Question 1

Your organization requires that a new group of advanced users, named "AnalyticsTeam," should have the capability to schedule jobs in the SAS Viya environment. As an administrator, which of the following is the best approach to granting this ability to the AnalyticsTeam group?

Options :

A : Directly assign the 'schedule jobs' permission to each user within the AnalyticsTeam.

B : Create a custom role with the 'schedule jobs' permission and assign this role to the AnalyticsTeam group.

C : Modify the system policy to allow all users the ability to schedule jobs.

D : Provide the AnalyticsTeam with administrative rights to ensure they can schedule jobs.

Answer: B

Question 2

After successfully deploying a patch update in your SAS Viya environment, how would you confirm that the updated components are functioning as expected without affecting current users' workflows?

Options :

A : Immediately direct all users to perform their regular tasks and monitor system performance.

B : Use a phased approach by gradually introducing subsets of users to the updated system while monitoring performance metrics and log files.

C : Revert the system to its pre-patch state and compare the performance against the updated system.

D : Independently validate the updated components using automated tests designed for post-patch verification without involving active users.

Answer: D

Question 3

In a situation where a SAS Viya environment has undergone a series of backup and recovery operations over the past month, a SAS administrator needs to audit the recovery history to ensure compliance with the organization's data management policies. Which of the following SAS Viya tools would the administrator use to view the detailed history of backup and recovery processes, including the timestamps and any possible errors that occurred during those operations?

Options :

A : SAS Environment Manager backup and recovery service interface

B : The `backup` command-line utility with appropriate flags

C : The `sas-admin` command-line interface with appropriate backup-history options

D : Direct query on the internal SAS Viya PostgreSQL database tracking recovery operations

Answer: C

Question 4

An administrator is tasked with configuring the CAS servers auto-tiering feature. In this scenario, which of the following settings should be adjusted to optimize the use of storage tiers according to data access patterns?

Options :

A : Modify the data provider configurations to prioritize certain storage mediums.

B : Set the highWaterMark and lowWaterMark parameters in the caslib definition.

C : Adjust the load-balancing policy to distribute data more evenly across all nodes.

D : Increase the replication factor of in-memory data to the maximum possible value.

Answer: B

Question 5

When configuring stored credentials in SAS Viya, you are required to implement a change that will allow a group of users to access a specific database with a shared service account. This account's credentials need to be updated monthly due to security policies. After the initial setup, what approach should be taken to update the stored credentials to minimize service disruption and manual intervention?

Options :

A : Manually update the credentials every month by deleting and recreating the credentials object.

B : Utilize the SAS Environment Manager to automate the update of the credentials using the scheduling feature.

C : Implement a script using the SAS Security Model REST API to update the credentials, and schedule it to run with the operating system-s scheduler.

D : Direct users to update their individually stored credentials within their personal profiles on a monthly basis.

Answer: C