VEEAM VMCA2022 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 21,2026- Exam Code: VMCA2022
- Exam Name: Veeam Certified Architect 2022
- Certification Provider: VEEAM
- Latest update: Oct 21,2026
Question #1
Veeam Financial Services has expressed concern that the backups for their virtualized stock trading application meet all stated technical and business requirements.
Which Veeam backup method should be used?
- A . Backup the virtual machines using a Veeam agent.
- B . Separate the virtual machine into its own job and enable application aware processing.
- C . Run pre-freeze and post-thaw scripts on the virtual machines running the trading application.
- D . Create a replication job at each site with the corresponding remote site as the target.
Correct Answer: B
B
Explanation:
The Veeam backup method that should be used for the virtualized stock trading application is to separate the virtual machine into its own job and enable application aware processing. This method allows Veeam Backup & Replication to create transactionally consistent backups of the application, by quiescing the application and creating a snapshot of its data1. This ensures that the application can be restored to a working state, without data loss or corruption. The other options are either not suitable for the application (option A, as Veeam agent is designed for physical machines or cloud instances2), not sufficient for the application (option C, as pre-freeze and post-thaw scripts do not guarantee transactional consistency3), or not related to the backup method (option D, as replication is a different process from backup). References: Application-Aware Processing, Veeam Agent Management, Pre-Freeze and Post-Thaw Scripts, [Replication].
B
Explanation:
The Veeam backup method that should be used for the virtualized stock trading application is to separate the virtual machine into its own job and enable application aware processing. This method allows Veeam Backup & Replication to create transactionally consistent backups of the application, by quiescing the application and creating a snapshot of its data1. This ensures that the application can be restored to a working state, without data loss or corruption. The other options are either not suitable for the application (option A, as Veeam agent is designed for physical machines or cloud instances2), not sufficient for the application (option C, as pre-freeze and post-thaw scripts do not guarantee transactional consistency3), or not related to the backup method (option D, as replication is a different process from backup). References: Application-Aware Processing, Veeam Agent Management, Pre-Freeze and Post-Thaw Scripts, [Replication].
Question #2
During Veeam deployment, Veeam Life and Indemnity has determined that the latency encountered during backup of the virtualized MSSQL Server database running on vSAN is too high.
What is the recommended step Veeam Life and Indemnity can take to improve this?
- A . Turn off application-aware processing for the virtualized MSSQL Server database servers.
- B . Use backup from storage snapshot for the virtualized MSSQL Server database servers.
- C . Implement Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows on the virtualized MSSQL Server database servers.
- D . Use Veeam Replication to create replicas of the virtualized MSSQL Server database servers at the remote site, then backup the replicas.
Correct Answer: C
C
Explanation:
The recommended step that Veeam Life and Indemnity can take to improve the latency encountered during backup of the virtualized MSSQL Server database running on vSAN is to implement Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows on the virtualized MSSQL Server database servers. Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is a data protection solution that allows you to back up physical or virtual Windows machines at the guest OS level. Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows can provide application-aware processing and transaction log backup for MSSQL servers, as well as support for vSAN storage snapshots. Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows can also reduce the latency by performing backups without using VMware snapshots, which can cause stun issues on vSAN.
C
Explanation:
The recommended step that Veeam Life and Indemnity can take to improve the latency encountered during backup of the virtualized MSSQL Server database running on vSAN is to implement Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows on the virtualized MSSQL Server database servers. Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is a data protection solution that allows you to back up physical or virtual Windows machines at the guest OS level. Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows can provide application-aware processing and transaction log backup for MSSQL servers, as well as support for vSAN storage snapshots. Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows can also reduce the latency by performing backups without using VMware snapshots, which can cause stun issues on vSAN.
Question #3
What information related to the virtual infrastructure is missing and must be collected during the discovery phase? (Choose 2)
- A . Local area network speed.
- B . Recovery point objective.
- C . Backup window.
- D . Size of the source data set.
- E . number of Microsoft Exchange mailboxes.
Correct Answer: A D
A D
Explanation:
To design a solution that meets the virtual infrastructure requirements for Veeam University Hospital, you need to collect some information during the discovery phase. This information will help you to understand the configuration and performance of the VMware clusters, the size and type of the data, and the backup and recovery objectives.
