VMCE Replication and Disaster Recovery 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is 'SureReplica' in Veeam Backup & Replication?
- A manual DR test that requires powering on replicas in production
- An automated replica verification that boots a replica in an isolated Virtual Lab and runs tests (Correct answer)
- A network scan that validates replica VM connectivity
- A storage-level checksum verification for replica disks
Correct answer: An automated replica verification that boots a replica in an isolated Virtual Lab and runs tests
SureReplica automatically powers on replicas in an isolated Virtual Lab and executes heartbeat and custom test scripts to verify DR readiness without impacting production.
Question 2: Which Veeam replication option allows you to use a backup repository file as the starting point for a new replica, instead of transferring all data over the network?
- Replica seeding from a backup file (Correct answer)
- Direct NFS replication mode
- Veeam Cloud Connect replication
- Storage snapshot replication
Correct answer: Replica seeding from a backup file
Replica seeding from a backup file (also called backup mapping or seed) lets Veeam restore a VM from an existing backup at the DR site and then use it as the initial replica baseline, avoiding full initial transfer.
Question 3: In Veeam Cloud Connect, what component at the service provider side terminates replication connections from tenant Veeam servers?
- Veeam Backup Gateway
- Cloud Connect Replication Gateway (Correct answer)
- Veeam WAN Accelerator
- Veeam Backup Proxy
Correct answer: Cloud Connect Replication Gateway
The Cloud Connect Replication Gateway at the service provider side receives and processes replication traffic from tenant Veeam Backup & Replication servers.
Question 4: What is the maximum number of restore points that Veeam supports for a single replica VM?
- 7
- 14
- 28 (Correct answer)
- 30
Correct answer: 28
Veeam supports up to 28 restore points per replica VM, stored as native hypervisor snapshots on the replica.
Question 5: During Failback in Veeam, which option allows you to fail back to a new VM at the original site rather than overwriting the original source VM?
- Failback to the original VM
- Failback to a new location or with different settings (Correct answer)
- Undo Failover
- Permanent Failover
Correct answer: Failback to a new location or with different settings
The 'Failback to a new location or with different settings' option lets you restore the replica's state to a newly created VM rather than the original source VM, useful if the original is damaged.
Question 6: When a Veeam replication job processes a VM with multiple disks, what controls which changed blocks are identified for replication?
- Veeam's proprietary block filter driver only
- VMware CBT (Changed Block Tracking) or Hyper-V RCT (Resilient Change Tracking) (Correct answer)
- A full disk scan performed before each job run
- SHA-256 checksums compared between source and replica disks
Correct answer: VMware CBT (Changed Block Tracking) or Hyper-V RCT (Resilient Change Tracking)
Veeam relies on the hypervisor's native change tracking — VMware CBT or Hyper-V RCT — to identify which disk blocks have changed since the last replication cycle.
Question 7: In a Veeam Failover Plan, what is the purpose of the 'Boot delay' setting between VM groups?
- It controls how long the failover plan waits for replication to complete before starting
- It sets a pause between powering on VM groups so dependent services have time to start before the next group boots (Correct answer)
- It limits CPU allocation during failover to prevent resource contention
- It delays DNS updates until all VMs in the plan are running
Correct answer: It sets a pause between powering on VM groups so dependent services have time to start before the next group boots
Boot delay between VM groups ensures that infrastructure services (like domain controllers or database servers) are fully started before dependent application VMs are powered on.
VMCE Replication and Disaster Recovery 4
What is 'SureReplica' in Veeam Backup & Replication?