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  1. Which Acronis feature allows you to run a backup of a VMware VM directly from the ESXi host without installing an agent inside the guest OS?

    Answer: Agentless backup via vSphere API

    Acronis leverages VMware's vSphere API for Data Protection (VADP) to perform agentless backups at the hypervisor level without a guest agent.

  2. What is the purpose of Changed Block Tracking (CBT) in VMware VM backups with Acronis?

    Answer: Tracks only the disk blocks that changed since the last backup to speed up incrementals

    CBT records which disk blocks have changed since the previous backup, enabling Acronis to back up only modified blocks during incremental jobs.

  3. When protecting a Hyper-V VM with Acronis, which component must be installed on the Hyper-V host to enable agentless VM backup?

    Answer: Acronis Agent for Hyper-V

    Acronis Agent for Hyper-V is installed on the Hyper-V host and uses VSS to take consistent snapshots of VMs without requiring in-guest agents.

  4. A VMware backup fails with 'snapshot consolidation error.' What is the most likely root cause?

    Answer: Residual snapshot files left from a previous failed backup causing delta disk chain issues

    Leftover delta VMDK files from a prior failed snapshot cause consolidation errors when Acronis attempts to take a new snapshot.

  5. Which Acronis recovery option lets you instantly start a backed-up VMware VM directly from Acronis backup storage without fully restoring its VMDK files first?

    Answer: Instant VM Recovery (Run VM from Backup)

    Acronis Instant VM Recovery mounts the backup as a datastore and boots the VM directly from backup storage, minimizing downtime.

  6. In Acronis, what does 'application-consistent backup' mean in the context of a VM running Microsoft SQL Server?

    Answer: VSS is used to quiesce SQL Server and flush in-flight transactions before the snapshot

    Application-consistent backups use VSS to quiesce the application so all in-memory transactions are flushed to disk, producing a recoverable backup state.

  7. Which network component in Acronis Cyber Protect acts as the transport layer for moving VM backup data from an ESXi host to remote cloud or tape storage?

    Answer: Acronis Agent for VMware (Virtual Appliance)

    The Acronis Agent for VMware deployed as a Virtual Appliance (VA) on the ESXi host handles data transport from the host to backup destinations.