Which component of a backup system is responsible for maintaining configuration information and
backup metadata?

Which NAS backup environment uses a NAS head to retrieve data from storage over a SAN and
then sends the data directly to the backup device?

What is a benefit of source-based deduplication over target-based deduplication?

What is a characteristic of target-based inline deduplication?

In a copy on first access (CoFA) technique, when is data copied from the source to the target?

A customer wants 24×7 availability for a business application that uses a file system. Which
operation ensures a consistent replica of the file system?

An application uses ten, 15 GB devices. A pointer-based full volume replica of the application is
required. The replica will be kept for 24 hours and the data changes by 10% every 24 hours.
How much storage should be allocated for the replication?

In a virtualized environment, which method enables a virtual machine to be rolled back in case of a
logical corruption to the virtual machine?

Which EMC product is a VNX array-based local replication software that creates a full volume
mirror of the source?

What should be considered when determining the recovery point objective (RPO) in a log shipping
remote replication?