Free VMCE v12 Sample Questions — Veeam Certified Engineer v12

Veeam is being used to back up a Microsoft SQL VM with transaction logs being backed up every 30 minutes to a repository that is local to the Veeam Backup and Replication server. Business requirements dictate that the database backup and all logs also be stored on a secondary, standalone repository in the DR datacenter. What should the Veeam engineer configure to meet the requirements?

• A. Backup Copy Job in Periodic Copy mode
• B. SOBR with Copy mode enabled
• C. Backup Copy Job using the SQL Transaction Log Job as the source
• D. Backup Copy Job in Immediate mode

The director of a business needs a folder of files restored from the corporate shared drive. This drive sits on a Windows VM backed up by Veeam Backup & Replication. The director does not want the folder restored to its original location. Where can this folder be restored to using the Veeam Guest OS Restore wizard?

• A. An AWS S3 bucket
• B. An Azure blob
• C. An e-mail as an attachment
• D. valid UNC path

It is required that some replicated VMs start on a time delay during a failover. How can this be accomplished?

• A. Create a failover plan
• B. Adjust boot delay in application group
• C. Use a pre-freeze/post-thaw script
• D. Modify the failover template file

Which API is available to automate Veeam Backup and Replication operations?

• A. REST API through Veeam One server
• B. REST API through Veeam Backup and Replication Server
• C. SQL queries on the Veeam Backup and Replication database
• D. Powershell cmdlets through Veeam Enterprise Manager Server

In Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager, what granular restoration permission can be set for the Restore Operator role?

• A. Windows registry items
• B. OneDrive for Business folders
• C. SharePoint sites
• D. Databases

What describes an RPO?

• A. To confirm at what point a backup should be migrated to Object Storage
• B. To clarify how many restore points need to be recovered at the same time
• C. To determine the maximum length of time a workload or application can be down
• D. To confirm the data loss tolerance of a Business Unit or Organization

A NAS share is being backed up to a Scale-out Backup Repository consisting of three extents; two are high-performance SSD and one is a deduplicating appliance. The administrator wants to ensure that the data backups are stored in the most efficient way possible, while also ensuring that the backup jobs run as efficiently as possible. How should the administrator configure the extents to optimally place data and metadata in the repository?

• A. Configure both metadata and data on the deduplication appliance extent
• B. Configure the repository so data is on the deduplication appliance extent and metadata is on the high-performance SSD extents
• C. Configure both metadata and data on the high-performance SSD extents
• D. Configure the repository so metadata is on the deduplication appliance extent and data is is on the high-performance SSD extents

A Veeam administrator has been tasked to create a backup that will automatically make a copy of data on a different media type, while also being off site, without creating additional backup or backup copy jobs. The administrator has determined that a Scale-out Backup Repository can be used as part of the solution. How can this be accomplished?

• A. Add an archive tier to the Scale-out Backup Repository and enable "GFS Tiering"
• B. Add a capacity tier to the Scale-out Backup Repository and enable the "Copy" option
• C. Add an archive tier to the Scale-out Backup Repository and enable the "Copy" option
• D. Add a capacity tier to the Scale-out Backup Repository and enable the "Move" option

A software development company has deployed the Veeam Data Platform. Recently, developers have been making increasingly frequent requests to have files restored from their VMware VMs. What can be done to reduce strain on the backup team?

• A. Give developers access to the Veeam Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client
• B. Give developers access to Veeam One Business View
• C. Give the developers access to the Enterprise Manager Self-Service File Restore Portal
• D. Outsource developer restore requests to a Managed Service Provider

A physical Linux server protected by a centrally managed Veeam agent is physically damaged. A VMware vSphere infrastructure is available, and the physical server is eligible for virtualization. Which recovery step provides the lowest possible RTO?

