Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE) v12 — Question 128

A NAS share is being backed up to a Scale-out Backup Repository consisting of three extents; two are high-performance SSD and one is a deduplicating appliance. The administrator wants to ensure that the data backups are stored in the most efficient way possible, while also ensuring that the backup jobs run as efficiently as possible.

How should the administrator configure the extents to optimally place data and metadata in the repository?

Answer options

• A. Configure both metadata and data on the deduplication appliance extent.
• B. Configure the repository so data is on the deduplication appliance extent and metadata is on the high-performance SSD extents.
• C. Configure both metadata and data on the high-performance SSD extents.
• D. Configure the repository so metadata is on the deduplication appliance extent and data is is on the high-performance SSD extents.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct option is B because placing data on the deduplication appliance optimizes storage efficiency, while high-performance SSD extents are better suited for handling metadata, leading to faster backup job execution. Options A and C are suboptimal as they do not leverage the strengths of each extent type, and option D reverses the ideal placement of data and metadata.