VMCE Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. Which Veeam setting controls how many days backup files are retained before they are automatically deleted? → Retention Policy (restore points)
2. What port does Veeam use by default for the initial communication with Windows guest VMs when performing application-aware processing via WMI? → Port 135 (RPC Endpoint Mapper) with dynamically assigned high ports for DCOM
3. Which of the following is a key component of a Scale-Out Backup Repository (SOBR) that is intended for fast, short-term storage and immediate restores? → The Performance Tier
4. In Veeam Backup & Replication, what is the purpose of the 'Defragment and compact full backup file' job schedule option? → It removes deleted blocks from the VBK file to reclaim disk space
5. Which Veeam Scale-out Backup Repository placement policy distributes data based on available free space? → Performance
6. When configuring a Veeam backup job, which storage optimization target is best suited for backing up virtual machines with large, mostly static files? → Local target (16 TB+ backup files)
7. An administrator needs to recover Active Directory objects such as deleted user accounts without restoring the entire domain controller VM. Which tool is used? → Veeam Explorer for Active Directory
8. Which Veeam feature enables you to test replica recoverability without impacting production or the replica itself? → SureReplica (Virtual Lab-based automated replica testing)
9. What is required on a Linux server to enable the hardened repository immutability feature in Veeam? → A non-root account with specific sudo permissions
10. What is the primary function of the Veeam Backup & Replication configuration database? → Stores infrastructure settings, job configurations, and session history
11. What network mapping setting in a Veeam replication job ensures the replica VM connects to the correct isolated test network? → Network mapping in the replication job's network settings
12. An engineer notices that Veeam ONE is showing stale data for a vSphere cluster. What is the most likely cause? → The data collection service is stopped or experiencing errors
13. In Scale-out Backup Repository (SOBR), what is the function of the 'Performance Tier'? → It holds recent backups on fast storage for quick restores and active backup chains
14. Which Veeam repository type natively supports immutability without requiring any additional third-party storage appliance? → Linux hardened repository with XFS
15. What is the default data collection interval for Veeam ONE performance metrics from VMware vSphere? → 5 minutes
16. When configuring a Veeam repository on a Windows server with an ReFS volume, which capability does Veeam leverage to speed up synthetic full backup creation? → ReFS block cloning to copy data blocks without reading and rewriting them
17. Which Veeam Backup & Replication component provides the centralized dashboard for monitoring backup job status across multiple sites? → Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager
18. In a Veeam backup job, which pre-job script execution scenario is correct? → The pre-job script runs once before the job starts processing any VMs in the job
19. How does Veeam ONE handle monitoring of Veeam Agents installed on physical servers? → Veeam ONE monitors agents via the Veeam Backup Server they report to
20. What is the purpose of a replication seed in Veeam Backup & Replication? → To reduce network traffic by using an existing backup file as the initial replica baseline
21. What happens to the Veeam Backup Proxy role when no dedicated proxy is configured in the environment? → The Backup Server itself acts as the default proxy
22. Which Veeam component is required on the service provider side to allow tenants to use Veeam Cloud Connect for DRaaS (replication)? → Veeam Cloud Connect Replication Gateway
23. What credentials are required for Veeam to perform application-aware processing on a guest VM? → Guest OS credentials with local administrator privileges on the VM
24. Which setting in Veeam backup job configuration controls the maximum time allowed for a single VM backup task before it is considered timed out? → Maximum allowed time per VM task under advanced job settings
25. Which Veeam repository role is specifically required to perform Microsoft SQL Server transaction log backups? → Guest Interaction Proxy
26. When Veeam performs a 'Failover Plan' for VM replicas, what is the correct order of operations for a multi-VM plan? → VMs fail over in administrator-defined order with configurable delays between groups
27. Which backup type in Veeam creates a full copy of the VM, including all data? → Full backup
28. What vSphere feature does Veeam leverage to create crash-consistent VM snapshots without quiescing the guest OS? → vStorage APIs for Data Protection (VADP)
29. When configuring a repository on an SMB share, what is the role of a Gateway Server? → To host the Veeam Transport Service and manage data traffic to and from the share.
30. Which Veeam restore option allows a VM backup to be recovered to a different ESXi host or vCenter than where it was originally backed up? → Restore to a different location