According to the Veeam Backup & Replication Best Practice Guide, some of the information related to the virtual infrastructure that is missing and must be collected during the discovery phase are:
• Local area network speed. This information will help you to determine the network bandwidth and throughput that are available for backup and replication traffic, as well as the impact of backup and replication activities on the network performance and latency.
• Size of the source data set. This information will help you to estimate the backup storage requirements, as well as the backup compression and deduplication ratios, based on the size and type of the data.
Therefore, the correct answer is A and D.
A D
Explanation:
To design a solution that meets the virtual infrastructure requirements for Veeam University Hospital, you need to collect some information during the discovery phase. This information will help you to understand the configuration and performance of the VMware clusters, the size and type of the data, and the backup and recovery objectives.
According to the Veeam Backup & Replication Best Practice Guide, some of the information related to the virtual infrastructure that is missing and must be collected during the discovery phase are:
• Local area network speed. This information will help you to determine the network bandwidth and throughput that are available for backup and replication traffic, as well as the impact of backup and replication activities on the network performance and latency.
• Size of the source data set. This information will help you to estimate the backup storage requirements, as well as the backup compression and deduplication ratios, based on the size and type of the data.
Therefore, the correct answer is A and D.
Question #4
Based on Customer requirements, how should virtual machine backups be scoped? (Choose 2)
- A . Create backups based on tags.
- B . Create backups based on protection groups create with a CSV file.
- C . Create backups based on resource pools
- D . Create backups jobs with same retention requirements.
- E . Scope each backup based the software running in each workload
Correct Answer: A D
A D
Explanation:
The methods that should be used to scope virtual machine backups based on customer requirements are to create backups based on tags and to create backup jobs with same retention requirements. Creating backups based on tags allows dynamic scoping of backups based on VMware tags assigned to virtual machines. This can simplify backup management, as new or modified virtual machines will be automatically included or excluded from backup jobs based on their tags. Creating backup jobs with same retention requirements allows consistent application of backup policies based on the backup tiers defined by the customer. This can ensure compliance with regulatory and business needs, as different tiers of virtual machines will have different retention periods and restore points.
A D
Explanation:
The methods that should be used to scope virtual machine backups based on customer requirements are to create backups based on tags and to create backup jobs with same retention requirements. Creating backups based on tags allows dynamic scoping of backups based on VMware tags assigned to virtual machines. This can simplify backup management, as new or modified virtual machines will be automatically included or excluded from backup jobs based on their tags. Creating backup jobs with same retention requirements allows consistent application of backup policies based on the backup tiers defined by the customer. This can ensure compliance with regulatory and business needs, as different tiers of virtual machines will have different retention periods and restore points.
Question #5
To demonstrate SLA compliance during audits and protection against exposure to personally identifiable information, which configuration would verify this is possible in the event of exposure?
- A . Implement Veeam Backup & Replication servers at one location and leverage hardened repositories as a primary target with a backup copy to a second site.
- B . Create secure restore to ensure malware-free backups.
- C . Create a virtual lab environment and periodically perform staged restores with custom scripts.
- D . Scan backups with Veeam ONE to remove personally identifiable information.
Correct Answer: C
C
Explanation:
The configuration that would verify the SLA compliance during audits and protection against exposure to personally identifiable information in the event of exposure is to create a virtual lab environment and periodically perform staged restores with custom scripts. A virtual lab is an isolated environment where you can run your backups or replicas without affecting the production environment. A staged restore is a process that allows you to run custom scripts on the restored data before publishing it to the production environment. By using these features, you can demonstrate that your backups are recoverable and compliant with legal regulations, as well as remove or mask any sensitive data before restoring it.
C
Explanation:
The configuration that would verify the SLA compliance during audits and protection against exposure to personally identifiable information in the event of exposure is to create a virtual lab environment and periodically perform staged restores with custom scripts. A virtual lab is an isolated environment where you can run your backups or replicas without affecting the production environment. A staged restore is a process that allows you to run custom scripts on the restored data before publishing it to the production environment. By using these features, you can demonstrate that your backups are recoverable and compliant with legal regulations, as well as remove or mask any sensitive data before restoring it.
