Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE) 2020 — Question 3

A company has replicated their critical application VMs to a second data center in another region. Their key application includes two database VMs and three application VMs. For proper operation, the database VMs need to start before the application VMs. What needs to be configured in Veeam to prepare for a disaster recovery situation?

Answer options

• A. Use a failover plan
• B. Use a planned failover
• C. Use Instant VM Recovery
• D. Use on-click failover

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, as a failover plan allows you to define the order of VM startup, ensuring that the database VMs are running before the application VMs. Options B and D are not suitable since they pertain to specific failover strategies rather than configuring the startup order, while C focuses on recovering a VM instantly rather than managing the sequence of operations.