System Recovery EDRP Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   Which feature is commonly associated with automated recovery tools?

   • AOnly works with physical servers
   • BManual intervention for every step
   • CNo integration with existing backup systems
   • DScheduled backups and automated restore workflows
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2. 7foundation · easy

   Why is documentation of recovery procedures important?

   • AIt is required by all software vendors
   • BIt ensures that recovery steps are known and can be executed consistently
   • CIt eliminates the need for recovery testing
   • DIt guarantees that recovery will be successful
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4. 8expert · hard

   A company has a critical server that must be recovered within 30 minutes. The server runs a custom application that is not compatible with virtualization. The company has a bare-metal restore solution that can restore the server in 20 minutes, but the backup is stored on tape, and the restore requires loading the tape and then restoring. The tape loading and restore process takes 45 minutes. What should the company do to meet the RTO?

   • AStore the backup on a faster medium, such as disk, to reduce restore time
   • BUse a different bare-metal restore tool that is faster
   • CPerform a manual OS installation and restore data
   • DIncrease the RTO to 60 minutes
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5. 9application · medium

   An organization runs a critical application on a virtual machine (VM) hosted on VMware vSphere. The VM has a large data disk that is backed up using a third-party backup tool that integrates with vSphere APIs. The backup tool performs application-consistent snapshots. The VM fails and needs to be restored. Which restore method would provide the fastest recovery while ensuring data consistency?

   • AUse the backup tool's instant recovery feature to mount the backup as a VM directly from the backup storage.
   • BRestore the VM from the latest full backup image to the same datastore.
   • CUse the vSphere snapshot to revert the VM to the last snapshot point.
   • DRestore the VM from the backup image to a new VM and then attach the data disk.
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6. 10application · medium

   An organization has a disaster recovery plan that includes restoring a critical application server from backups. The plan has never been tested. During an actual disaster, the restore fails because the backup software version on the recovery site is older than the one used for the backups. What should the organization do to prevent this from happening again?

   • AUse a different backup software at the recovery site
   • BSchedule regular recovery tests that include restoring the application server from backups
   • CStore backups in a different format
   • DIncrease the frequency of full backups
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