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The VMCA2022 certification exam is based on the latest version of Veeam Availability Suite, and it covers all the new features and functionalities. VMCA2022 exam consists of 40 multiple-choice questions and is timed for 60 minutes. The passing score is 70%, and the exam fee is $250.
NEW QUESTION # 39
Assuming that you put the backup repositories in the backup network only, what possible issue could arise?
- A. Laptop agents cannot communicate with the repository.
- B. Capacity Tier Could offload is no possible.
- C. The proxies cannot communicate with the repositories.
- D. SQL logs cannot be shipped to repository.
Answer: A
Explanation:
Explanation
A possible issue that could arise if you put the backup repositories in the backup network only is that laptop agents cannot communicate with the repository. This is because laptop agents are not part of the backup network, which is non-routable according to the existing technical environment.Therefore, laptop agents cannot access or write data to the backup repositories in the backup network unless there is a proxy or gateway server that can bridge the communication between them.
References: [Veeam Agents Management Guide], [Veeam Backup Infrastructure Sizing Calculator]
NEW QUESTION # 40
During discovery, it is determined that a group of MSSQL systems are running in an Always-On cluster and sensitive to virtual machine stun. How should these systems be configured for backups?
- A. Perform a regular virtual machine backup without application aware processing.
- B. Deploy Veeam agents in server mode.
- C. Deploy Veeam agents configured for failover clustering.
- D. Enable application aware processing on the virtual machine backup job.
Answer: C
Explanation:
The best way to configure backups for a group of MSSQL systems running in an Always-On cluster and sensitive to virtual machine stun is to deploy Veeam agents configured for failover clustering. Veeam agents can provide application-aware processing and transaction log backup for MSSQL servers, as well as support for failover clustering and cluster shared volumes. Veeam agents can also reduce the impact of virtual machine stun by performing backups at the guest OS level, without using VMware snapshots.
NEW QUESTION # 41
When deciding on the design of the primary backup repository, which option best fits the requirements in the case study?
- A. Windows repository using ReFS integration, single-use credential and persistent VSS snapshot
- B. Public cloud storage with S3 object-lock for immutability
- C. Linux Repository using XFS integration, single-use credentials, and immutability
- D. Dedupe appliance leveraging vendor API for access
Answer: C
Explanation:
The best option for the primary backup repository design that fits the requirements in the case study is a Linux Repository using XFS integration, single-use credentials, and immutability. A Linux Repository is a type of backup repository that uses a Linux server as a backup target. A LinuxRepository can leverage XFS integration to enable fast creation and transformation of synthetic full backups by using XFS file system features such as reflink and copy-on-write. A Linux Repository can also use single-use credentials to enhance security by generating unique credentials for each backup job session. A Linux Repository can also provide immutability and ransomware protection for backup files by using Linux access control mechanisms such as immutable flag or chattr command.
NEW QUESTION # 42
Which of the following areas would benefit from additional analysis on areas mentioned in the case study?
(Choose 3)
- A. MSSQL
- B. PostgreSQL
- C. On-premises Exchange
- D. VMware
- E. Hyper-V
- F. NAS
Answer: A,B,F
Explanation:
The areas that would benefit from additional analysis on areas mentioned in the case study are MSSQL, NAS, and PostgreSQL. These areas have specific backup and restore requirements that need to be considered and addressed in the design and sizing of the Veeam backup infrastructure. For example, MSSQL requires transaction log backup and application-aware processing to ensure consistent backups and point-in-time recovery. NAS requires file-level backup and storage integration to optimize backup performance and storage efficiency. PostgreSQL requires pre-freeze and post-thaw scripts to quiesce the database before backup and resume it after backup.
References: [MSSQL Server Backup], [NAS Backup], [PostgreSQL Backup]
NEW QUESTION # 43
According to the specified requirements, it is necessary to have backups encrypted. If using Veeam's native encryption, which repository type will be impacted the most?
- A. SMB share.
- B. Hardened Repository with XFS reflink cloning.
- C. Windows ReFS with block cloning.
- D. Deduplicating storage appliance.
Answer: D
Explanation:
If using Veeam's native encryption, the repository type that will be impacted the most is the deduplicating storage appliance. This is because Veeam Backup & Replication uses different encryption keys for every job session, which makes the encrypted data blocks appear as different even if they contain duplicate data. This reduces the deduplication ratio and increases the storage consumption on the deduplicating appliance. If you want to achieve a higher deduplication ratio, youcan disable data encryption or use the encryption feature on the deduplicating appliance itself1
NEW QUESTION # 44
Veeam Financial Services performed a proof of concept of the design outlined in the architecture. Backups completed successfully, but it was determined that the offloading of data to public cloud storage is consuming all available bandwidth on several branch sites and business applications are lacking performance as a result.
