Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE) v12 — Question 22

A request to protect some new domain controllers has been submitted in the ticketing system The engineer creates a backup job with the following steps:
1. Right-clicks on the Jobs navigation item on the left
2. Selects VMware vSphere from the menu
3. Enters a name for the job.
4. Selects workloads to protect.
5 Defines a job schedule.
6. Clicks the Finish button.
When testing restores, the engineer finds that the backups are crash-consistent.
Which set of steps should the engineer use to avoid crash-consistent backups for the domain controllers?

Answer options

• A. Launch the New Backup Job Wizard. Enter a name for the job. Select workloads to protect. Choose a destination. Enable the Application-Aware checkbox and configure settings. Define a job schedule. Click the Finish button.
• B. Launch the New Backup Job Wizard. Enter a name and a description. Select a resource pool to protect. Specify a backup repository with copy-mode enabled. Define a job schedule. Click the Finish button.
• C. Launch the New Backup Job Wizard Enter a name for the job Specify a backup repository. Specify Guest Processing settings. Define a job schedule Click the Finish button.
• D. Launch the New Backup Job Wizard Enter a name or description for the job. Select the vSphere environment to protect. Choose the Default Backup Repository Check the box labelled “Run the job when I click Finish". Specify Guest Processing settings. Define a job schedule.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because enabling the Application-Aware checkbox allows for proper handling of the domain controllers, ensuring that the backups are application-consistent rather than crash-consistent. The other options either do not enable application-aware processing or lack necessary steps to ensure the backups are consistent for domain controllers.