ACE Virtual Environment Protection 3

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

VMware VADP via NBDSSL or SAN/HotAdd transport

Answer

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

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Backup scheduling with maintenance windows

Answer

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

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

Granular file recovery from VM backup

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

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ACE Virtual Environment Protection 3