What adjustments within the Veeam Infrastructure would best address this issue?
- A. Configure Network Traffic Rules.
- B. Add WAN accelerators to each site
- C. Increase the compute resources on the repository servers at each site.
- D. Increase the proxy compute resources at each site.
Answer: A
Explanation:
Network traffic rules are settings that allow you to control the network traffic transferred between backup infrastructure components, such as backup proxies, repositories, and WAN accelerators. You can use network traffic rules to throttle or encrypt the network traffic, or to specify preferred networks for data transfer1.
By configuring network traffic rules, you can reduce the bandwidth consumption for the offloading of data to public cloud storage, and avoid affecting the performance of business applications on the branch sites. You can set limits for the network traffic speed, or schedule the offloading tasks to run during off-peak hours2. You can also select the optimal network routes for the offloading tasks, and avoid congested or slow networks3.
You can find more information about network traffic rules and how to configure them in the following resources:
* Configuring Network Traffic Rules
* Enabling Traffic Throttling
* Specifying Preferred Networks
NEW QUESTION # 45
What information is necessary to design the disaster recovery solution and must be identified during discovery? (Choose 3)
- A. The available bandwidth between locations.
- B. The required amount of backups to be storage off site.
- C. The number of virtual machines to be replicated.
- D. The number of vLANs per site.
- E. Which sites will be the source of replication and which sites will be the targets for recovery.
Answer: A,C,E
Explanation:
To design a disaster recovery solution that meets the needs and requirements of Veeam University Hospital, you need to identify some information during the discovery phase. This information will help you to understand the scope and scale of the replication and failover processes, the network andstorage resources and limitations, and the recovery time objectives and recovery point objectives.
According to the Veeam Backup & Replication Best Practice Guide, some of the information that is necessary to design the disaster recovery solution and must be identified during discovery are:
*The number of virtual machines to be replicated. This information will help you to determine the number and size of the replication jobs, as well as the replication performance and scalability, based on the number and type of virtual machines.
*The available bandwidth between locations. This information will help you to estimate the network bandwidth and throughput that are available for replication traffic, as well as the impact of replication activities on the network performance and latency.
*Which sites will be the source of replication and which sites will be the targets for recovery. This information will help you to plan and configure the replication infrastructure, such as the proxy servers, repository servers, WAN accelerators, and failover plans, based on the source and target locations.
Topic 2, Veeam Life and Indemnity
Executive Summary:
Veeam Life and Indemnity is expanding its existing Veeam backup infrastructure to protect additional virtual machines, physical server and NAS workloads at their Fresno, CA and Carson City, NY data centers.
The original installation and configuration of Veeam software occurred two years ago. Since the installation, the organization has grown, and as a result, the Veeam Infrastructure needs to be resized to accommodate the existing and new workloads.
For the past three months, Veeam Life and Indemnity has noticed that they are having issues with backups completing within the allotted backup window. Only 40% of backup jobs complete successfully, so they have broken the backups into two sets, and they run them on alternating days. They have also stopped all backups for their development environment.
In addition, the original configuration required a daily backup copy job, but to the issue with backups completing, this has been modified to run only on Sundays.
They have also noticed a degradation in storage performance and are having to purchase new storage on a quarterly basis to accommodate data growth.
Solution Concept:
Veeam Life and Indemnity is upgrading Veeam Backup & Replication to the last version. They are also replacing all legacy physical hardware and storage with current generation equipment. Veeam Life and Indemnity wants to be able to ensure that all backups, including production and dev test workloads, can run every night and that all backups complete within the required backup window. In addition, Veeam Life and Indemnity would like to run daily copy jobs to ensure that a copy of all backed up data resides at both physical sites.
Veeam Life and Indemnity has also expressed concern about the threat of ransomware. They have not experienced a data breach of any kind but would like to ensure the ability of recover should one occur.
Existing Technical Environment:
Veeam Life and Indemnity has VMware clusters in all locations. These clusters are broken into two categories:
general use virtual workloads, and application specific workloads, such as MSSQL and Oracle.
All customer data is subject to government regulation and must be kept secure at all times.
