VMCE Veeam Components and Architecture 4

Question 1

What is the purpose of the Veeam WAN Accelerator in a backup architecture?

Accepted Answer

Deduplicating and compressing data for efficient transfer over slow WAN links

Answer

The Veeam WAN Accelerator uses global deduplication and compression to reduce data transferred over WAN links for backup copy and replication jobs.

Question 2

In Veeam's Scale-out Backup Repository, what does the 'Performance Tier' refer to?

Accepted Answer

The local high-performance extents used for primary backup writes

Answer

The Performance Tier in a SOBR consists of local high-performance storage extents where backups are initially written.

Question 3

Which Veeam service handles the actual data movement on a managed server (proxy or repository) during backup operations?

Accepted Answer

Veeam Transport Service

Answer

The Veeam Transport Service (also called the Data Mover) runs on managed servers and handles actual data reading, writing, and transfer.

Question 4

What happens to the Veeam Backup Proxy role when no dedicated proxy is configured in the environment?

Accepted Answer

The Backup Server itself acts as the default proxy

Answer

If no dedicated proxy is configured, the Veeam Backup Server automatically assumes the backup proxy role.

Question 5

Which Veeam component is required on the service provider side to allow tenants to use Veeam Cloud Connect for DRaaS (replication)?

Accepted Answer

Veeam Cloud Connect Replication Gateway

Answer

The Cloud Connect Replication Gateway on the service provider side facilitates VM replication from tenant sites to the provider's infrastructure.

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