Backup and Recovery Engineer (Emphasis on Solstice Backup)

Product Outline/Details

The Sun Certified Backup and Recovery Engineer (emphasis on Solstice Backup) certification exam is for backup and recovery engineers responsible for the design and implementation of backup systems in the data center. The examination is designed to measure a candidate's knowledge of reliable backup methodology, restoring data and meeting design requirements.

Details

• Delivered at: Authorized Prometric testing centers
• Prerequisites: None
• Other exams/assignments required for this certification: None
• Exam type: Multiple choice
• Number of questions: 60
• Pass score: 70% (42 items of 60)
• Time limit: 90 minutes

Exam Objectives

• Describe the purpose, features, and functions of a backup and restore system.
• Explain why it is important to backup and restore in a Business Continuity Plan (BCP), and disaster recovery.

• Distinguish between types of backups: physical, logical, and raw.
• Explain the issues that must be considered when selecting a backup method.
• Describe the purpose, features, and functions of automated backups, different levels of backups, backup schedule, and retention scheme.

• Describe the advantages and disadvantages of using a tape drive for backup.
• Explain the issues that must be considered for tape drives, including the technology, mechanics, and tape speed and stress.
• Explain the issues that must be considered with data and tape drive streaming, data transfer rates, and appropriate tuning.
• Distinguish between tape drives and cartridges.

• Describe the purpose, features, and functions of a SAN (Storage Area Network) and NAS (Network Attached Storage).
• Given a scenario: select and explain how to use the appropriate sizing model; including the components for sizing; process for sizing; channel, disk drive, tape drive, and tape library sizing; and the use of a sizing model.

• Distinguish between enterprise backup software and server-centric software.
• Describe the purpose, features, and functions of enterprise backup software technologies and tools.

• Given a scenario, calculate the amount of data to back up.
• Given a scenario, determine the backup requirements, including methods, strategies, hardware and requirements.
• Explain the issues that must be considered when assessing the current data environment.

• Identify examples of backup shortcomings and their remedies.
• Explain how and when to perform a backup and recovery gap analysis.

• Given a scenario, design a software solution.
• Given a scenario, design a hardware solution.
• Given a scenario, design a backup network solution.
• Given a scenario, develop a Rotation/Retention schedule.

• Explain why it is important to perform ongoing testing of the backup and restore process.
• Explain why it is important to document the backup process.

• Distinguish between the features and functions of Solstice Backup Server Edition and Network Edition.
• Explain the relationship between the server and client(s).

• Given a Solstice Backup configuration, select the appropriate process and resources for configuring backup operations.

• Identify steps to take in adding, changing, and removing media.
• Explain when and how to perform disaster recovery.

• Given a scenario, select the appropriate methods and resources to install, use, and troubleshoot autochangers.
• Explain the issues that must be considered when performing cloning, including pools, sort tapes, and automatic or manual cloning.

• Given a performance tuning problem, analyze the problem and select the appropriate course of action.