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Exam Code/Number: VCS-253
Exam Name/Title: Administration of Veritas Cluster Server 6.0 for UNIX
Certification Provider: Veritas
Corresponding Certification: VCS

Exam Questions: 235
Updated On: Oct 07, 2026

Question #1

Two resources of type Process named web1proc and web2proc are configured in the failover websg service group and are online on the sym1 cluster node. The web2proc resource is linked as dependent on the web1proc resource, and the Critical resource attribute of the web2proc is modified from the default value. Resource restart is set to the default value.
What are the states of the web1proc and web2proc resources on the sym1 cluster node after shutting down the process managed by the web2proc from outside of Veritas Cluster Server?

A. web1proc is online, and web2proc is online.

B. web1proc is faulted, and web2proc is offline.

C. web1proc is online, and web2proc is faulted.

D. web1proc and web2proc are both faulted.

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question #2

Which three protocols are system-configured and are recognized by Network Monitor by their individual signatures? (Select three.)

A. IM: AIM

B. IM: ICQ

C. TFTP

D. FTP

E. NNTP

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Correct Answer: A,D,E Vote an answer

Question #3

Which product lets an incident responder see who has access to confidential files on a public file share?

A. Network Monitor

B. Network Protect

C. Network Discover

D. Network Prevent

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question #4

Offline configuration changes made to Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) are missing when viewing it in one of the GUIs or the CLI.
What is the likely cause of this issue?

A. VCS was started on the node with the highest priority in the SystemList.

B. VCS was started on the node with the lowest priority in the SystemList.

C. VCS was started on the node without the changes being made.

D. VCS was started on the node where the changes were made.

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question #5

An application is experiencing failures. The application administrator wants Veritas Cluster Server to take all resources offline after failure. The application should remain offline.
Which attribute can accomplish this?

A. FailOverPolicy

B. AutoFailover

C. ManageFaults

D. Critical

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

Question #6

Which attribute can be configured to allow a service group to come back online after a persistent resource has faulted and other nodes are unavailable?

A. OnlineRetry

B. AutoStart

C. AutoRestart

D. AutoReset

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question #7

Which file is created by vxfen startup script when I/O fencing starts?

A. vxfenmode

B. vxfendg

C. vxgabtab

D. vxfentab

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question #8

Which type of resources are considered by Veritas Cluster Server when determining whether a service group is online?

A. Persistent

B. OnOff

C. OnOnly

D. None

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

Question #9

Which detection method is used for fingerprinting and protecting unstructured data, such as source code documents or merger and acquisition documents?

A. Exact Data Matching (EDM)

B. Described Content Matching (DCM)

C. Indexed Document Matching (IDM)

D. Directory Group Matching (DGM)

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question #10

An administrator is planning to migrate a locally hosted application to high availability. Data migration on the shared storage has been properly completed.
Which two actions must the administrator perform for the storage in order to complete the configuration of the application service? (Select two.)

A. configure the operating system to automatically mount the file systems involved

B. set up the appropriate file system contention mechanism in the correct sequence

C. unconfigure the operating system to automatically mount the file systems involved

D. link the application resource to the file system resources, with appropriate dependencies

E. configure the MountPoint, BlockDevice, FSType, and FsckOpt attributes for all the file systems involved

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: C,E Vote an answer

Question #11

What should an administrator do when the License Key expires?

A. Edit the key in the Protect.properties file

B. Enter a new key on the Advanced Settings page

C. Enter a new key on the System Settings page

D. Edit the key in the VontuManager.conf file

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question #12

What is the main benefit of installing and using the Symantec Management Platform for managing DLP Agents?

A. The ability to reconfigure the agent filters

B. The ability to easily manage agents remotely

C. The ability to supervise how agents are used

D. The ability to view the health status of the agents

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Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

Question #13

What occurs when the hastop -local -force command is issued on the active node in a two-node active/passive cluster?

A. The online service groups on the primary node are taken offline and remain offline until started manually.

B. The service group behavior will follow the value of the EngineShutdown attribute while HAD is stopped.

C. The services will be shut down on the active node and brought up on the passive node.

D. The services will continue to run on the active node while HAD is stopped.

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question #14

What should a system administrator do to stop a detection server?

A. Access the services panel and stop the VontuMonitorController service

B. Access a command prompt and enter the command "net stop service VontuMonitor"

C. Access the Enforce Server Detail page and select "Done"

D. Access the Server Detail page and select "Stop"

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Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question #15

What is the first step when upgrading the operating system on a single node in a running multi-node Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) cluster?

A. Freeze the service groups

B. Migrate parallel service groups

C. Offline service groups on the node

D. Shut down VCS on all nodes

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

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