Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE) 2020 — Question 21

When a replication job is configured to use the replica mapping feature (no seeding), what will happen during the first run of the job?

Answer options

• A. The replication job creates a clone of the mapped replica to preserve the original state before synchronizing the changes from the source infrastructure
• B. The replication job calculates the differences between the original and mapped VM; only the incremental changes will be synchronized
• C. The replication job will first restore the VM from the most recent restore point and then start to synchronize the incremental changes from the source infrastructure
• D. If a VM within the replication job is not mapped, the job will fail

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because during the first execution using replica mapping, the job identifies differences and synchronizes only the incremental changes. Options A and C describe actions that are not part of the initial run with replica mapping, while D incorrectly states that the job will fail due to unmapped VMs, which is not universally applicable.