Veeam Backup & Replication: Key Concepts and Configurations

Posted on Feb 2, 2025 in Computing and Communications

Veeam Backup & Replication: Key Concepts

Backup Job Configuration:

  • A Backup Administrator configures a copy job. Options include: One backup file per VM, or one backup file for all backup jobs.
  • A Backup Administrator has restored a VM. The recovery process should be: Migrate to production.
  • If a backup job is started while another is running, the backup job will fail immediately.
  • The most appropriate setting for backup jobs is to run continuously.
  • A Backup Administrator must perform a level of recovery. Options include: Backup SQL and enable application processing.
  • A Backup Administrator needs to create a fully functional VM copy. They should use a VM Copy Job or a SureBackup Job.
  • To create an offsite backup configuration, mount the NFS Backup Repository.
  • For an optimal offsite backup job configuration, use at least two backup repositories at the remote site.
  • A scale-out backup repository full backup can be: Always the same as the previous full backup or an extent determined by free space.

VM and Network Operations:

  • To minimize network utilization when restoring a VM, restore it up-front from a backup and then perform a failback.
  • After a successful replica failover, you should use the “Undo Failover” option.
  • After selecting Incremental backups, disable synthetic full backups and active full backups.
  • After a Failover, the following options are available: Failback, Permanent Failover, and Undo failover.
  • After selecting Incremental backups, disable synthetic full backups and active full backups.

Virtual Labs and Recovery:

  • Universal Application-Item Recovery requires a virtual lab with vPower NFS configured.
  • Undoing a failover returns the VM to its original state.
  • Failover Plans allow for undoing failovers and grouping VMs.
  • Veeam Replication allows restoring to different locations and can restore multiple VMs at once.
  • Cloud Connect tenants can perform virtual machine operations, replication, and backup operations.
  • The Planned Failover feature shuts down the production VM.
  • Veeam Backup & Replication supports VMware vSphere Hypervisor.
  • During SureBackup verification, logs are removed from the datastore in Lab settings.
  • During SureBackup job execution, the job is located on the backup repository and the datastore in Lab settings.

Performance and Optimization:

  • Extreme compression produces the smallest backup file but may reduce backup performance.
  • Backup job performance issues can be avoided by adjusting the compression settings.
  • Veeam plug-ins/add-ons can be installed from Kaseya and LabTech.
  • VMware replica restoring points are stored as virtual machine snapshots.
  • A Backup Administrator can search for Guest OS files using Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager roles.
  • Veeam Backup & Replication uses a CRC check for the SureBackup job.
  • Veeam ONE Business View does not offer alarms.
  • If a VM is restored to its original location, the original VM will be deleted.
  • If the compression level is changed, backup files will remain the same.
  • Deduplication settings are applied only when a new active full backup is created.
  • If the network is disconnected, the “Resume on Network Disconnect” feature applies to all replication jobs.
  • If a virtual machine does not boot in a SureBackup job, it is stopped when the maximum allowed boot time is reached.
  • In Veeam Backup & Replication, the repository is stored on the drive of the Veeam server at the moment of installation.
  • To delete a backup, ensure that no jobs are targeting it.
  • In Veeam Backup & Replication, encryption is used for backup jobs, tapes in media pools, and backup copy jobs.
  • It is possible to create a manual full backup using the menu of a corresponding job.
  • Parallel processing is a global setting and cannot be disabled.
  • It is possible to switch between backup methods on the backup repository.
  • To throttle I/O tasks, use the options to throttle I/O tasks or stop a datastore.
  • Veeam ONE monitors backups the same way after deployment.
  • Since the last remote replica, one or three restore points can be created from a backup job.