• A. Use Instant VM Recovery to VMware vSphere
• B. Use Export Disk Content as Virtual Disk to create a new VM
• C. Use Bare Metal Restore to VMware vSphere VM
• D. Use Instant Disk Recovery to VMware vSphere

A Veeam engineer creates a Scale-Out Backup Repository (SOBR) that uses AWS S3 as the Performance Tier. The backup job is configured to “Keep monthly full backups for: 12 months”. The engineer wants the backups to move to Glacier after 90 days. What should the engineer do first to achieve this goal?

• A. Create a Vault in S3 Glacier
• B. Add AWS S3 as a Capacity Tier before they can use Glacier
• C. Add an Archive Tier with the appropriate Bucket from S3
• D. Reconfigure the SOBR to use block storage as the Performance Tier

There is a company-wide mandate to migrate operations off corporate datacenters and over to AWS, Azure, and GCE. The Veeam engineer has backups of VMware, Hyper-V, and Nutanix VMs stored in on-premises repositories. The performance of a test restore was not satisfactory. Which solution should the engineer deploy?

• A. Caching servers on premises and in the cloud
• B. Veeam Wan Accelerators on premises and in the cloud
• C. Upgraded bandwidth to the Internet
• D. Helper appliance in the cloud

An administrator is asked to change a backup copy job from periodic mode to immediate mode. How can this be accomplished?

• A. Modify the job settings on the proxy performing the copy job
• B. Enable immediate mode on the repository
• C. Edit the original job and select immediate copy mode from the job settings
• D. Create a new copy job and delete the original job

An engineer is using Veeam Backup and Replication v12. The only backup repository is a Microsoft Windows server with direct attached Fibre Channel storage array. The engineer realizes that none of their backups are immutable. A second copy of the backup on a different site and a different media is required. Which option should be used to provide immutable backups on a secondary site with a different media?

• A. Create a Scale Out Backup Repository with the existing Microsoft Windows Server as the performance tier and an HPe StoreOnce Catalyst share with immutability enabled as the capacity tier
• B. Create a Scale Out Backup Repository with the existing Microsoft Windows Server as the performance tier and AWS S3 bucket with immutability enabled as the capacity tier
• C. Create a new hardened repository on a new Microsoft Windows Server, mark it as immutable and create a backup copy job on it
• D. Create a Scale Out Backup Repository with the existing Microsoft Windows Server as the performance tier and Google Cloud Object Storage with immutability enabled as the capacity tier

The organization has a strategy to copy its VM and Agent backups to the alternate site. The backup administrator has requested to implement a similar backup copy strategy for unstructured data backups with 10 additional days of retention. Which configuration is correct?

• A. File to tape job
• B. File share backup job
• C. File share copy job
• D. Periodic backup copy

Which feature of Veeam Data Platform allows a service provider to protect mission-critical tenant virtual machines for which any data loss is unacceptable?

• A. DataLabs
• B. Veeam Backup for Google Cloud
• C. Cloud Agents
• D. Continuous Data Protection

Company security policy states that backups must be copied to a remote location within 8 hours. What step can a backup administrator take to receive an alert automatically if the backup copy job violates the company's policy?

• A. Set a Data Protection alert in Enterprise Manager
• B. Set a backup copy window alert on the repository
• C. Set up post-thaw scripts to send an email
• D. Enable the appropriate RPO monitor

For general data protection regulation (GDPR) compliance, Veeam can add a location tag to which component?

• A. vCenter servers
• B. WAN accelerators
• C. Guest interaction proxies
• D. Cloud gateways

An engineer has a NAS file share to protect. What preliminary step must be taken to create a NAS backup job?

• A. Define file exclusions in the job
• B. Register the file server under Storage Infrastructure in the VBR console
• C. Add a Managed Server with the IP address of the NAS Filer
• D. Add a File Share under Inventory and choose NAS Filer

A corporation needs to give their MS SQL DBAs a way to restore their MS SQL databases. Which action would allow the corporation to grant this access without giving access to other operations?

• A. Deny access to restore VMs in Enterprise Manager
• B. Give the DBA group Restore Operator access to the backup server
• C. Give the DBA group Restore Operator access to MS SQL DBs in Enterprise Manager
• D. Delegate application item recoveries to the DBA Group