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  1. When deploying Acronis Agent for VMware as a Virtual Appliance, which protocol does it use to communicate with the ESXi host for VM data access?

    Answer: VMware VADP via NBDSSL or SAN/HotAdd transport

    The Acronis VA uses VADP with transport modes including NBDSSL (encrypted network), SAN, or HotAdd depending on the storage configuration.

  2. An administrator wants to protect 50 VMs across two VMware clusters with Acronis. What is the recommended deployment to ensure both clusters are covered?

    Answer: Deploy one VA per cluster so each VA has direct HotAdd data access to local storage

    Deploying one VA per cluster ensures HotAdd transport is available, which is the fastest and most efficient data path for local datastore access.

  3. Which Acronis feature is used to automatically adjust VM backup schedules to avoid peak production hours based on observed load patterns?

    Answer: Backup scheduling with maintenance windows

    Maintenance windows in Acronis backup plans restrict when backups run, preventing resource contention during business-critical periods.

  4. A technician needs to restore only a single file from a VMware VM backup without restoring the entire VM. Which Acronis capability enables this?

    Answer: Granular file recovery from VM backup

    Acronis supports granular file-level recovery from VM backups by mounting the backup archive and browsing the guest file system.

  5. In Acronis, what is the 'HotAdd' transport mode benefit compared to NBDSSL when backing up VMware VMs?

    Answer: HotAdd attaches the VM's virtual disks directly to the backup appliance, avoiding network overhead

    HotAdd temporarily attaches the source VM's virtual disks to the Acronis VA, enabling direct SCSI reads that bypass network bandwidth constraints.

  6. Which Acronis setting controls how many simultaneous VM backup tasks the Acronis Agent for VMware will run concurrently on a single ESXi host?

    Answer: Maximum number of simultaneously backed-up VMs

    The concurrent VM backup limit setting on the Acronis agent prevents too many simultaneous snapshot operations from overloading the ESXi host.

  7. What happens to a VMware VM snapshot created by Acronis after a successful backup job completes?

    Answer: It is automatically deleted and the disk is consolidated

    Acronis removes the temporary VMware snapshot and consolidates the delta disks back into the base VMDK after backup data has been transferred.