SK0-004 · Question #297
A company utilizes the GFS backup standard. Which of the following describes this backup method?
The correct answer is C. Monthly, Weekly, Daily. GFS stands for Grandfather-Father-Son, a backup rotation scheme that organizes backups into daily, weekly, and monthly sets.
Question
A company utilizes the GFS backup standard. Which of the following describes this backup method?
Options
- AGreatest, Final, Sequential
- BFull, Partial, Incremental
- CMonthly, Weekly, Daily
- DFull, Differential, Incremental
How the community answered
(19 responses)- B5% (1)
- C89% (17)
- D5% (1)
Why each option
GFS stands for Grandfather-Father-Son, a backup rotation scheme that organizes backups into daily, weekly, and monthly sets.
Greatest, Final, Sequential is a fabricated phrase that has no meaning in backup methodology and is not what the GFS acronym represents.
Full, Partial, Incremental describes individual backup types or a rotation strategy based on those types, which is separate from the GFS rotation scheme.
GFS (Grandfather-Father-Son) is a media rotation strategy where the Son represents daily backups, the Father represents weekly backups, and the Grandfather represents monthly backups. This tiered approach provides multiple restore points across different time horizons while controlling the number of backup media sets required.
Full, Differential, Incremental describes a common three-tier backup type strategy but is not the GFS rotation methodology.
Concept tested: GFS Grandfather-Father-Son backup rotation scheme
Source: https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/gfs_retention.html
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