Expected VCS-322 Exam Topics, as suggested by Veritas :

• Module 1: Verify Veritas Enterprise Vault 12.x is installed and functioning/ Describe Veritas Enterprise Vault 12.x client functionality
• Module 2: Identify the differences between Veritas Enterprise Vault 12.x architectures/ Explain the technological benefits of Veritas Enterprise Vault 12.x
• Module 3: Describe the process for configuring and managing Classification/ Identify and describe how to apply Retention Categories
• Module 4: Identify Veritas Enterprise Vault 12.x options for monitoring archiving/ Describe the maintenance of Veritas Enterprise Vault 12.x storage
• Module 5: Describe the components of Veritas Enterprise Vault 12.x/ Technical Administration: Management and Reporting
• Module 6: Describe the Veritas Enterprise Vault 12.x reporting and monitoring features/ Identify Veritas Enterprise Vault 12.x prerequisites
• Module 7: configuring Veritas Enterprise Vault 12.x components/ Describe the archiving process/ Interpret the output from Veritas Enterprise Vault 12.x Reporting Services
• Module 8: Explain the process for managing Indexes/ Describe the process for managing Veritas Enterprise Vault 12.xPolicies
• Module 9: Describe the functionality of Veritas Enterprise Vault 12.x Search/ Describe the process for importing and exporting archives, including PST migration

Expected VCS-279 Exam Topics, as suggested by Veritas :

• Module 1: Veritas NetBackup Appliance Administrator’s Guide/ Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration, Configuring Policies
• Module 2: Veritas NetBackup Deduplication Guide/ Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration, Configuring Tape Storage
• Module 3: Veritas NetBackup Appliances3.1.2: Configuration and Management, Appliance Configuration/ Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration, Introducing NetBackup
• Module 4: Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guide, Volume I, Section V, Configuring backups/ Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration,Configuring Media Server Deduplication
• Module 5: Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Advanced Administration, Optimizing NetBackup Deduplication/ Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guide, Volume I, Section I, About NetBackup
• Module 6: Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guide, Volume I, Section V, Configuring backups/ Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guide, Volume I, Section III, Configuring storage
• Module 7: Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guide, Volume I, Section III, Configuring storage/ Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration, Configuring NetBackup Storage
• Module 8: Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration,Managing and Protecting the NetBackup Catalog/ Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Advanced Administration, Implementing NetBackup Cloud Solutions
• Module 9: Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guide, Volume I, Section IV, Configuring SLPs, and Section V, Configuring backups/ Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Advanced Administration, Managing NDMP Backups
• Module 10: Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2: Administration,Performing File System Backups, Performing Virtual Machine Backups, Duplicating Backups Using Storage Lifecycle Policies, and Optimizing File System Backups

Expected VCS-278 Exam Topics, as suggested by Veritas :

• Module 1: Veritas NetBackup Deduplication Guide/ Administration, Configuring Tape Storage
• Module 2: Administration,Managing and Protecting the NetBackup Catalog/ Administration, Performing File System Restores
• Module 3: Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guide, Volume I, Section III, Configuring storage/ Administration, Introducing NetBackup
• Module 4: Advanced Administration, Implementing NetBackup Cloud Solutions/ Administration,Configuring Media Server Deduplication
• Module 5: Veritas NetBackup Cloud Administrator’s Guide/ Administration, Configuring NetBackup Storage
• Module 6: Advanced Administration, Implementing NetBackup Cloud Solutions/ Veritas NetBackup Administrator’s Guide, Volume I, Section V, Configuring backups
• Module 7: Administration, Performing File System Backups, Performing Virtual Machine Backups/ Administration,Configuring NetBackup Storageand Configuring Disk Pools
• Module 8: Duplicating Backups Using Storage Lifecycle Policies/ Optimizing NetBackup Deduplication

Expected VCS-276 Exam Topics, as suggested by Veritas :

