IBM Spectrum Protect Flashcards
What does PSP stand for?
Primary Storage Pool
What does ASL stand for?
IBM Application-Specific Licensing
a way for service providers to license Spectrum Protect and other IBM software
What does TSM stand for?
Tivoli Storage Manager
What does ADSM stand for?
ADstar Distributed Storage Manager
What does NDMP stand for?
Network Data Management Protocol
What does VTL stand for?
Virtual Tape Library
What is the central management GUI called?
Operations Center
In which version of Spectrum Protect were Container Storage Pools introduced?
7.1.3
What feature improves progressive incremental backup of NetApp file systems to Spectrum Protect?
The SnapDiff API
What is the underlying database platform on the Spectrum Protect server (from version 6.1 onwards)?
IBM DB2
Which command creates the DR planfile?
PREPARE
Which Storage Pool type supports in-line deduplication, compression and encryption?
Container Storage Pool
How do to protect a Directory Container on tape
Run PROTECT STGPOOL to a Copy-Container Storage Pool on tape
Can you export data to a Container Storage Pool?
No
Where would you find Spectrum Protect documentation?
The IBM Spectrum Protect Knowledge Center website
What does PVU stand for?
Processor Value Unit
What information is required to determine the license requirement when the PVU model is used?
CPU model and socket and core count across all machines being protected, and the Spectrum Protect server(s)
What is Back-End capacity, in terms of licensing?
Amount of Primary Storage Pool occupancy across Spectrum Protect Storage Pools.
“Managed Data”
What is Front-End Capacity with regards to licensing?
The amount of data at source across machines being protected (backed up or archived from)
Which administrative command to check running tasks on the Spectrum Protect server is also a London football team?
Q PR
How many VMs are counted for every 1TB of Spectrum Protect Suite Back-End Capacity license when using Spectrum Protect Plus?
10
If LANfree clients need to backup to a disk device, what storage target is required?
A Virtual Tape Library (VTL)
To which operating system can a Spectrum Protect server database on AIX be converted to?
Linux
Can a Spectrum Protect server database on Windows be converted to Linux?
No
Is CentOS supported by IBM to run the Spectrum Protect server?
No
Is Windows 2008 a supported operating system to run a Spectrum Protect 8.1 server on?
No
Is Spectrum Protect 7.1 supported on Windows 2016?
No
Which Storage Pool types can be converted to Container Pools?
File Device Class, VTL, physical tape - all sequential
Where can the Spectrum Protect Administrator command line be run from?
dsmadmc.exe and the Operations Center
What type of storage is recommended for the Spectrum Protect database when deduplication is in use?
Flash, SSD
What does LTO stand for?
Linear Tape Open
What feature allows Spectrum Protect Plus and Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments to perform block level incremental backup of VMware VMs?
VMware Change Block Tracking (CBT)
What is the default name of the client options file?
dsm.opt
Can a Container Storage Pool deduplicate data already encrypted by the backup client?
No
Do Cloud Container Pools support the PROTECT STGPOOL process
No
What is required to shield backup clients from network latency when backing up to a Cloud Container Storage Pool?
A Directory Container Pool cache on the Spectrum Protect server
Which Spectrum Protect product is not included in the Spectrum Protect Suite license?
Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows (it is a rebranded product from a 3rd party)
What Spectrum Scale function improves incremental forever backup via Spectrum Protect?
mmbackup
Which method is used to migrate data to the cloud based on the age of an object
Tier by age
Which method is used to migrate only inactive backup copies to the cloud
Tier by state
