Data Recovery Scenarios Flashcards
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A production VM encrypted with ransomware must be recovered. The administrator wants to scan the restore point for malware before bringing it back online. Which Veeam feature provides this?
Answer: Secure Restore
Secure Restore integrates antivirus scanning into the restore workflow, scanning the backup content before the VM is brought back into production.
Which Veeam Explorer supports granular recovery of SharePoint list items, documents, and site collections?
Answer: Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint
Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint provides granular recovery of SharePoint items including documents, lists, and entire site collections from VM backups.
An administrator performs an Instant VM Recovery but needs the recovered VM to use a different IP address to avoid conflicts. Where is this configured?
Answer: Instant Recovery wizard network mapping or post-recovery scripts
Veeam's Instant VM Recovery wizard includes network mapping options and supports post-recovery scripts to handle IP address reconfiguration.
A Veeam-protected Oracle database VM needs application-consistent item-level recovery. Which component provides this capability?
Answer: Veeam Explorer for Oracle
Veeam Explorer for Oracle provides granular recovery of Oracle databases including tablespaces and individual database objects from Veeam backups.
During a volume-level restore in Veeam, the administrator wants to restore only specific volumes rather than the entire disk. Which restore mode supports this?
Answer: Volume-level restore with volume selection
Volume-level restore allows selecting specific volumes from a backup to restore, avoiding the need to restore the entire VM or disk.
A Veeam administrator restores a domain controller VM. What is the recommended approach to avoid USN rollback issues?
Answer: Restore and boot in DSRM mode, then perform authoritative or non-authoritative restore as needed
Restoring Active Directory domain controllers requires booting in DSRM and using proper AD restore procedures to prevent USN rollback and replication conflicts.
Which Veeam feature allows testing restore recoverability by automatically running restored VMs in an isolated sandbox environment?
Answer: SureBackup
SureBackup automatically boots VMs from backup in an isolated Virtual Lab environment and runs configurable verification tests to confirm recoverability.