Symantec Management Platform 7.1/7.5

Question 1

What is a function of the Site Server?

Answer 1

To offload processing from the Notification Server and to reduce network usage.

Question 2

An administrator has a corporate directive to apply new virus update policies to a specific group of computer resources. How should the administrator deliver the policies?

Answer 2

within the policy, use Apply to -> Quick Apply

Question 3

How should an administrator create a report that saves a snapshot every 15 days?

Answer 3

In Query Builder, use Advanced tab to edit report properties

Question 4

Using Symantec defined best practices, how should permissions and privileges be given to console users?

Answer 4

by security role

Question 5

Which two Altiris middelware components are used in Site Management?

Answer 5

Task Service & Package Service

Question 6

When installing the Symantec Management Platform, what should be implemented to ensure proper control of traffic on WAN links?

Answer 6

Use the Symantec Management Agent bandwidth throttling controls

Question 7

Which two components are considered to be part of the Symantec Management Platform?

Answer 7

Notification Server & Site Server

Question 8

When installing the Symantec Management Platform, which configuration is supported when installing from the Symantec Installation Manager with MS SQL Server 2008?

Answer 8

MS SQL Server 2008 (Standard/Enterprise) on a Local or Remote Server

Question 9

What are considered Notification Server tasks?

Answer 9

Discovering resources on the network, installing and configuring the Symantec Management Agents, and generating web reports

Question 10

How does hierarchy assist with the overall management of multiple notification servers?

Answer 10

Provides a central mechanism for managing policies from the parent notification server

Question 11

When executing multiple tasks, the sequence is typically implemented as what type of object within the Symantec Management Platform?

Answer 11

Job

Question 12

What option on the Notification Server will allow an administrator to immediately (in near real-time) execute a client-side task?

Answer 12

Run now

Question 13

The Symantec Management Agent enables communication between the Notification Server and managed computers, select the agent types that are available and supported.

Answer 13

Linux, Mac, and Windows Computers

Question 14

What configuration setting would you use to deploy packages simultaneously to a select group of computers in a larger network?

Answer 14

Multicast Configuration Settings

Question 15

Name a network security protocol that performs data communications encryption with the Symantec Management Platform.

Answer 15

SSL

Question 16

Which two Windows methos can be used to import computers from the Windows Environment through the Discover Computers dialog from the Welcome to the Symantec Management Console?

Answer 16

AD & WINS

Question 17

You are administering a large MS Windows environment with 7000 machines and wish to best optimize the environment for performance through the Symantec Management Platform. How many minutes should you apply to the Symantec Management Agent Update Configuration Settings?

Answer 17

120 minutes

Question 18

When managing user security within the Notification Server what should you use to manage the maximum password age of a user’s account?

Answer 18

Use a Windows policy to manage the Windows credential for maximum password age

Question 19

Which Microsoft Internet Explorer Browsers are supported in SMP 7.5

Answer 19

IE 7, 8, 9

Question 20

What versions of Microsoft .NET Framework is supported in SMP 7.5?

Answer 20

3.5 SP1

Question 21

What is a prerequisite for installing Symantec Solutions of Suites?

Answer 21

Symantec Installation Manager must be installed

Question 22

If the Notification Server name is NAWNS001, what is the correct URL for installing the Symantec Management Agent using the pull method?

Answer 22

look up in prod

Question 23

What are the two methods of deploying the Symantec Management Agent to a computer?

Answer 23

The discovery and push method from the console, or the pull method from the installation URL.

Question 24

It is impossible to modify organizational groups in which organizational view?

Answer 24

Default Organizational View

Question 25

What is the result of deleting a resource from the default organization view?

Answer 25

The Resource is removed from the Configuration Management Database and is no longer manageable.

Question 26

A target was used to install the Agent. What time saving method could the Administrator use to target the endpoints to uninstall the Agent?

Answer 26

within the Uninstall Policy, use Apply to -> Quick Apply

Question 27

What advantage does the Quick Run option have over the Scheduled option?

Answer 27

It runs the job or task without a schedule selection.

Question 28

What contains a list of locations where packages can be downloaded?

Answer 28

package.xml

Question 29

Which Site Server Services component improves scalability?

Answer 29

Task Service

Question 30

An administrator wants an action to be performed on a machine that might not communicate with the Notification Server for several weeks at a time. How should the administrator run the action to ensure it is performed despite the break in connectivity?

Answer 30

as a client policy

Question 31

A member of the Report Operator security role accidentally deleted an important report. How can the Symantec Admin adjust security settings to prevent this from happening in the future?

Answer 31

remove the Delete privilege from the Right Click Menu

Question 32

An administrator adds a user to an AD group that they have created to manage the local Notification Server with full rights. What should the admin do within the Management Console to ensure that all users from the AD group can manage the Notification Server?

Answer 32

Ensure the Import Role and Account AD rule is set and that the created AD role is assigned to the Symantec Administrators role

Question 33

Which Windows Security Accounts are assigned by default as members to the Symantec Administrators security role?

Answer 33

NT Authority System\System and [Domain Name]\Administrator

Question 34

What is the first thing an administrator must do within the Security Role Manager to reduce the level of permissions a security role has on an item in the console?

Answer 34

remove inheritance from the parent item

Question 35

An administrator wants to create a replication rule to replicate computers between two Notification Servers. Which replication rule type should the administrator select?

Answer 35

resources

Question 36

Which Symantec Management Platform technology can assist an administrator in managing policies from a central location in an environment with more than 30,000 machines?

Answer 36

Hierarchy

Question 37

What is required for a Notification Server to be added to a hierarchy?

Answer 37

Site Server running the Package Service

Question 38

Using Symantec defined best practices, how should permissions and privileges be given to console users?

Answer 38

by security role