• Module 1: Describe how to initiate, prioritize, and monitor NetBackup restore jobs/ Describe how to configure disk and cloud storage, storage units, and storage unit groups
• Module 2: Troubleshoot common issues related to NetBackup disaster recovery including recovering the NetBackup catalog/ Describe how to configure and utilize backup policies
• Module 3: Describe how and when to prioritize, cancel, suspend, resume, restart, retry or manually run backupand duplication jobs/ Describe how to configure various master/media/client settings
• Module 4: Troubleshoot devices and media, including connectivity between master, media, and client/ Interpret status codes and job details in order to diagnose and troubleshoot failed jobs
• Module 5: Describe how to configure removable media (tape), volume pools, volume groups, and media manager storage units/ Interpret available reports to verify and monitor NetBackup
• Module6: Describe the function, uses, configuration, and administration of the NetBackup deduplication options/ Describe how to manage NetBackup disk and cloud storage
• Module 7: Describe image management concepts and how to use the NetBackup administration console/ Describe how to perform catalog backup configuration tasks
• Module 8: Explain how to implement specialized backup solutions including synthetic backups, True Image Restore (TIR)/ Describe how to manage tape devices and tape media

Expected VCS-275 Exam Topics, as suggested by Veritas :

• Module 1: Configure core components of NetBackup including devices storage units
• Module 2: Configure storage servers and disk pools including media server
• Module 3: Describe the functionality of NetBackup Appliances.

Expected VCS-261 Exam Topics, as suggested by Veritas :

• Module 1: Describe how to create and configure local and clustered Veritas File Systems/ Describe how to perform file system administration
• Module 2: Define the InfoScale Storage capabilities for Storage Tiering using SmartTier/ Define the types, purpose, and benefits of storage virtualization
• Module 3: Describe how to configure the Site Awareness feature of InfoScale Storage/ Identify InfoScale Storage physical and virtual objects
• Module 4: Describe how to administer Dynamic Multi-Pathing for storage management and reporting/ Describe how to create and delete concatenated, striped, mirrored, RAID-5, and layered volumes
• Module 5: Describe how to perform basic troubleshooting and recovery to address InfoScale Storage failures/ Describe how to configure and manage SmartIO
• Module 6: Manage, monitor, and report on an InfoScale Storage environment using Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager (VIOM)/ Describe how to configure volumes by adding mirrors and logs
• Module 7: Describe how the kernel components manage the InfoScale Storage architecture/ Describe how InfoScale Storage supports thin provisioning, including thin reclamation
• Module 8: Describe how to perform online administrative tasks for Veritas Volume Manager/ Describe how to add disks and create local and clustered disk groups
• Module 9: Identify the InfoScale Storage tools used to monitor and analyze performance/ Demonstrate an understanding of advanced InfoScale Storage architectures
• Module 10: Define the benefits and components of Veritas InfoScale Storage/ Identify the file systems that would benefit from File System data compression

Expected VCS-257 Exam Topics, as suggested by Veritas :

• Module 1: Veritas InfoScale Storage 7.1 for UNIX /Linux: Administration Veritas InfoScale Storage 7.1 for UNIX/Linux:Describe how to manage InfoScale Storage snapshots and storage checkpoints/ Describe how to configure and manage private and shared disk groups
• Module 2: Describe how to administer Dynamic Multi-Pathing for storage management and reporting/ Define the types, purpose, and benefits of storage virtualization
• Module 3: Describe how the kernel components manage the InfoScale Storage architecture/ Identify InfoScale Storage physical and virtual objects
• Module 4: Describe how to perform online administrative tasks for Veritas Volume Manager/ Describe how to configure volumes by adding mirrors and logs
• Module 5: Identify the InfoScale Storage tools used to monitor and analyze performance/ Describe how to create and configure local and clustered Veritas File Systems
• Module 6: Describe how InfoScale Storage supports thin provisioning, including thin reclamation/ Describe how to create and delete concatenated, striped, mirrored, RAID-5, and layered volumes
• Module 7: Identify the file systems that would benefit from File System data compression and deduplication features/ Define the benefits and components of Veritas InfoScale Storage for UNIX/Linux including Storage Foundation
• Module 8: Describe how to perform basic troubleshooting and recovery to address InfoScale Storage failures/ Describe how to perform file system administration
• Module 9: Demonstrate understanding of the InfoScale Storage Command Line Interface (CLI)/ Describe how to use Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager (VIOM) to manage and monitor an InfoScale Storage environment
• Module 10: Demonstrate an understanding of advanced InfoScale Storage architectures including Flexible Storage Sharing/ configure InfoScale Storage for UNIX/Linux using the common product installer (CPI) Advanced Administration