Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE) v12 — Question 105

A customer has an Amazon Simple Storage Service compatible object storage repository in their secondary site. Backup jobs on the main site are configured with weekly full backups to a hardened repository with XFS and a retention of 14 days. The requirement is to keep only backups older than 14 days but no more than 30 days in the Amazon S3 repository.

What must the systems engineer do to meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Set the Amazon S3 repository as the Capacity Tier of the Scale-out Backup Repository, with Move mode set to 30 days.
• B. Create a backup copy job (Immediate mode) to the Amazon S3 repository with 30 days retention, scheduled every 2 weeks.
• C. Create a backup copy job (Periodic mode) to the Amazon S3 repository with 14 days retention, scheduled daily.
• D. Increase the retention to 30 days and set the Amazon S3 repository as the Capacity Tier of the Scale-out Backup Repository, with Move mode set to 14 days.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because it increases the retention to 30 days while ensuring that only backups older than 14 days are stored in the Amazon S3 repository. Option A incorrectly sets the Move mode to 30 days, which does not meet the requirement of keeping backups for no more than 30 days. Option B does not align with the retention requirements, as it suggests a 30-day retention with a different scheduling approach. Option C maintains the 14-day retention, which does not satisfy the need to retain backups up to 30 days.