Veeam Life and Indemnity has a proprietary CRM system that must be quiesced prior to backup.
All email is hosted in Office 365.
All database servers are virtualized.
All virtual machines are categorized as either gold, silver, or bronze, with different service-level agreements based on tier.
All backups currently encrypted in flight and at rest.
Internet connectivity at both sites is current 1 Gbps, with plans to increase to 2 Gbps soon.
All field sales reps are assigned a company laptop that runs a CRM client.
The LAN at each location supports up to 40 Gbps bandwidth.
All backups are currently written to Scaled-out Backup Repositories with each extent residing on a CIFS share.
Each department has its own vLAN, with a total of 30 vLANs for production traffic.
A single management vLAN is stretched between sites.
All unstructured data resides either on 10 NFS shares on the company's incumbent NAS devices, or Windows file servers as file shares.
VMware uses vSAN for VM datastores.
All vLAN must traverse a firewall to communicate, and the backup network itself is no routable.
All network traffic between clusters is required to traverse a firewall.
The firewall devices can support up to 20 Gbps.
Business Requirements:
Due to limited manpower, all backups should be dynamically scope.
All backups must be copied across site outside of the current backup window to avoid any backup performance issues.
Due to the sensitivity of customer data, tier 1 helpdesk personnel must not be able to access these backups.
They should have access to restore non-customer data.
Backup administrators are subject toa rigorous background check and should be the only staff able to perform restores of confidential customer data.
For any legal issues, fast and timely discovery from backup data should be supported.
For security purposes, all storage should be hardened to prevent data breaches.
Remote sales staff should have the ability to start a backup oh their devices.
Due to regulatory requirements, audits must be performed periodically to ensure successful and consistent backups, as well adherence to security policies.
Technical Requirements:
All backups must complete within the hours of 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. local time Backup copy jobs must successfully complete daily outside of the backup window.
Gold tier virtual machines have a recovery point objective of the one hour for image backup, and 15 minutes for traction log backup, with a recovery time objective of four hours.
Silver tier virtual machines have a recovery point objective of 24 hours, with a recovery time objective of eight hours.
Bronze tier virtual machines have a recovery point objective of seven days, with no defined recovery time objective.
NAS devices and file servers have a recovery point objective of four hours, with no specified recovery time objective.
Eight weekly backup, three monthly backups, and seven yearly backups should be retained for regulatory requirements.
All data must be encrypted in flight and rest.
Alternative decryption capabilities on encrypted backups must be possible in the event of lost passwords.
Role Based Access Control must be used to prevent unauthorized access to backup data.
New storage must be hardened to prevent intrusion, and if possible, the data written must be unchangeable to prevent ransomware attacks.
All backups must be scanned prior to any restore operations for malware.
All gold level systems must have a custom script run before restore to ensure compliance to specific legal statutes.
Gold tier backups must be tested to verify recoverability.
Only silver tier systems should be indexed during backups, with the exception of laptops belonging to the sales field.
All personal files on laptops should be excluded from backup
All MSSQL server backups should exclude the H: drive.
NEW QUESTION # 46
Based on the requirements, what is the recommended storage option for the backups kept on-premises?
- A. Repurposing existing backup storage
- B. Immutable public cloud object storage
- C. Physical server with Veeam Hardened Repository
- D. Deduplicating storage appliance
Answer: C
Explanation:
Explanation
The recommended storage option for the backups kept on-premises is a physical server with Veeam Hardened Repository. A Veeam Hardened Repository is a type of backup repository that provides immutability and ransomware protection for backup files by using Linux XFS file system features and Linux access control mechanisms. A physical server is preferred over a virtual server for better performance, security, and scalability. A Veeam Hardened Repository meets the customer's requirements for compliance, security, and retention, as well as supports all backup types and features.
NEW QUESTION # 47
While looking through the requirements regarding database servers, you see that Veeam should manage the database backups and logs. Which configurations should you check for that are unsupported base on the technical requirements?
- A. Oracle cluster configurations.
- B. Virtual machines with Oracle Automatic Storage Management storage.
- C. Virtual machines with physical raw device mapping.
- D. Physical windows server with Oracle.
Answer: D
Explanation:
The configuration that is unsupported by Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN based on the technical requirements is physical windows server with Oracle. Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN only supports Oracle databases running on Linux, Solaris, or AIX operating systems1. The other configurations are supported by either Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN or Veeam Backup & Replication. References: Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN, Oracle | Veeam Backup & Replication Best Practice Guide.
