Mixed Deck — All ACE Topics Flashcards

An administrator needs to configure Acronis Cyber Protect to send email alerts when a backup fails. Where is this configured?

Answer: In Settings > Notifications, where SMTP server details and alert rules are defined globally

Email notifications are configured globally under Settings > Notifications, where administrators define the SMTP server and alert conditions.

When backing up VMware vSphere virtual machines in agentless mode, which VMware API does Acronis Cyber Protect leverage?

Answer: VMware vStorage APIs for Data Protection (VADP)

Acronis uses VMware VADP to perform agentless backup of vSphere VMs, enabling snapshot-based backups without installing agents inside each guest OS.

Which Acronis security protocol prevents a backup agent from being spoofed by a rogue server on the same network segment?

Answer: Certificate pinning — agents validate the management server certificate fingerprint against a stored expected value

Certificate pinning ensures that even if a rogue server presents a valid-looking certificate, the agent rejects it unless the fingerprint matches the pinned expected value from initial trusted registration.

Which Acronis recovery option allows an administrator to extract specific files from a full disk-level backup without restoring the entire image?

Answer: Granular recovery

Granular recovery allows administrators to browse a disk-level backup and restore only selected files or folders rather than the entire disk image.

What type of Acronis report helps administrators analyze backup job success rates over a defined period?

Answer: Backup statistics report

The Acronis backup statistics report displays job success rates, failure counts, and trends over a configurable time period.

What happens to an Acronis Agent's backup operations if it loses connectivity to the Management Server during an active backup job?

Answer: The agent continues the backup job autonomously and syncs status once reconnected

Acronis Agents operate autonomously and will complete a running backup job even if the management server connection is lost, syncing status upon reconnection.

Which Acronis Cyber Protect feature continuously tracks changes at the block level and captures them more frequently than scheduled backups to minimize data loss?

Answer: Continuous Data Protection (CDP)

Continuous Data Protection (CDP) captures every write to protected volumes in near real-time, reducing RPO to seconds.

When delivering remote Acronis training to a geographically distributed client team, what practice BEST ensures knowledge retention?

Answer: Break training into short focused modules with follow-up quizzes and reference materials

Short focused modules with quizzes and reference materials improve retention far better than long single sessions.

A client wants to ensure their backup data is encrypted both in transit and at rest. What should the ACE configure?

Answer: Enable AES-256 encryption in the protection plan and ensure TLS is used for all agent communications

Acronis supports AES-256 encryption for backup archives at rest and uses TLS for all agent-to-server communications in transit.

Which cloud provider integrations does Acronis Cyber Protect natively support for deploying cloud VMs as recovery targets?

Answer: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Acronis Cloud

Acronis Cyber Protect natively supports AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Acronis Cloud as recovery targets.

When configuring a disaster recovery plan in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, which network mode allows recovered cloud servers to communicate with on-premises resources without exposing them to the public internet?

Answer: Multi-site VPN tunnel

A multi-site VPN tunnel connects the Acronis DR cloud environment to on-premises infrastructure over an encrypted private channel.

Which Acronis Cyber Protect alert indicates that a machine's backup has not been successfully completed within the configured retention period threshold?

Answer: Machine not backed up

The 'Machine not backed up' alert fires when a machine has gone beyond the configured time limit without a successful backup completion.

What is a key consideration for cloud deployment in Acronis Certified Engineer?

Answer: Data sovereignty, latency, and security requirements

Cloud deployment must consider data sovereignty, latency requirements, and security needs.

An Acronis administrator configures an alert for 'Backup size anomaly.' What condition does this alert detect?

Answer: A significant unexpected change in backup size compared to historical baselines

Backup size anomaly alerts detect when a backup's size deviates significantly from its historical pattern, which can indicate data corruption or ransomware activity.

In Acronis, what does 'backup validation' verify?

Answer: That the backup data is not corrupted and can be successfully used for recovery

Backup validation checks the integrity of backup data by verifying checksums, confirming the archive is intact and recoverable.

Which Acronis feature allows a recovered VMware VM to automatically re-join an Active Directory domain after restore to a different hostname?

Answer: SID conflict resolution during restore

Acronis provides SID conflict resolution and hostname injection during restore to help a recovered VM rejoin AD without duplicate SID issues.

In a stretched VMware cluster across two data centers, which Acronis deployment best ensures that a VM backup at Site A is not bottlenecked by WAN bandwidth?

Answer: Deploy an Acronis VA at each site so backups are stored locally, with optional replication to the other site

A local Acronis VA at each site ensures backup traffic stays on the LAN, while replication of completed backups to the remote site or cloud provides offsite copies without impacting production WAN.

A backup plan has the 'Alert if backup has not started within' option set to 2 hours past the scheduled time. What triggers this alert?

Answer: The backup has not started 2 hours after its scheduled time

This option triggers an alert when the backup job has not started within the specified delay after its scheduled start time.

Which Acronis licensing model allows customers to pay based on the amount of data protected rather than the number of devices?

Answer: Capacity-based licensing

Capacity-based licensing charges organizations according to the total amount of data they back up, not the number of endpoints.

In Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, which feature helps service providers demonstrate compliance by generating automated reports of backup job statuses and SLA adherence?

Answer: Compliance Reports

Compliance Reports in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud provide automated summaries of backup success rates, SLA compliance, and protection coverage for audit purposes.