Backup Strategies and Features:

  • The 3-2-1 backup strategy refers to 3 copies of data, 2 media types, and 1 copy offsite.
  • If a full backup is scheduled for Saturday, the incremental backup will be performed on Saturday after the full backup.
  • Under certain circumstances, the backup job duration will increase.
  • Under certain circumstances, Veeam will perform a full backup automatically.
  • Backup job settings can be altered when the backup targets a specific network.
  • Veeam Backup establishes stabilization by heartbeat, stabilization time, and stabilization by IP.
  • Veeam Backup in-line deduplication creates VMs from backups and disables VMs that need to be processed on their disks.
  • Veeam Backup provides storage appliance support for HPE StoreOnce, ExaGrid, and EMC Data Domain.
  • Veeam Backup supports Dell FC and TCP/IP.
  • Veeam Backup supports both 7-mode and Clustered Data ONTAP.
  • Veeam Explorer for Microsoft AD offers the ability to export drives, search containers, and restore original items.
  • Veeam Explorer for Microsoft AD offers the ability to restore servers.
  • Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL offers the ability to restore servers, restore SQL servers, export data, and send emails.
  • Veeam Explorer for Oracle offers browsing, restoring Oracle transactions, and restoring servers.
  • The Veeam Extract utility is located in %PROGRAMFILES%\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Backup folder.
  • vPower technology includes SureBackup, Instant VM Recovery, and Multi-OS File-Level Recovery.
  • Using deduplication minimizes the space that the resulting backup chain occupies on the backup storage.
  • Regular replication processes have a lower impact on production storage and lower RPO.
  • A .vsb file contains pointers to backup data blocks.
  • The picture illustrates an Advanced Single Host Virtual Lab.
  • Replica metadata is used for detecting changed blocks of data between two replica states.
  • The lowest interval at which a replication job can be scheduled is continuously.
  • More than ten administrators can connect concurrently to the server via remote consoles.
  • The Linux-based virtual appliance in the Virtual Lab is called a Proxy Appliance.
  • The process Veeam creates for each remote console session is called Data Mover.
  • The purpose of tape jobs is to offload backups to tape and to be able to restore data from tape.
  • The stabilization point in a SureBackup job is when all recovery verification tests can be started.
  • Veeam vPower NFS Service allows Veeam Backup & Replication to mount deduplicated backup files.
  • The Extract Utility can be used as an alternative recovery mechanism to Multi-OS File Level Recovery.
  • The primary replication process has a lower impact on production storage.
  • When a file is copied, the data block size is used in the backup repository.
  • When a Windows server is added, the Veeam Installer Service and Veeam Data Mover Service are installed.
  • When configuring an On-Demand Sandbox, the job completes when running a SureBackup job.
  • SureReplica verification is not possible when the VM replicas being verified are on separate ESXi hosts.
  • The full backup retention point is on the day that the full backup is scheduled.
  • The mount server component is used when restoring files with Veeam Explorers.
  • Veeam-provided software-level encryption is used for tape media if hardware encryption is not supported.
  • A Veeam Backup Administrator might use Veeam ONE for monitoring and reporting if the infrastructure contains Microsoft Hyper-V hosts.
  • When performing SureBackup, VMs are processed according to the order specified in the Virtual Lab settings.
  • SQL Server Standard should be installed by default when the Enterprise Plus version is used.
  • Veeam ONE should be used as a backend when you have a large infrastructure (1000+ virtual machines).
  • You should consider disabling multithreaded data transfer when several jobs are scheduled to run at the same time.
  • Forward Incremental backups minimize the load of a new full backup.
  • When VMware vSphere CBT is not available, Veeam Backup & Replication uses Veeam’s proprietary filtering mechanism.
  • The Veeam CBT file system filter driver is installed on every managed Hyper-V 2012 R2 or older host.
  • The Veeam CBT filter driver is installed on every managed Hyper-V or SMB 3.0 server.
  • You can check job session data and Scale-Out Backup Repository settings to verify a virtual machine’s backup data.
  • When backing up vCloud Director VMs, vApp metadata is captured.
  • Valid backup repositories include deduplicating storage appliances, Microsoft Windows servers, Linux servers, and CIFS (SMB) shares.
  • Reverse incremental backup and forward incremental transform to rollbacks are backup methods.
  • VMware vSphere features include storage snapshots, Veeam Backup array, and enabling recommended settings.
  • Reverse Incremental backup will always produce a full backup as the most recent restore point.