NEW QUESTION # 48
The customer has expressed concerns based on their technical requirements regarding the gold tier virtual machines and the recoverability of backup files. How can the recoverability testing be accomplished to meet the customer's requirements?
- A. Select the backup file in the Veeam backup & Replication console and click "verify backup"
- B. Create a virtual lab in the customer's environment, and then Surebackup jobs to verify backups.
- C. Perform a test of replica and ensure the failover completes successfully
- D. User the storage level corruption guard to do a health check
Answer: B
Explanation:
The best way to accomplish the recoverability testing of backup files for gold tier virtual machines to meet the customer's requirements is to create a virtual lab in the customer's environment, and then use SureBackup jobs to verify backups. A virtual lab is an isolated environment where you can run your backups or replicas without affecting the production environment. A SureBackup job is a process that allows you to automatically verify the recoverability of your backups by running them in a virtual lab. By using these features, you can ensure that your backups are consistent, functional, and compliant with SLAs and regulations.
NEW QUESTION # 49
Which tier(s) of Veeam Financial Services' backups will require SureBackup jobs?
- A. Gold tier.
- B. All virtual machine and laptop backups.
- C. Gold, silver and bronze tiers.
- D. Silver and gold tiers.
Answer: D
Explanation:
The tiers of Veeam Financial Services' backups that will require SureBackup jobs are the silver and gold tiers. SureBackup jobs are used to verify the recoverability of backup files by running virtual machines from backups in an isolated environment and performing tests against live applications1. This feature is suitable for the silver and gold tiers, which have recovery time objectives of six hours and 30 minutes, respectively, and require backups to be verified. The bronze tier, which consists of development machines and field portables, has a recovery point target of seven days, with no recovery time target set, and does not require backup verification. Therefore, SureBackup jobs are not necessary for the bronze tier. Laptop backups are performed by Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, which does not support SureBackup jobs2. References: SureBackup, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows.
NEW QUESTION # 50
One of Veeam Financial Services' mission critical applications needs to be backed up daily. This Linux virtual machine is susceptible to snapshot stun. Based on business requirements, how should this be accomplished?
- A. Run pre-freeze and post-thaw scripts before backing up the workload.
- B. Perform the backup using a Veeam agent.
- C. Perform the backup using application aware processing.
- D. Perform a normal virtual machine backup on the workload without application aware processing.
Answer: A
Explanation:
Snapshot stun is a phenomenon that occurs when a VMware snapshot is removed and the virtual machine (VM) experiences a temporary freeze or performance degradation1. This can affect the availability and consistency of mission critical applications running on the VM.
To avoid snapshot stun, Veeam Backup & Replication offers several options for backing up Linux VMs, such as backup from storage snapshots, direct SAN access, or hot-add2. However, based on the business requirements, the best option is to run pre-freeze and post-thaw scripts before backing up the workload.
Pre-freeze and post-thaw scripts are custom scripts that you can configure to run on the Linux VM before and after the snapshot is taken. The pre-freeze script can be used to quiesce the application and flush its data to disk, ensuring a consistent backup. The post-thaw script can be used to resume the application and perform any necessary cleanup actions3.
By using pre-freeze and post-thaw scripts, you can achieve application consistency and minimize the impact of snapshot stun on the Linux VM. You can use the Veeam Backup & Replication user interface or the Veeam PowerShell snap-in to configure the scripts for the backup job3.
You can find more information about pre-freeze and post-thaw scripts and how to use them in the following resources:
* Pre-Freeze and Post-Thaw Scripts
* Best Practice for Backing Up Linux VMs
* Snapshot Stun Issue
NEW QUESTION # 51
What can be done to validate that the design meets target SLAs and does not exceed repository growthprotections?
- A. Recommend standalone backup copy jobs are created for gold tier virtual machines that do not successfully backup within one hour.
- B. Use backup file growth report form Veeam ONE to find outliers. Ask business and application teams to delete excess data
- C. Ensure job throughput matches extensions. Cross-compare with available network throughput, disk speed and initial sizing calculations.
- D. Export job history for review. Ensure the bottleneck statistics point to source. Turn off indexing for jobs that do not meet SLA requirements.
