NS0-528: NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer - Data Protection Specialist

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About the Exam

This exam validates the ability to assess customer data storage requirements and implement NetApp data protection, backup, and disaster recovery solutions. It is intended for candidates with 6 to 12 months of experience in NetApp ONTAP replication technologies and in planning, implementing, and administering data protection and recovery solutions. Candidates must already hold the NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA) certification.

Exam Topics

  • Data Protection Basics25%
  • Data Protection Solutions20%
  • Replication20%
  • Backup and Restore15%
  • Disaster Recovery20%

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QuestionQ1

Backup and Restore

Which NetApp solution protects Kubernetes volumes by backing them up to object storage with public and private cloud providers?

Explanation

NetApp Backup and Recovery protects Kubernetes workloads and supports disk-to-object-storage and 3-2-1 protection policies. Its supported backup targets include public-cloud object stores and private object storage such as StorageGRID and ONTAP S3.

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QuestionQ2

Backup and Restore

After deploying a new on-premises AFF cluster, you have been assigned to back it up to StorageGRID. You have requested the NetApp ONTAP One licenses.

To deploy this solution successfully, what else must be deployed through NetApp ONTAP System Manager?

Explanation

System Manager orchestration of an on-premises ONTAP backup to object storage such as StorageGRID uses SnapMirror Cloud and requires the separately requested and installed SnapMirror Cloud API license. ONTAP One by itself does not supply that API license.

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QuestionQ3

Backup and Restore

An administrator is deploying NetApp BlueXP backup and recovery for VMs to protect Windows and Linux systems. The site includes two VMware Cloud on AWS instances that must be backed up.

How can this goal be achieved?

Choose two
Explanation

NetApp requires every VMware Cloud on AWS instance to be paired with its own unique BlueXP backup and recovery for VMs instance. Each BlueXP backup and recovery for VMs instance must be deployed as a separate Linux VM, irrespective of whether it protects Windows or Linux workloads.

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QuestionQ4

Replication

Before using SnapMirror active sync, which NetApp tool must be used to add the NetApp ONTAP Mediator service?

Explanation

ONTAP System Manager provides the interface to add and configure the ONTAP Mediator service for a SnapMirror active sync consistency group relationship. The mediator supplies the quorum function required for automated failover behavior.

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QuestionQ5

Backup and Restore

A VMware Administrator must restore a VM after a recent server patch update corrupts the VM operating system.

What is the fastest way to restore the VM?

Explanation

The SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere uses the VMware vSphere Client in vCenter for VM backup and restore operations. Restoring the affected VM through that interface recovers the individual VM without rolling back a datastore that contains other VMs.

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