VMCE Veeam Components and Architecture 3

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

They are individual storage systems that make up the SOBR pool

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Direct SAN Access mode

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

SOBR Capacity Tier

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Veeam Linux Hardened Repository

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Indexing guest file system data for search and restore

Answer

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

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