Answer: C
Explanation:
The method that can be used to validate that the design meets target SLAs and does not exceed repository growth projections is to ensure job throughput matches extensions and cross-compare with available network throughput, disk speed and initial sizing calculations. Job throughput is the measure of how much data is processed and transferred by a backup job per unit of time. Job throughput can be affected by various factors such as network bandwidth, disk performance, compression, deduplication, encryption, etc. By ensuring job throughput matches extensions, you can verify that your backup jobs are running as expected and meeting the SLAs. By cross-comparing job throughput with available network throughput, disk speed and initial sizing calculations, you can identify any bottlenecks or discrepancies that might affect your backup performance or storage consumption.
NEW QUESTION # 52
While examining the requirements for offsite copies and archives, you notice that it might be assumed that the offsite copies should only go to a cloud provider that supports immutability. Which of the stated requirements needs additional information to help clarity the customer expectation?
- A. For quick restores and recovery, at least one copy of protected data must reside on-premise.
- B. For archival purposes, 12 monthly backups and three yearly backups must be storage off site.
- C. Due to the threat of ransomware, at least one immutable or air gapped copy of protected data must reside off site.
- D. Backups must take advantage of public cloud storage for long term archival purposes.
Answer: D
Explanation:
Explanation
To design a solution that meets the offsite copies and archives requirements for Veeam University Hospital, you need to clarify some of the assumptions and expectations of the customer. This will help you to avoid any misunderstandings or conflicts that may arise during the implementation or operation of the solution.
According to the Veeam Backup & Replication Best Practice Guide, offsite copies and archives are two different concepts that serve different purposes. Offsite copies are backups that are stored in a different location than the primary backup storage, and are used for disaster recovery purposes. Archives are backups that are stored for a longer retention period than the regular backups, and are used for compliance or historical purposes.
Based on these definitions, the requirement that needs additional information to help clarify the customer expectation is C. Backups must take advantage of public cloud storage for long term archival purposes.
NEW QUESTION # 53
Based on additional discovery, it was determined that a few critical workloads need to maintain a less than five-minute recovery point objective. Which of the following would be the recommended method to replicate VMware virtual machines?
- A. Veeam Continuous Data Protection.
- B. Veeam Image-based replication
- C. Veeam backup copy with immediate mode
- D. Custom PowerShell scripting.
Answer: A
Explanation:
Explanation
The recommended method to replicate VMware virtual machines with a less than five-minute RPO is Veeam Continuous Data Protection (CDP). CDP is a feature that allows near-continuous replication of VMware virtual machines to a secondary site or cluster with minimal data loss and downtime. CDP uses VMware vSphere APIs for I/O Filtering (VAIO) to capture every write operation from the source VMs and send them to the target VMs in near real-time. CDP can achieve RPOs as low as seconds and enable fast failover and failback in case of a disaster.
NEW QUESTION # 54
Which environmental parameter is affected a possible SureBackup job design? (Choose 2)
- A. The current backups write to NFS storage.
- B. Each site as a 10 GbE link to the public internet, and all traffic between sites routed through these connections via VPN.
- C. Each site has 20 vLANs in use, with 16 being used for VMware workloads.
- D. Virtual machines are stored on VMware encrypted datastores.
- E. Veeam University Hospital has VMware clusters in all locations. For security purposes, each cluster is dedicated to the department that it serves.
Answer: C,D
Explanation:
Explanation
To design a solution that meets the SureBackup job design requirements for Veeam University Hospital, you need to consider some of the environmental parameters that may affect the possible SureBackup job design.
This will help you to ensure the functionality and reliability of the SureBackup feature, which allows you to verify the recoverability of your backups in an isolated environment.
According to the Veeam Backup & Replication Best Practice Guide, some of the environmental parameters that may affect the possible SureBackup job design are:
*Virtual machines are stored on VMware encrypted datastores. This parameter may affect the possible SureBackup job design because VMware encrypted datastores require special handling and configuration for backup and restore operations. You need to enable encryption support in the backup infrastructure settings, as well as provide the necessary credentials and permissions for accessing the encrypted datastores. You also need to ensure that the virtual lab where the SureBackup jobs run supports encrypted datastores, which may require additional resources and licenses.
*Each site has 20 vLANs in use, with 16 being used for VMware workloads. This parameter may affect the possible SureBackup job design because vLANs require network mapping and routing for backup and restore operations. You need to configure the network settings and rules for the virtual lab where the SureBackup jobs run, as well as for the application group and backup job that are included in the SureBackup job. You also need to ensure that the network isolation and connectivity are maintained and tested for the virtual machines that are verified by the SureBackup job.
