Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE) v12 — Question 8

A daily backup job for seven Hyper-V 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 also need to be able to restore the VMs to any given day within two months and any given week within the six months. How should a backup copy job be configured to meet these requirements?

Answer options

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

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because it allows for immediate copies with a retention of 62 days and includes 26 weekly GFS restore points, which supports restoring to any week within six months. Option A does not provide sufficient retention for the required weekly restores, while B lacks the necessary weekly restore points, and C does not meet the requirement for weekly restores either.