ACE ACE Network & Connectivity Management 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When configuring Acronis agents in a high-availability cluster, what network requirement is most critical?
- All nodes must share the same MAC address
- All cluster nodes must have consistent access to the management server and backup storage (Correct answer)
- IPv6 must be disabled on all nodes
- Each node must reside on a unique subnet
Correct answer: All cluster nodes must have consistent access to the management server and backup storage
High-availability clusters require every node to have consistent network access to both the management server and backup storage so failover operates seamlessly.
Question 2: What protocol do Acronis agents use to register with the management server?
- SNMP
- HTTPS REST API (Correct answer)
- FTP
- Telnet
Correct answer: HTTPS REST API
Acronis agents register with the management server using HTTPS REST API calls, ensuring secure and standardized communication.
Question 3: How does Acronis Cyber Protect handle management commands for agents that are temporarily offline?
- Immediately removes them from the management console
- Queues commands and applies them when the agent reconnects (Correct answer)
- Permanently cancels all pending backup jobs
- Requires an administrator to manually re-register the agent
Correct answer: Queues commands and applies them when the agent reconnects
Acronis queues pending management commands for offline agents and automatically executes them once the agent reestablishes its connection to the server.
Question 4: Which Acronis capability primarily optimizes WAN bandwidth usage for remote office backups?
- Data compression and deduplication (Correct answer)
- Network load balancing across WAN links
- SD-WAN routing integration
- BGP-based traffic shaping
Correct answer: Data compression and deduplication
Acronis reduces the volume of data transmitted over WAN links through compression and deduplication, significantly lowering bandwidth requirements for remote office backups.
Question 5: How does Acronis Cyber Protect manage agent connectivity when the server's IP address changes?
- All agents must be manually reconfigured with the new address
- Agents can use DNS-based server discovery to locate the updated server address (Correct answer)
- All agents are automatically removed and re-deployed
- A static IP is always required and the system cannot adapt
Correct answer: Agents can use DNS-based server discovery to locate the updated server address
Acronis supports DNS-based server discovery, allowing agents to automatically resolve the updated management server address without manual reconfiguration.
Question 6: What is the purpose of configuring a network bandwidth window in Acronis backup plans?
- To encrypt backup data during off-peak hours only
- To restrict backup data transfer to specific time periods to avoid impacting business operations (Correct answer)
- To schedule antivirus scans during low-traffic periods
- To limit the number of simultaneous backup jobs
Correct answer: To restrict backup data transfer to specific time periods to avoid impacting business operations
A bandwidth window restricts data transfer to designated time periods, ensuring backup traffic does not compete with business-critical network activity during peak hours.
ACE ACE Network & Connectivity Management 3
When configuring Acronis agents in a high-availability cluster, what network requirement is most critical?