An EMC Avamar customer has a heavily utilized ESX system where CPU utilization is a
concern. Each guest system, all of which are Linux, must be backed up with file granularity.
The customer has both Avamar and NetWorker available and is looking to EMC for
guidance What is considered the most suitable approach to meet these requirements?

A customer wants to deploy encryption-at-rest for Avamar. When sizing a new solution,
which key encryption-at-rest factor(s) should be considered?

A potential Avamar customer has 4 TB of data to back up, which is spread across many
clients. All clients are in the same data center as the Avamar server with Gigabit Ethernet
connecting all hosts. The customer has a requirement to perform their initial backups within
80 hours. What is the minimum number of 2 TB data nodes needed to satisfy this
requirement?

A customer wants to back up VMware using Avamar to leverage deduplication. They have
been and want to continue performing VCB backups. Where will the Avamar client and the
Avamar VCB Interoperability Module be installed?

An EMC Avamar customer wants to start backing up their VMware environment. The
customer’s goal is to obtain the highest level of data deduplication support for file system
and application backups. In addition, they do not want to have to train their administrators
on a new backup method. Which method of VMware backup will meet the customer’s
needs?

A new EMC Avamar customer wants advice on setting up their groups and schedules. The
customer has a mixed environment and is migrating from a traditional tape backup solution
with a mixed retention policy. Which follows EMC best practices for setting up groups and
policies?

An EMC Avamar customer has a file server with 3 million files. Using the default cache
setting, how much of the physical RAM is required on the client for the Avamar file cache?

An existing Avamar customer wants to add a new large client to their Avamar system. This
is a moderately full Avamar single-node server running in steady-state. What is the
estimated time to ingest the customer’s large file system if the size, after deduplication, is 10
GB?

A new Avamar customer is concerned with data security since all backup data is stored on
disk. To minimize the customer’s concerns, you have recommended the encryption-at-rest
feature. What is a consideration when using this feature?

An EMC NetWorker customer is currently performing all backups to physical tape. This
includes multiple 7 TB databases with 2 weeks retention. Their current tape libraries are
approaching end of support life. The customer has asked for an EMC recommendation that
will improve operational backup and restore reliability. What will meet the customer’s
requirements?