Configure Snapshot Backup Schedules CERTIFIED-CYBER-RESILIENCY-EXPERT Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1application · medium

   A university runs a research cluster with multiple NetApp volumes. Each volume has a different Snapshot policy. The storage admin wants to standardize Snapshot naming to include the date and time for easier identification. Which Snapshot policy setting controls the naming convention?

   • AThe naming prefix defined in the Snapshot policy.
   • BThe retention count defined in the Snapshot policy.
   • CThe schedule name defined in the Snapshot policy.
   • DThe volume name where the Snapshot policy is applied.
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2. 2application · medium

   You need to configure a Snapshot schedule for a NetApp volume that hosts a critical application. The application team requires Snapshot copies every 15 minutes during business hours (9 AM–5 PM) and every hour outside business hours. You are using the ONTAP CLI. What is the most efficient way to achieve this?

   • ACreate two custom schedules: one with a 15-minute interval for business hours and another with a 60-minute interval for off-hours, then add both to a single Snapshot policy.
   • BCreate two separate volumes, one for business hours and one for off-hours, each with its own schedule.
   • CCreate a single schedule with a 15-minute interval and set the retention count high enough to cover the entire day.
   • DUse the default hourly schedule and manually create Snapshot copies every 15 minutes during business hours.
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4. 3application · medium

   A financial services company runs a critical database on a NetApp FAS system. The database team requires Snapshot copies every 4 hours, with 12 copies retained. The compliance team requires that daily copies be kept for 30 days, weekly copies for 12 weeks, and monthly copies for 24 months. You need to configure a Snapshot policy that meets all requirements while minimizing administrative overhead. What should you do?

   • AUse the default Snapshot policy and modify only the hourly schedule to run every 4 hours with a count of 12.
   • BCreate a custom policy with only an hourly schedule every 4 hours (count 12) and rely on SnapMirror for long-term retention.
   • CCreate a custom Snapshot policy with an hourly schedule running every 4 hours with a count of 12, plus daily, weekly, and monthly schedules with counts of 30, 12, and 24 respectively.
   • DCreate two policies: one with an hourly schedule every 4 hours (count 12) for the database team, and another with daily, weekly, and monthly schedules for compliance.
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5. 4application · medium

   A legal firm must retain Snapshot copies for 7 years to comply with e-discovery regulations. They have a NetApp volume with a Snapshot policy that retains 6 hourly, 7 daily, 4 weekly, and 12 monthly copies. The compliance officer asks you to extend retention to meet the 7-year requirement. What is the most appropriate change?

   • AIncrease the monthly retention count to 84.
   • BIncrease the weekly retention count to 364.
   • CAdd a yearly schedule to the Snapshot policy with a retention count of 7.
   • DSet the daily retention count to 2555.
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6. 5foundation · easy

   Which ONTAP CLI command displays the Snapshot copies that have been created on a volume?

   • Asnapshot policy show -volume vol1
   • Bvolume snapshot status -volume vol1
   • Csnapshot show -volume vol1
   • Dsnapshot list -volume vol1
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