  • Forever forward incremental backup and reverse incremental backup use the .vib extension for backup files.
  • Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager can be used if the user key for an encrypted backup is forgotten or lost.
  • The Gateway server is used by Veeam Backup & Replication to connect to a deduplication appliance.
  • The cryptographic algorithm used in Veeam Backup & Replication for backup-to-disk backup files is AES-256.
  • SMTP settings are not included in a configuration backup.
  • Dell EMC VNX, VNXe, VNX2, and Dell EMC Unity are compatible with Veeam Backup.
  • vCloud Director is fully supported in Enterprise Plus editions of Veeam Availability Suite.
  • Backup from Storage Snapshots is included in the Enterprise Plus Edition for VMware only.
  • EMC VNXe and EMC VNX are EMC SAN storage systems compatible with Veeam Replication.
  • Events in Veeam Backup & Replication include low disk repository, Veeam expiration, and necessary proxies.
  • The .bco file extension is associated with Veeam Backup & Replication.
  • The .vbk, .vrb, and .vlb file extensions are associated with Veeam Backup & Replication.
  • HPE StoreVirtual, HPE StoreVirtual VSA, and HPE StoreServ are supported HPE SAN storage systems.
  • The Backup file integrity must be enabled in the SureBackup job settings for the CRC check.
  • Using SAN snapshots backups decreases the amount of time the VM is run on a VMware snapshot.
  • Bottleneck statistics can be used to identify the slowest component of the data path of a backup job.
  • Configuration backup and replication jobs cannot be set to use job-level encryption.
  • IP Masquerading allows network traffic to flow in the virtual lab.
  • VMware Storage vMotion and Quick Migration are actions that can be performed.
  • Generating a zip using the Support Information function generates the data job.
  • Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft SQL Server are applications that should be backed up.
  • The Hyper-V, the hardware configured, the proxy reside, and Hyper-V R2 are among the components.
  • DD Boost benefits include enhanced creation, support mode, and managed copy jobs.
  • Benefits of utilizing the Backup include lower Recovery (RPO) and higher datastores.
  • Synthetic full backups are true in terms of backup files and synthetic environments.
  • Quick Backup chains and from the neighboring it are true regarding Quick Backup.
  • Performance and data locality are factors in backup file placement.
  • To take the load off the LAN, use Appliance and Network storage as Backup Proxy transport modes.
  • A Veeam technology after backup or replication job sessions best describes the Snapshot.
  • Creating a file index for the VM guest OS during backup best describes VMware Tools quiescence.
  • Application, Heartbeat, and Ping are built-in predefined tests to verify a VM.
  • Ping test, Application, and Heartbeat are built-in predefined tests to verify a VM.
  • Full virtual hypervisors and Guest OS machines can be restored from tape using Veeam.
  • Replica seeding can help to reduce the amount of data transferred in a second run of a replication job.
  • Microsoft VSS and encrypted backups require Microsoft VSS VMw quiescence.
  • Encrypted backups and the VM system require Microsoft VSS VMw Tools quiescence.
  • PartialConnect refers to one or several VMs running in the production site.
  • Veeam Data Mover deploys and communicates tasks in Veeam Backup & Replication.
  • The Scale-Out Backup Repository feature is introduced in the Enterprise edition.
  • Only File-to-Tape jobs are allowed in the Standard Edition.
  • Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager is a prerequisite for installing the Web Client.
  • License files and zipped VMs involved in the failed job are always recommended.
  • The extension for a full backup file if the Reverse Incremental Backup mode is used is .vbk.
  • Direct NFS allows VM data over the LAN and can restore data.
  • VMware VADP is leveraged as part of the transfer from vSphere environments.
  • Lower RTO is NOT a benefit of integration.
  • The user must be in Veeam Backup & Replication to remotely access the console.
  • The tape library must have multiple drives to enable Tape Parallel Processing.
  • The extension of a configuration backup file is .bco.
  • The extension of a Veeam Backup & Replication configuration backup file is .vbk.
  • The guest component deploys a temporary agent on every Windows VM to be processed.
  • Configure Static IP Mapping in the Virtual Lab configuration is the optimal mechanism.
  • The .vlb file is used to avoid issues when performing verification or recovery.
  • A backup job and a backup copy job can use a Scale-Out Backup Repository as a target.
  • All of the above can utilize parallel processing.
  • All of the above are affected by parallel processing.
  • VMs grouped by vApp, VMs grouped by tag, and VMs grouped by Folder can be added.
  • Distributing proxy servers and setting the storages are objectives achieved.