Question #6
Immutability of the offsite backups is a constraint on this project.
Which of the following is presumed to be an additional condition of your offsite backup?
- A . All data must be retained for you years.
- B . All gold and silver machine backups must be verified and scanned for malware before restoring.
- C . Backups must be stored in a Windows-based logical scalable storage system.
- D . A copy of backup data must reside in a public cloud local to each region.
Correct Answer: D
D
Explanation:
The additional condition of the offsite backup that is presumed by the immutability requirement is that a copy of backup data must reside in a public cloud local to each region. Immutability means that the backup data cannot be modified, deleted, or overwritten by anyone, including the backup administrator, the cloud provider, or malicious actors1. Veeam Backup & Replication v11 supports immutability for backups stored in Amazon S3 and Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, using the Object Lock feature2. Therefore, the offsite backup must use one of these cloud providers, and must be located in the same region as the source data, to comply with the data locality and privacy laws. The other options are not related to the immutability requirement, as they are either already stated in the business requirements (option A), technical requirements (option B), or not relevant for the Veeam solution (option C). References: Immutability, Object Storage Immutability.
D
Explanation:
The additional condition of the offsite backup that is presumed by the immutability requirement is that a copy of backup data must reside in a public cloud local to each region. Immutability means that the backup data cannot be modified, deleted, or overwritten by anyone, including the backup administrator, the cloud provider, or malicious actors1. Veeam Backup & Replication v11 supports immutability for backups stored in Amazon S3 and Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, using the Object Lock feature2. Therefore, the offsite backup must use one of these cloud providers, and must be located in the same region as the source data, to comply with the data locality and privacy laws. The other options are not related to the immutability requirement, as they are either already stated in the business requirements (option A), technical requirements (option B), or not relevant for the Veeam solution (option C). References: Immutability, Object Storage Immutability.
Question #7
Going through the discovery data, you examine the requirement for one-hour backups of gold tier virtual machines. Some of these servers have been identified as having large VMDK´s with large bursts of I/O.
Which requirement would you be breaking if you separated these virtual machines into their own backup jobs?
- A . Backups must be dynamically scoped to reduce administrative overhead.
- B . Gold tier machines have a recovery time objective of 30 minutes and a recovery point objective of one hour.
- C . Mission-critical applications must not be affected by backup processes.
- D . Alternative backup methods for virtual machines that are mission critical and susceptible to stuns must be used.
Correct Answer: A
A
Explanation:
If you separated the large VMDKs into their own backup jobs, you would be creating more manual work for the backup administrator, who would have to configure and maintain multiple jobs for the same group of VMs. This would go against the requirement of reducing administrative overhead by using dynamic scoping.
Dynamic scoping is a feature of Veeam Backup & Replication that allows you to automatically include or exclude VMs from backup jobs based on tags, attributes, or policies1. For example, you can use VMware tags to assign a backup policy to a VM, and then use the tag as a filter in the backup job. This way, any VM with that tag will be automatically added to the backup job, and any VM without that tag will be automatically excluded. This simplifies the backup management and ensures that all VMs are protected according to their assigned policy.
For large VMDKs with high I/O, you can use alternative backup methods to avoid performance impact and stuns, such as storage snapshots, direct SAN access, or hot-add2. You can also use different storage optimization options to balance the deduplication ratio and the backup file size3. These options can be configured within the same backup job, without the need to separate the large VMDKs.
You can find more information about dynamic scoping and backup methods for large VMDKs in the following resources:
How to Use Dynamic Scoping in Veeam Backup & Replication
Backing up large vmdks (~12 TB)
Backup strategies for a large VM
A
Explanation:
If you separated the large VMDKs into their own backup jobs, you would be creating more manual work for the backup administrator, who would have to configure and maintain multiple jobs for the same group of VMs. This would go against the requirement of reducing administrative overhead by using dynamic scoping.
Dynamic scoping is a feature of Veeam Backup & Replication that allows you to automatically include or exclude VMs from backup jobs based on tags, attributes, or policies1. For example, you can use VMware tags to assign a backup policy to a VM, and then use the tag as a filter in the backup job. This way, any VM with that tag will be automatically added to the backup job, and any VM without that tag will be automatically excluded. This simplifies the backup management and ensures that all VMs are protected according to their assigned policy.
