Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE) 2021 — Question 118

A daily backup job for seven VMware VMs has been configured at the main site, keeping 14 days’ worth of backup files. They want to get a copy of the VM backups to a repository at the disaster recovery site. They want to keep six months’ worth of backup files at the disaster recovery site. They need to be able to restore the VMs to any given day within two months at the disaster recovery and any given week within six months, minimizing the storage used at the disaster recovery. How should a backup copy job be configured to meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Use periodic copy (pruning) mode, keeping 180 days of retention.
• B. Use immediate copy (mirroring) mode, keeping 62 days of retention and 26 weekly GFS restore points.
• C. Use periodic copy (pruning) mode, keeping 62 days of retention and 26 weekly GFS restore points.
• D. Use immediate copy (mirroring) mode, keeping 180 days of retention.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Option B is correct because it allows for restoring VMs to any day within two months and any week within six months by retaining 62 days of backups and providing 26 weekly GFS restore points. Options A and D do not meet the requirement for sufficient restore points within the specified timeframes, and option C lacks the immediate copy (mirroring) capability needed for minimizing storage while meeting the retention requirements.