NEW QUESTION # 55
To ensure SLA compliance and protection against ransomware, which of the following configurations would accomplish this goal?
- A. Implement Veeam backup & Replication servers at one location and leverage Hardened Repositories as a primary target with a backup copy to a second site.
- B. Provide a Veeam Backup & Replication servers at two locations and leverage object storage.
- C. Implement Veeam Backup & Replication servers at two locations and leverage ReFS repository as a primary target with a backup copy to a second site.
- D. Provide a Veeam Backup & Replication server with Veeam replication and enable XFS with immutability on NFS targets.
Answer: A
Explanation:
*Use Hardened Repositories as the primary target, which are Linux-based repositories that support immutability and prevent ransomware from accessing or deleting backup files12.
*Use backup copy jobs to create a second copy of the backups to a different site, which will provide additional protection and redundancy in case of a disaster or data loss34.
*Use Veeam Backup & Replication servers at one location, which will simplify the management and monitoring of the backup infrastructure and reduce the operational costs.
The other configurations are not as effective or secure, as they either do not use immutability, do not create a second copy of the backups, or do not leverage the benefits of Veeam Backup & Replication servers.
References: 1: Protect against Ransomware with Immutable Backups - Veeam 2: Hardened Repository - User Guide for VMware vSphere 3: Backup Copy Modes - User Guide for VMware vSphere 4: Backup copy jobs - Veeam Backup & Replication Best Practice Guide : Veeam Backup & Replication Architecture Overview
NEW QUESTION # 56
During deeper technical discovery it was uncovered that that the customer also has a Fibre Channel SAN that needs protection. Veeam University Hospital asks about the option of performing backup from storage snapshots. What component(s) will this require?
- A. Veeam backup proxies running on physical servers.
- B. Veeam backup proxies running the Windows servers.
- C. Veeam backup proxies and repositories running on the servers.
- D. Veeam backup proxies running on Linux serves.
Answer: A
Explanation:
Explanation
To perform backup from storage snapshots for a Fibre Channel SAN, you need to deploy one or more physical servers that will act as backup proxies and connect them to the SAN fabric. This is because Veeam Backup & Replication needs to access the storage system over the Fibre Channel protocol, which is not supported by virtual machines. The backup proxies will read data from the storage snapshots and transfer it to the backup repositories1
NEW QUESTION # 57
What components can help meet the following requirement: "Alternative decryption capabilities on encrypted backups must be possible in the event of lost passwords"?
- A. Veeam Backup & Replication's Extraction Explorer
- B. Veeam Backup & Replication's Configuration Backups
- C. Veeam Backup & Replication's Extract Utility
- D. Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager
Answer: D
Explanation:
The component that can help meet the requirement of alternative decryption capabilities on encrypted backups in the event of lost passwords is Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager. Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager is a web-based interface that allows centralized management of multiple Veeam backup servers. It also provides a password loss protection feature that enables authorized users to restore encrypted backups without entering passwords if they forget or lose them. This feature requires enabling password loss protection in Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager settings and assigning a security officer role to a user who can approve password recovery requests.
References: [Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager], [Password Loss Protection]
NEW QUESTION # 58
The customer has stated that they plan on purchasing new physical server component and repository storage.
What additional information is needed to define the implementation process later?
- A. How much backup data is stored on the old hardware?
- B. Is the customer repurposing old hardware?
- C. Will the customer need to unencrypt the backups before being copied to new storage?
- D. Will the customer be able to retain the original storage until the existing restore points expire?
Answer: A
Explanation:
Explanation
The additional information that is needed to define the implementation process later is how much backup data is stored on the old hardware. This information is important for designing and sizing the migration strategy and timeline for moving the backups from the old hardware to the new hardware. For example, you can use the amount of backup data to estimate how long it will take to copy or move the backups to the new storage devices. You can also use the amount of backup data to determine whether you need to use compression, deduplication, or WAN acceleration to optimize the migration traffic.
References: [Migrating Backup Files], [WAN Acceleration]
NEW QUESTION # 59
After further discussion, it was determined that the customer has taken sufficient steps to secure the NFS network so that in-flight encryption is no longer required. You have decided to deploy VMware backup proxies as virtual machines per cluster to satisfy the scale out-requirement for proxies. Which processing modes are preferred for the NFS datastores? (Choose 2)
- A. Virtual Appliance (HotAdd) mode
- B. Direct NFS
- C. Network (NBD) mode
- D. Network mode with Encryption (NBDSSL)
- E. Backup from Storage Snapshots
Answer: B,E
Explanation:
Backup from Storage Snapshots and Direct NFS are the preferred processing modes for NFS datastores, as they offer the best performance and reliability for backup and restore operations12.
