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EMC E20-385 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Dell Technologies |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Data Domain Specialist for Implementation Engineers |
| Exam Number: | E20-385 |
| Related Certifications: | Associate – Data Protection and Management Associate – Information Storage and Management Associate – Backup Recovery |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Exam Price: | Paid (varies by region) |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Real Exam Qty: | 60 |
| Exam Format: | Multiple choice |
| Passing Score: | 63% |
| Certificate Validity Period: | N/A (certification does not expire) |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Onsite at Pearson VUE authorized test centers |
| Pre Condition: | Associate level certification (e.g., Information Storage and Management, Backup Recovery, or Data Protection and Management) |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learning.dell.com/content/dell/en-us/home/certification-overview.html |
EMC E20-385 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Data Domain Extended Retention | 10% | - Extended retention features and configuration |
| Topic 2: Data Domain Cloud Tier | 10% | - Cloud tier features and configuration |
| Topic 3: Backup Environment Implementation and Integration | 15% | - Best practices for backup workflows - Integration with backup software and protocols |
| Topic 4: Data Domain System Administration | 35% | - Replication, security, and recovery operations - Administration tasks and performance tuning |
| Topic 5: Data Domain Hardware Installation | 15% | - Network and hardware setup - System preparation and initial configuration |
| Topic 6: Data Domain Fundamentals | 15% | - Data Domain product capabilities and software options - Key deduplication technologies and architecture |
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EMC Specialist - Implementation Engineer, Data Domain Sample Questions:
You are tasked with integrating two new EMC Data Domain systems into an existing EMC NetWorker environment. Due to customer requirements, a VTL will be created on each Data Domain and drives will be presented to each NetWorker storage node.
Which best practice should be provided to the customer for this configuration?
- A. Ensure less than five fabric hops
- B. Multiplex data on the tape drives on all storage nodes
- C. Use switch encryption between the Data Domain and storage nodes
- D. Configure persistent binding on all hosts
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
A customer wants to integrate an EMC Data Domain appliance into their current backup environment using CIFS, NFS, and DD Boost. Which backup application requires the use of the DD Boost protocol when integrated with Data Domain?
- A. EMC Avamar
- B. Simpana CommVault
- C. Oracle RMAN
- D. Dell vRanger
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
What is the minimum required storage configuration that DD VE supports for Dell EMC Data Domain Cloud Tier?
- A. 64 TB
- B. 16 TB
- C. 32 TB
- D. 8TB
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
An EMC Data Domain customer wants VTL replication functionality. Which licensing option is required?
- A. A single VTL license applied to the source Data Domain.
A Replicator license applied to both the source and destination Data Domains. - B. A single VTL license applied to the destination Data Domain.
A Replicator license applied to both the source and destination Data Domains. - C. A VTL license applied to both the source and destination Data Domains.
- D. A Replicator license applied only to the source Data Domain.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
You have deployed an EMC Data Domain system in a customer environment. Recently, the customer expressed concerns regarding data integrity issues.
Which Data Domain system attributes protect against stored data corruption?
- A. Checksum, self-healing file system, and RAID 6
- B. Compression, NVRAM, and snapshots
- C. File system verification, snapshots, and RAID 6
- D. Checksum, RAID 5, and snapshots
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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