For large VMDKs with high I/O, you can use alternative backup methods to avoid performance impact and stuns, such as storage snapshots, direct SAN access, or hot-add2. You can also use different storage optimization options to balance the deduplication ratio and the backup file size3. These options can be configured within the same backup job, without the need to separate the large VMDKs.
You can find more information about dynamic scoping and backup methods for large VMDKs in the following resources:
How to Use Dynamic Scoping in Veeam Backup & Replication
Backing up large vmdks (~12 TB)
Backup strategies for a large VM
Question #8
Veeam Financial Services performed a proof of concept of the design outlined in the architecture. Backups completed successfully, but it was determined that the offloading of data to public cloud storage is consuming all available bandwidth on several branch sites and business applications are lacking performance as a result.
What adjustments within the Veeam Infrastructure would best address this issue?
- A . Configure Network Traffic Rules.
- B . Increase the compute resources on the repository servers at each site.
- C . Increase the proxy compute resources at each site.
- D . Add WAN accelerators to each site
Correct Answer: A
A
Explanation:
Network traffic rules are settings that allow you to control the network traffic transferred between backup infrastructure components, such as backup proxies, repositories, and WAN accelerators. You can use network traffic rules to throttle or encrypt the network traffic, or to specify preferred networks for data transfer1.
By configuring network traffic rules, you can reduce the bandwidth consumption for the offloading of data to public cloud storage, and avoid affecting the performance of business applications on the branch sites. You can set limits for the network traffic speed, or schedule the offloading tasks to run during off-peak hours2. You can also select the optimal network routes for the offloading tasks, and avoid congested or slow networks3.
You can find more information about network traffic rules and how to configure them in the following resources:
Configuring Network Traffic Rules
Enabling Traffic Throttling
Specifying Preferred Networks
A
Explanation:
Network traffic rules are settings that allow you to control the network traffic transferred between backup infrastructure components, such as backup proxies, repositories, and WAN accelerators. You can use network traffic rules to throttle or encrypt the network traffic, or to specify preferred networks for data transfer1.
By configuring network traffic rules, you can reduce the bandwidth consumption for the offloading of data to public cloud storage, and avoid affecting the performance of business applications on the branch sites. You can set limits for the network traffic speed, or schedule the offloading tasks to run during off-peak hours2. You can also select the optimal network routes for the offloading tasks, and avoid congested or slow networks3.
You can find more information about network traffic rules and how to configure them in the following resources:
Configuring Network Traffic Rules
Enabling Traffic Throttling
Specifying Preferred Networks
Question #9
While looking through the requirements regarding database servers, you see native Oracle utilities must be available for backups and restores.
To make sure the native tools can interface directly with Veeam, which option most closely matches the requirements?
- A . Set up RMAN to backup locality to a dedicated disk and use Veeam Agent File Folder backups to send the backups to a Veeam Backup & Replication repository.
- B . Create a script to kick off virtual machine backups and initiate Oracle explorer exports in a RMAN format.
- C . Set up RMAN to backups to a NAS share that gets backed up by Veeam NAS backups.
- D . Install the Veeam RMAN Plug-in to allow native RMAN backups and restores to leverage Veeam repository directly from the Oracle servers.
Correct Answer: D
D
Explanation:
Thank you for your question. I’m glad to help you with your VMCA 2022 project.
To design a solution that meets the database requirements for Veeam University Hospital, you need to consider some of the options and features that can support and integrate with Oracle databases. This will help you to ensure the consistency and reliability of the Oracle backups and restores, as well as the compatibility and supportability of the native Oracle tools with Veeam products and features.
According to the Veeam Backup & Replication Best Practice Guide, the option that most closely matches the requirements of having native Oracle utilities available for backups and restores is D. Install the Veeam RMAN Plug-in to allow native RMAN backups and restores to leverage Veeam repository directly from the Oracle servers.
This option means that:
• The Veeam RMAN Plug-in is a solution that integrates with Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) and allows you to back up and restore Oracle databases using Veeam repositories as targets.
• The Veeam RMAN Plug-in supports both virtual and physical Oracle servers, as well as different versions and editions of Oracle databases.
