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1.1
RPO
Maximum acceptable data loss, measured in time.
1.1
RTO
Maximum acceptable time until the workload is running again.
1.1
3-2-1-1-0
3 copies, 2 media, 1 offsite, 1 offline/immutable, 0 errors after verification.
1.2
Transport mode preference order
Direct storage access → Virtual appliance (HotAdd) → Network (NBD).
1.2
Port for Network (NBD) mode
TCP 902 from proxy to ESXi.
1.3
Port 6160
Veeam Installer Service.
1.3
Port 6162
Veeam Data Mover (Transport) Service.
1.3
Port range 2500–3300
Data transmission channels between data movers.
1.3
Port 6180
Cloud Connect gateway.
1.3
Console port in v13
443 (was 9392 in v12).
1.3
Host Management port (VSA)
10443.
1.2
HotAdd requirement
The proxy must be a VM that can access the source datastores.
2.4
Immutability period range
7 to 9999 days.
2.4
Hardened repo filesystem
XFS with fast clone (reflink).
2.4
Single-use credentials
Used once to deploy the Data Mover. Never stored in the config DB.
2.4
Methods NOT allowed on hardened repo
Reverse incremental and forever forward incremental.
2.3
SOBR capacity tier policies
Copy (immediately) and Move (after operational restore window, sealed chains only).
2.3
SOBR placement policies
Data locality (chain on one extent) and Performance (fulls and increments split).
2.1
Default config database (v12+)
PostgreSQL.
2.5
Four-eyes authorization
A second admin must approve destructive actions (v12.1+).
2.5
Backup encryption algorithm
AES-256.
2.5
Config backup includes passwords only if…
…the configuration backup is encrypted.
2.1
VSA HA requirements
VSA 13.0.1+ and Veeam Data Platform Premium. Active/passive.
2.5
v13 RBAC additions
Custom scoped roles and SAML 2.0 SSO.
3.2
.vbk / .vib / .vrb / .vbm
Full / forward incremental / reverse incremental / metadata.
3.2
Reverse incremental I/O
3x per changed block.
3.2
Synthetic full I/O
2x per block (read + write). No production read.
3.2
Forever forward incremental
One full forever. Oldest increment merged into the full when retention is exceeded.
3.2
Fast clone
ReFS or XFS block cloning. Makes synthetic fulls and merges near-instant and space-efficient.
3.3
Default short-term retention
7 days.
3.3
GFS
Weekly, monthly and yearly full backups kept beyond short-term retention.
3.4
Backup copy job source
Existing backup files. Never production.
3.5
Undo failover
Power off the replica and discard its changes.
3.5
Permanent failover
The replica becomes production.
3.6
CDP RPO range
Min 2 s, recommended ≥15 s, max 60 min. Default 15 s.
3.6
CDP short-term journal limit
168 hours (7 days).
3.6
CDP default long-term point interval
Every 8 hours.
3.6
CDP capture mechanism
VMware VAIO I/O filter on source and target clusters.
3.6
Universal CDP components
Veeam CDP Agent Service and Veeam CDP Volume Filter Driver.
3.7
No AAP means…
Crash-consistent backup.
3.8
NAS cache repository
Holds metadata for change tracking, not file data.
3.9
Agent backup policy vs job
Policy is agent-managed (laptops). Job is server-managed (always-on servers).
3.10
Health check
Checks the latest restore point. Bad blocks fixed from production on the next run.
4.1
Quick rollback
Entire VM restore to original location using CBT. Only changed blocks.
4.2
Instant Recovery engine
vPower NFS on the mount server.
4.2
Ending Instant Recovery
Migrate to production, or stop publishing.
4.4
SQL point-in-time restore needs…
Transaction log backups.
4.1
Secure restore
Antivirus scan of the backup before restore.
4.5
Application group
VMs started first and in order in SureBackup (DC, DNS…).
4.5
Masquerade IP
Address used to reach an isolated lab VM through the proxy appliance.
4.5
SureReplica
SureBackup verification for replicas.
5.1
Veeam ONE Web Client port
1239.
5.1
Veeam Analytics Service port
2805.
5.1
Veeam ONE Monitoring / Reporting / Web API ports
2714 / 2742 / 2741.
5.3
Business View
Groups objects into business categories (department, SLA, tags).
5.2
Remediation actions
Alarm-triggered fixes, automatic or approval-based.
5.4
Capacity planning answers…
When a repository or cluster will run out of space or resources.
6.1
VRO Web UI port
9898.
6.2
VRO plan types
Replica, CDP replica, Restore, Cloud, Storage.
6.2
Custom plan step language
PowerShell.
6.4
DataLab
VRO overlay of a VBR virtual lab, one-to-one.
6.3
Readiness check
Fast config and RPO check. No VMs started. Runs daily for enabled plans.
6.4
Lab Calendar
Schedules automated DataLab tests.
6.5
Four VRO report types
Plan Definition, Readiness Check, DataLab Test, Plan Execution.