Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE) 2020 — Question 27

A backup job has been configured to keep three incremental restore points and a synthetic full backup each Sunday. More restore points are present on disk than what was configured in the job. Why?

Answer options

• A. The old restore points will be deleted after the new restore chain meets the retention policy
• B. Per VM backup files are enabled in the repository
• C. The other restore points are weekly full backups, this is expected
• D. You should configure the synthetic full backup to be performed on Mondays instead

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because the retention policy allows for old restore points to be deleted once the new backup chain is established. Options B and C do not accurately explain the presence of excess restore points, and option D suggests a change in scheduling that does not address the current issue.