• The Veeam RMAN Plug-in enables you to use native Oracle tools and commands, such as RMAN, SQL*Plus, Data Pump, etc., to perform backups and restores of Oracle databases, without requiring any additional scripts or configurations.
• The Veeam RMAN Plug-in leverages the benefits and features of Veeam Backup & Replication, such as backup compression, deduplication, encryption, immutability, etc., to improve the backup performance and efficiency, as well as the backup security and integrity.
This option is the best match for the requirements, as it allows you to use native Oracle utilities for backups and restores, while also taking advantage of Veeam products and features.
D
Explanation:
Thank you for your question. I’m glad to help you with your VMCA 2022 project.
To design a solution that meets the database requirements for Veeam University Hospital, you need to consider some of the options and features that can support and integrate with Oracle databases. This will help you to ensure the consistency and reliability of the Oracle backups and restores, as well as the compatibility and supportability of the native Oracle tools with Veeam products and features.
According to the Veeam Backup & Replication Best Practice Guide, the option that most closely matches the requirements of having native Oracle utilities available for backups and restores is D. Install the Veeam RMAN Plug-in to allow native RMAN backups and restores to leverage Veeam repository directly from the Oracle servers.
This option means that:
• The Veeam RMAN Plug-in is a solution that integrates with Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) and allows you to back up and restore Oracle databases using Veeam repositories as targets.
• The Veeam RMAN Plug-in supports both virtual and physical Oracle servers, as well as different versions and editions of Oracle databases.
• The Veeam RMAN Plug-in enables you to use native Oracle tools and commands, such as RMAN, SQL*Plus, Data Pump, etc., to perform backups and restores of Oracle databases, without requiring any additional scripts or configurations.
• The Veeam RMAN Plug-in leverages the benefits and features of Veeam Backup & Replication, such as backup compression, deduplication, encryption, immutability, etc., to improve the backup performance and efficiency, as well as the backup security and integrity.
This option is the best match for the requirements, as it allows you to use native Oracle utilities for backups and restores, while also taking advantage of Veeam products and features.
Question #10
Based on customer recovery requirements, which component will help them meet their stated objectives?
- A . Add a Windows and Linux server, enable indexing of backups and ensure authenticated users are configured to appropriate RBAC polices.
- B . Deploy the Backup & Replication console and set RBAC policies to Administrator Role.
- C . Allow Oracle administrators to do restores with RMAN.
- D . Leverage Backup Enterprise Manager to allow end-users to restore files within their scope
Correct Answer: D
D
Explanation:
The component that will help the customer meet their stated objectives is to leverage Backup Enterprise Manager to allow end-users to restore files within their scope. Backup Enterprise Manager is a web-based interface that provides access to Veeam Backup & Replication functionality, such as backup, replication, and restore1. One of the customer’s business requirements is to develop a self-service portal and integrate it with the new backup solution. Backup Enterprise Manager can fulfill this requirement by enabling self-service file-level restores for end-users, as well as integration with help desk systems2. The other options are not related to the customer’s recovery requirements, as they are either not necessary (option A, as indexing and RBAC policies are optional features), not sufficient (option B, as deploying the console and setting RBAC policies do not enable self-service restores), or not native to Veeam software (option C, as the technical requirements state that Oracle backups must be managed by Veeam, not RMAN). References: Backup Enterprise Manager, Self-Service File Restore.
D
Explanation:
The component that will help the customer meet their stated objectives is to leverage Backup Enterprise Manager to allow end-users to restore files within their scope. Backup Enterprise Manager is a web-based interface that provides access to Veeam Backup & Replication functionality, such as backup, replication, and restore1. One of the customer’s business requirements is to develop a self-service portal and integrate it with the new backup solution. Backup Enterprise Manager can fulfill this requirement by enabling self-service file-level restores for end-users, as well as integration with help desk systems2. The other options are not related to the customer’s recovery requirements, as they are either not necessary (option A, as indexing and RBAC policies are optional features), not sufficient (option B, as deploying the console and setting RBAC policies do not enable self-service restores), or not native to Veeam software (option C, as the technical requirements state that Oracle backups must be managed by Veeam, not RMAN). References: Backup Enterprise Manager, Self-Service File Restore.