VMCE Backup Job Configuration Questions and Answers

Question 1

An administrator is configuring a backup job for a large file server with over 20 TB of data.
To optimize backup file size and job performance when targeting a deduplicating storage appliance, which 'Storage optimization' setting is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Local target (large blocks)

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Local target

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LAN target

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WAN target

Question 2

A backup job is configured with the 'forever forward incremental' backup method and a retention policy of 14 days. What happens when a new restore point is created after the 14th restore point?

Accepted Answer

The oldest incremental restore point is merged into the full backup file (.VBK).

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A new active full backup is automatically created, starting a new chain.

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The entire backup chain is deleted and a new full backup is created.

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The oldest incremental restore point is deleted without being merged.

Question 3

Which of the following backup job settings has the primary trade-off of higher CPU usage on the backup proxy for a smaller backup file size on the repository?

Accepted Answer

Compression level

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Storage optimization

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Guest processing

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Backup mode

Question 4

An administrator wants to ensure the integrity of backup files without scheduling periodic active full backups. Which maintenance option should be enabled in the backup job settings to detect and automatically heal corruption by retrieving correct data blocks from the source?

Accepted Answer

Perform backup file health check

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Defragment and compact full backup file

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Run active full backup periodically

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Enable backup file encryption

Question 5

A company needs to create a copy of its backups to an off-site repository. The requirement is that as soon as a new restore point is created by the primary backup job, it should immediately be copied to the secondary location. Which Backup Copy job mode should be configured?

Accepted Answer

Immediate copy mode

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Periodic copy mode

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Reverse incremental mode

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GFS copy mode

Question 6

When comparing an Active Full backup to a Synthetic Full backup, what is the primary impact of creating an Active Full?

Accepted Answer

It places a higher I/O load on the source production storage.

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It requires more space on the backup repository than a synthetic full.

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It places a higher I/O load on the backup repository.

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It takes longer to restore from than a synthetic full.

An administrator is configuring a backup job for a large file server with over 20 TB of data.To optimize backup file size and job performance when targeting a deduplicating storage appliance, which 'Storage optimization' setting is most appropriate?

An administrator is configuring a backup job for a large file server with over 20 TB of data.
To optimize backup file size and job performance when targeting a deduplicating storage appliance, which 'Storage optimization' setting is most appropriate?