Backup Infrastructure and Repositories Flashcards

What is the primary function of the Veeam Backup & Replication configuration database?

Answer: Stores infrastructure settings, job configurations, and session history

The configuration database (Microsoft SQL Server or PostgreSQL) stores all Veeam settings, job definitions, credentials, and session history.

Which Veeam component must be deployed to enable WAN-optimized replication to a remote site?

Answer: WAN Accelerator

WAN Accelerators must be deployed on both source and target sites to deduplicate and compress replication traffic across slow WAN links.

In Veeam, what is a 'backup chain' and how does a forward incremental chain differ from a reverse incremental chain?

Answer: Forward incremental keeps a full backup at the start; reverse incremental keeps the most recent full backup current

Forward incremental starts with a full backup and appends incrementals; reverse incremental constantly updates the full backup, keeping it current with the latest data.

Which Veeam setting controls how many days backup files are retained before they are automatically deleted?

Answer: Retention Policy (restore points)

The Retention Policy setting defines how many restore points (or days) Veeam keeps before automatically removing older backup files.

What is the recommended architecture for a Veeam deployment protecting more than 500 VMs to ensure scalability?

Answer: Distributed deployment with multiple proxies and repositories

For large environments, Veeam recommends a distributed architecture with multiple backup proxies and repositories to parallelize workload and eliminate bottlenecks.

Which Veeam repository option allows block-level deduplication and compression to be performed on the backup server before data is written to the repository?

Answer: Source-side deduplication

Source-side deduplication processes and deduplicates data on the backup proxy/server before transmitting it to the repository, reducing network traffic.

When a Veeam backup repository is added as a 'gateway server,' what primary function does it serve?

Answer: Acts as a proxy for SMB/NFS shares that Veeam cannot directly access

A gateway server acts as an intermediary that allows Veeam to write data to SMB/NFS shares or other storage that requires a Windows agent to manage the connection.