Backup from Storage Snapshots is a feature of Veeam Backup & Replication that leverages the native snapshot capabilities of the storage system to create a consistent point-in-time copy of the VM data. Veeam Backup & Replication then reads data directly from the storage snapshot, bypassing the ESXi host and reducing the impact on the production environment3. Backup from Storage Snapshots is supported for NFS datastores on NetApp, Nimble, Dell EMC, HPE, and Pure Storage systems4.
Direct NFS is a proprietary transport mode of Veeam Backup & Replication that uses a native NFS client deployed on the backup proxy to read and write data directly from and to the NFS datastore. Veeam Backup & Replication also bypasses the ESXi host and reduces the load on the production environment. Direct NFS is supported for NFS datastores on any storage system that supports NFS version 3 or 4.1.
The other options are not preferred because:
* B) Network (NBD) mode is a transport mode that uses the VMware VDDK to communicate with the ESXi host over the network. This mode produces additional load on the ESXi host and the network, and may result in slower backup and restore performance.
* C) Virtual Appliance (HotAdd) mode is a transport mode that uses the VMware VDDK to attach the disks of the processed VM to the backup proxy VM. This mode also produces additional load on the ESXi host and the network, and may cause issues with disk alignment or SCSI controller limitations.
* D) Network mode with Encryption (NBDSSL) mode is a transport mode that uses the VMware VDDK to communicate with the ESXi host over the network with SSL encryption. This mode provides an extra layer of security, but also adds more overhead and reduces the backup and restore performance.
You can find more information about the processing modes and how to choose the best one for your environment in the following resources:
* Transport Modes
* Selecting a Transport Mode
* Backup from Storage Snapshots
* Storage Systems Supported for Backup from Storage Snapshots
* [Direct NFS Access]
* [Network Mode]
* [Virtual Appliance Mode]
* [Network Mode with Encryption]
NEW QUESTION # 60
During architecture review, the engineers who will be implementing the designed architecture ask how they should proceed to fully meet the requirements for Oracle backup. How should the rellout be handled to meet these requirements?
- A. Install and configure the RMAN plugin.
- B. Create pre-freeze and post-thaw scripts for all Oracle backups.
- C. Deploy agents to all Oracle servers and ensure that application aware processing is configured.
- D. Implement and configure Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager, and configure RMAN so that only Oracle administrators have access to the Oracle backups.
Answer: A
Explanation:
*The RMAN plugin is a component that integrates Veeam Backup & Replication with Oracle RMAN, which is a native tool for Oracle backup and recovery12.
*The RMAN plugin allows you to use Oracle RMAN commands to back up and restore Oracle databases to Veeam backup repositories, as well as perform log shipping and point-in-time recovery12.
*The RMAN plugin supports Oracle databases running on any supported operating system or hypervisor, as well as physical servers or cloud environments12.
*The RMAN plugin leverages the features and benefits of Veeam Backup & Replication, such as compression, deduplication, encryption, scalability, and reliability12.
Topic 1, Veeam University Hospital
Executive Overview:
Veeam University Hospital is a healthcare network with located is Boston, Salt Lake City and Columbus.
They are considered a pioneer in breakthrough treatments to many illnesses and recognized worldwide as a leader in their field. They have decided to modernize their data protection strategy due to new regulatory requirements as well as ever evolving malware issues. They suffereda ransomware attack recently as well, which affected several systems with patient treatment.
Furthermore, they have expressed interest in replication of virtual workloads between sites in case of a disaster to allow for timely failover between sites with would ensure continuity in the level of patient care offered.
Their board of directors is concerned that all virtual workloads at this point can be considered a single point of failure.
Veeam University Hospital has also been experiencing issues with the time required to back up NAS systems.
Not only are they taking too long, the amount of space required is considered excessive, and a reduction of storage space for these backups is desired.
Veeam University Hospital had issues with the time required to restore Exchange items. The current solution will only restore entire mailboxes, and no granularity is possible.
For this implementation to be successful, backups must complete in the allotted backup window, and the recovery of data should be faster than the current solution, which can amount to 24 to 48 hours for a full system restore.