  • Planned Failover of the Replica VM should be used to address a problem.
  • A dummy file and a proprietary Veeam driver are started on the host.
  • A transform to the full backup refers to the situation.
  • Instant Recovery is a restore option in Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.
  • Restore databases, instant recovery, and restore items can be performed.
  • Total size of backups and retention period for backups should be taken into account.
  • Oracle features include automatic 11g and later, Oracle only, and automatic 12c and later.
  • Guest Interaction deploys a Veeam processed agent, deploys higher level agents, and deploys processed agents.
  • EMC DataDomain Server and Veeam vPower Repositories are true about Veeam.
  • The Web Client is automatically updated and used to open groups.
  • The Microsoft VSS has a 20-second timeout and if Microsoft VSS fails, it will retry for a period of time.
  • In terms of content, file and synthetic full environments are true when comparing repositories.
  • Even when deduplication is performed and the most recent restore point is a full backup are true about NTFS-based backup repositories.
  • The version of the provider must be configured when utilizing a Backup Proxy.
  • Backup Copy Jobs are supported with the Cloud Connect feature.
  • Routing requests to the production environment is true when using a Proxy Appliance.
  • If data is sent on tape, a backup time, and to ensure backup media pool are true regarding encryption.
  • Higher datastores and reduced snapshots are true regarding the Backup.
  • Ensure the reverse incremental backup method is utilized is a suggestion for EMC Data Domain.
  • Backup Copy and Backup jobs can be set up with GFS retention.
  • Backup and Replication jobs can leverage storage snapshots.
  • Backup jobs can use integration as a data source.
  • Backup jobs can use secondary NetApp Mirror SNAP as a data source.
  • Veeam ONE View and Veeam ONE Reporter have a web-based UI.
  • Veeam ONE products backup repositories.
  • Speeds up the backup process is the main advantage of using the Backup from Storage Snapshots feature.
  • Application-aware processing relies on the guest OS file system indexing.
  • Another scale-out repository and a cloud repository are repository types for a scale-out repository.
  • Searching within Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager relies on system indexing.
  • Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager is an optional component for Backup Servers.
  • Restore Operator, db_owner, and Portal Administrator are permission roles.
  • There is no difference in predefined tests between backup and SureBackup jobs.
  • All Veeam components must be version 9.5 or newer for Replication v9.5 Backup Server.
  • Commit Failback is an option to finalize replica failback.
  • Full VM Recovery does not need to be finalized.
  • Heartbeat test, Application test, and Ping test are recovery verification tests for backups and replicas.
  • The recovery model must be full or bulk-logged and no other backup is using the server’s log files for Backup & Replication.
  • A mount server for restore scenarios, a configuration repository, and remote power capabilities are roles installed on the console.
  • Veeam Installer service and Veeam Data Mover service are services on a Proxy server.
  • A special tool used to check Virtual Lab performance best describes Virtual Lab Manager.
  • Virtual Appliance is the transport mode to the Backup Proxy VM.
  • Backup and Backup Copy jobs can be sent to tape using a “Backup to Tape” job.
  • Backup infrastructure data, replication configuration, and SMIP settings are types of data in a configuration backup.
  • Backup Copy and Backup jobs can be sent to tape using a “Backup to Tape” job.
  • Veeam Backup Proxy is a Veeam Backup & Replication architecture component.
  • A WAN Accelerator service in the remote location is a Veeam Backup & Replication component for an off-site CIFS share.
  • Instant VM recovery with network disconnected is a Veeam Backup & Replication feature for a machine backup.
  • Planned Failover of the Replica VM is a Veeam Backup & Replication feature used when a VM is patched.
  • Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL is a Veeam Backup & Replication feature or component for restore.
  • Instant VM Recovery is a Veeam backup & Replication functionality that allows restoring a backup file.
  • Advanced multi-host, advanced single-host, and basic single-host are Virtual Lab configurations for replicas.
  • Veeam ONE can access the infrastructure for potential issues prior to performing backup is why it is recommended to use Veeam ONE with Veeam Backup & Replication.
  • Replica on Sphere host, Backup in Repository, and Storage Snapshot are options to deploy to the Application Group.
  • One VBK machine with three VBK files and one VBK total are possible scenarios for a Veeam Backup & Replication environment with a Scale-Out Repository.