VMCE Backup Infrastructure and Repositories 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Veeam Scale-out Backup Repository placement policy distributes data based on available free space?
- Performance Tier
- Data Locality
- Performance (Correct answer)
- Capacity Tier
Correct answer: Performance
The Performance placement policy distributes backup files across extents based on the most available free space to maximize throughput.
Question 2: In a Scale-out Backup Repository, what is an 'extent'?
- A backup retention policy
- An individual backup repository added as a member (Correct answer)
- A type of backup chain
- A network share mounted to the SOBR
Correct answer: An individual backup repository added as a member
An extent is an individual backup repository that is added as a member to form the Scale-out Backup Repository pool.
Question 3: Which Veeam repository role is specifically required to perform Microsoft SQL Server transaction log backups?
- Backup Proxy
- Guest Interaction Proxy (Correct answer)
- Backup Repository
- WAN Accelerator
Correct answer: Guest Interaction Proxy
The Guest Interaction Proxy is required for application-aware processing including SQL Server transaction log backups on guest VMs.
Question 4: What is the maximum number of concurrent tasks recommended per backup repository to avoid performance bottlenecks?
- It is unlimited by default
- Defined by the 'Limit concurrent tasks' setting per repository (Correct answer)
- Fixed at 4 tasks per repository
- Fixed at 10 tasks per repository
Correct answer: Defined by the 'Limit concurrent tasks' setting per repository
Each repository has a configurable 'Limit concurrent tasks' setting that should be tuned based on the repository hardware capabilities.
Question 5: Which Veeam technology enables offloading older backup files from a performance tier to object storage in a Scale-out Backup Repository?
- Archive Tier
- Capacity Tier (Correct answer)
- WAN Acceleration
- Backup Copy
Correct answer: Capacity Tier
The Capacity Tier in a Scale-out Backup Repository offloads older backup data to object storage (such as S3) to reduce costs.
Question 6: When adding a Windows-based backup repository, which local account permission is the minimum required for the Veeam service account?
- Domain Admin
- Local Administrator (Correct answer)
- Backup Operator
- Power User
Correct answer: Local Administrator
The Veeam service account requires Local Administrator privileges on the Windows backup repository to install components and manage data.
Question 7: What is the role of the Veeam Data Mover service on a backup repository?
- Manages backup job scheduling
- Handles data transfer between the proxy and the repository (Correct answer)
- Performs deduplication on stored backups
- Mounts backups for instant recovery
Correct answer: Handles data transfer between the proxy and the repository
The Veeam Data Mover service runs on backup repositories to handle the actual data transfer and writing of backup data from proxies.
VMCE Backup Infrastructure and Repositories 3
Which Veeam Scale-out Backup Repository placement policy distributes data based on available free space?