Solution Concept:
Veeam University Hospital is replacing their current backup solution Veeam. They plan to protect data at all three sites, with backups copied off-site for disaster recovery purposes. They have also expressed an interest in taking action to prevent another data lost due to ransomware. The offenders were also able to encrypt the existing backups as part of the attack, so data recovery is impossible. Veeam University Hospital is also interested in any posible public cloud technologies that might help mitigate this risk.
In addition, replication of running workloads to secondary sites will also be implemented to allow for site failover in the event of a disaster for reduced down time.
Existing Technical Environment:
Veeam University Hospital has VMware cluster in all locations. For security purposes, each cluster is dedicated to the department that it servers. No communication between cluster is possible. These cluster are broken into two categories, one hosting database workloads and the other hosting general use virtual machines.
Confidential patient data exists on several NAS systems as unstructured data. These NAS systems are only presenting backups to ensure consistency of the database.
Veeam University Hospital has an in-house patient database required a custom script to be execute before backups to ensure consistency of the database.
MSSQL and Oracle are used by most of the departments, with a mix of virtual and physical deployments.
Each site as a 10 GbE link to the public internet, and all traffic between sites is routed through these connections via VPN.
Each site has 20 vLANs in use, with 16 being used for VMware workloads.
For security and regulatory purposes, all vLANs are firewalled off from each other.
The current backups write to NFS storage.
All doctor and lab staff are assigned their laptops, which will also need to be protected. The location of data on these devices is enforced through group policy, and consistent throughout the organization.
No current disaster recovery solution, apart from restoring from backup files, exists at this time.
Business Requirements:
Any new solution must take advantage of automation and self-service functionality. Both features are needed to cut down on administrative costs. Role based access (RBAC) is mandatory. Forexample, only Oracle administrators can have the ability to perform self-service restore of Oracle Data.
Mission critical applications must not be impacted during business hours. All backups must complete between
6 p.m. and 8 a.m. local time.
To meet regulatory requirements all data must be retained for three years.
For archival purposes, 12 monthly backups and three yearly backups must be stored offsite.
Veeam University Hospital will only purchase on-premises storage to accommodate growth for three years of backup retention.
For any replicated virtual workloads, the data must not more than one hour old.
Due regulatory requirements, all protected data must be encrypted in flight and rest.
To meet customer service-level agreements, a commercially available helpdesk ticketing system is in use. All alerts generated must be integrated with this system to create support tickets.
Technical requirements:
Backups must take advantage of public cloud storage for long term archival purposes.
The solution must keep a local backup and be able to create an additional copy of production data. Both backups should reside on site with production systems being protected.
For quick restores and recovery, at least copy of protected data must reside on-premises.
Due to the threat of ransomware, at least one immutable or air gapped copy of protected data must reside off-side.
To ensure data integrity, backups must be verified and scanned for malware before any restore Is performed.
In addition to Self-service Oracle restores, native Oracle tools must be available and PowerShell script ready to perform ad-hoc backups and restores.
The backup solution must support VMware encrypted datastores.
Backups must be stored in logical scalable storage systems that can be expanded non-disruptively.
For end user laptop backups, only user data should be backed up. Operating system files should be excluded.
Personal files such as music, photos, and videos must be excluded for backup.
NEW QUESTION # 61
What critical information was missing from discovery? (Choose 2)
- A. Backup retention policy.
- B. Size of current data sets.
- C. Percentage split between Windows and Linux virtual machines.
- D. Type of backup storage currently used.
- E. Virtualization platform Veeam University Hospital uses.
Answer: A,B
Explanation:
To design a solution that meets the needs and requirements of Veeam University Hospital, you need to collect some critical information during the discovery phase. This information will help you to understand the current state of the environment, the goals and expectations of the stakeholders, and the constraints and challenges of the project.
According to the case study, some of the critical information that was missing from discovery are:
*Size of current data sets. This information is critical because it helps you to estimate the backup storage requirements, as well as the backup performance and efficiency, based on the size and type of data. You need to know how much data is stored on each workload, such as virtual machines, physical servers, NAS systems, etc., as well as how much data is changed or added on a daily or weekly basis.
*Backup retention policy. This information is critical because it helps you to define the backup retention settings and policies, such as the number and frequency of backup copies, the backup storage tiers, the backup deletion rules, etc. You need to know how long the backup data should be kept for compliance or historical purposes, as well as how much backup storage capacity is available or needed.
NEW QUESTION # 62
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