Veeam Components and Architecture Flashcards

In a Scale-out Backup Repository (SOBR), what is the role of the 'Extents'?

Answer: They are individual storage systems that make up the SOBR pool

Extents are the individual storage systems (simple repositories) that are combined into a Scale-out Backup Repository pool.

Which transport mode used by the Veeam Backup Proxy reads data directly from a SAN LUN without traversing the ESXi host's network?

Answer: Direct SAN Access mode

Direct SAN Access mode allows the proxy to read VM data directly from the SAN LUN, bypassing ESXi host network bandwidth.

What Veeam architectural feature allows backup jobs to be offloaded from primary storage to a cheaper tier automatically?

Answer: SOBR Capacity Tier

The SOBR Capacity Tier automatically moves or copies older backup data from the Performance Tier to object storage like S3.

Which Veeam component is deployed on a Linux server to serve as a hardened, immutable backup repository?

Answer: Veeam Linux Hardened Repository

The Veeam Linux Hardened Repository uses immutable storage on Linux to protect backups from ransomware and accidental deletion.

What is the Veeam Backup Catalog used for in the Veeam architecture?

Answer: Indexing guest file system data for search and restore

The Veeam Backup Catalog stores guest file system index data to enable fast file-level search and restore operations.

In Veeam's architecture, where is the configuration database stored by default on the Backup Server?

Answer: Microsoft SQL Server or PostgreSQL

Veeam Backup & Replication uses either Microsoft SQL Server or PostgreSQL (v12+) to store its configuration database.

Which Veeam component enables backup and replication jobs to send data to a service provider's infrastructure over the internet?

Answer: Veeam Cloud Connect Gateway

The Veeam Cloud Connect Gateway is the service provider-side component that accepts connections from tenant Veeam installations over the internet.