media?

A. reset of the media condition factors to zero 
B. state change of the media condition from poor to fair 
C. reinintialization of the media to store new backups 
D. data protection removal from all backed up data 

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Question: 6
Your backup strategy runs one full backup per week as well as numerous incremental backups. Between the full backup and latest incremental backup, several files in a given directory have been deleted. When using the GUI to restore this directory, which option allows you to skip these files and only restore to the most recent point in time?

A. restore sparse files 
B. move busy files 
C. omit un required incremental 
D. omit deleted files 

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Question: 7 What happens if the backup chain is broken and you start a restore?

A. The restore aborts. 
B. A warning message displays. 
C. Only the full backup is restored. 
D. It is not possible to browse the restore GUI. 

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Question: 8 Which restriction applies to One Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR)?

A. only supported for Linux on Integrity systems 
B. currently not supported on Windows clusters 
C. only supported for HP-UX on Integrity systems 
D. currently not supported on UNIX systems 

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Question: 9 
After installation, which Data Protector components must be installed manually regardless of the Cell Manager platform? Select TWO.

A. NetWare Agents 
B. Windows 2000 Agents 
C. Solaris Agents 
D. Application Agents 
E. Installation Servers

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Question: 10 What is required to perform backups on unsupported UNIX platforms? 

A. CIFS 
B. NFS 
C. FTP 
D. DFS 

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Question 1: Answer: A, B, E
Question 2: Answer: D
Question 3: Answer: C

Question 4: Answer: C

Question 5: Answer: D

Question 6: Answer: D

Question 7: Answer: B

Question 8: Answer: D

Question 9: Answer: A, E

Question 10: Answer: B

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