ACE Storage Management & Optimization 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In Acronis Cyber Protect, what is the purpose of the 'cleanup' rule in a backup scheme?
- To compress backup data to save space
- To automatically delete old backup versions based on retention policy (Correct answer)
- To encrypt outdated backup files
- To move backups to a secondary storage tier
Correct answer: To automatically delete old backup versions based on retention policy
Cleanup rules define when and how old backup versions are deleted to enforce retention policies and free storage space.
Question 2: Which storage type in Acronis supports object-level deduplication across multiple backup sources?
- Local disk storage
- Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) (Correct answer)
- NFS share
- Tape library
Correct answer: Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI)
Acronis Cyber Infrastructure provides global source-side deduplication across all backup sources stored in it.
Question 3: A backup location shows 'Storage full' warnings. Which action should be taken FIRST?
- Delete all full backups immediately
- Review and tighten retention policies to trigger cleanup (Correct answer)
- Disable all running backup plans
- Convert backups from full to incremental
Correct answer: Review and tighten retention policies to trigger cleanup
Adjusting retention policies will trigger automated cleanup of old versions, reclaiming space without manual deletion.
Question 4: What does the 'always incremental (single-file)' backup scheme store all backup data in?
- Separate TIB files per backup session
- A single ever-growing TIB file with all recovery points (Correct answer)
- Multiple full backups compressed together
- A flat folder structure without metadata
Correct answer: A single ever-growing TIB file with all recovery points
The always incremental single-file scheme stores all backup data in one TIBX file, with each recovery point appended internally.
Question 5: When using Acronis replication to a secondary location, what is replicated?
- Only the latest full backup
- The entire backup archive including all versions (Correct answer)
- Only incremental backups made after replication was enabled
- Metadata files only
Correct answer: The entire backup archive including all versions
Replication copies the entire backup archive to the secondary destination to maintain an identical copy for DR purposes.
Question 6: Which Acronis feature allows you to mount a backup as a virtual drive to browse files without full recovery?
- Instant Restore
- Backup Validation
- Acronis Universal Restore
- Acronis Drive Mount (Mount Image) (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Acronis Drive Mount (Mount Image)
The Mount Image feature lets administrators browse backup contents by mounting the archive as a virtual disk drive.
Question 7: In Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, what is the role of a 'Storage Node'?
- It acts as the licensing server for backup agents
- It manages and stores backup archives on behalf of agents (Correct answer)
- It handles network routing between protected machines
- It performs only deduplication without storing data
Correct answer: It manages and stores backup archives on behalf of agents
A Storage Node (Managed Vault) manages backup vaults and can perform deduplication, encryption, and data verification on stored archives.
ACE Storage Management & Optimization 2
In Acronis Cyber Protect, what is the purpose of the 'cleanup' rule in a backup scheme?