VMCE Repository and Storage Management Questions and Answers

Question 1

A backup job uses the forward incremental method with periodic active fulls.
Over time, VMs have been removed from the job.
An administrator notices that the active full backup file (VBK) on the repository is not shrinking in size, even though it now contains fewer VMs.
What repository maintenance task should be performed to reclaim this unused space within the VBK file?

Accepted Answer

Run the "Compact full backup file" task.

Answer

Perform a repository rescan.

Answer

Run a health check on the backup job.

Answer

Edit the repository and reduce its capacity.

Question 2

Which of the following is a primary advantage of enabling the "Use per-VM backup files" option on a backup repository?

Accepted Answer

It improves performance and scalability, especially for Scale-out Backup Repositories and deduplication appliances.

Answer

It reduces the CPU load on the source ESXi hosts during backup.

Answer

It guarantees a higher data deduplication ratio across all VMs in a job.

Answer

It is required to enable application-aware processing for any VM in the backup job.

Question 3

An administrator needs to add an SMB (CIFS) share located in a remote office as a backup repository. The Veeam Backup & Replication server is in the main datacenter, and the WAN link between the sites has high latency. To optimize data transfer and processing, what component should be deployed in the remote office?

Accepted Answer

A Gateway Server.

Answer

A dedicated Mount Server.

Answer

A Veeam Backup & Replication console.

Answer

A Veeam Cloud Connect server.

Question 4

An administrator is configuring a Linux Hardened Repository to protect backups from ransomware. To ensure immutability, which of the following is a critical requirement for the user account that Veeam uses to connect to the Linux server?

Accepted Answer

The user account must be a non-root account with single-use credentials for initial deployment.

Answer

The user account must be a member of the 'root' or 'wheel' group.

Answer

The user account must be configured with non-interactive, key-based SSH authentication.

Answer

The user account credentials must be permanently stored in the Veeam Backup & Replication server's credential manager.

Question 5

A small office uses multiple external USB drives that are swapped weekly for off-site storage. To manage this, the administrator has configured a single backup repository with the "This repository is backed by rotated hard drives" option enabled. What is a key behavior of a backup job targeting this type of repository?

Accepted Answer

Veeam will track which files are on which drive and will only display restore points from the currently connected drive.

Answer

The job will automatically format each newly connected drive.

Answer

The job will create a synthetic full backup every time a new drive is detected.

Answer

The job will create a new active full backup on each new drive to start a new chain.

Question 6

An administrator has configured a Scale-Out Backup Repository (SOBR) with a Performance Tier and a Capacity Tier using the 'Move' policy. After a backup chain's operational restore window expires, its data blocks are moved to the Capacity Tier. What happens to the corresponding VBK (full backup) file on the Performance Tier?

Accepted Answer

The VBK file is transformed into a 'shell' file containing only metadata and pointers to the data blocks in the Capacity Tier.

Answer

The VBK file is copied to the Capacity Tier and then deleted from the Performance Tier.

Answer

The VBK file remains on the Performance Tier, consuming its original full size.

Answer

The VBK file is encrypted on the Performance Tier and marked as 'Archived'.