Veeam Certified Engineer Plus (VMCE+)

Last checked November 10, 2026 against the official Veeam exam page.

1. Question 1Veeam Backup & Replication: Configure, Manage, and Recover

   A VMware team's backups are slow because every VM's data is pulled through the backup server over the production network. Which change moves the heavy data processing to a more suitable component?

   1. AAdding a second backup server that holds a copy of the job configuration
   2. BDeploying backup proxies with direct storage access where possible
   3. CConverting every job into a replica job that points at the same datastore
   4. DAttaching a tape library to the backup server and writing data to tape first
   Show answer and explanationHide answer

   Correct answer: B

   Backup proxies do the data-movement work, and direct storage access reads VM disks from shared storage without sending them over the production network. A second backup server does not take over the processing, a replica job creates a standby VM rather than a backup, and tape is a media target that does not offload source reads.

2. Question 2Veeam Data Platform: Monitor, Manage, Analyze (Veeam ONE)

   An operations team wants a warning as soon as a datastore's free space falls below a set level, so they can add capacity before virtual machines are affected. Which Veeam ONE feature provides this?

   1. AAn alarm based on a datastore capacity threshold
   2. BA Business View category that groups all datastores
   3. CA monthly datastore inventory report sent by email
   4. DA SureBackup job that boots VMs from the datastore
   Show answer and explanationHide answer

   Correct answer: A

   A Veeam ONE alarm watches a metric such as datastore free space and triggers when it crosses a threshold, which gives early warning. A monthly report is produced after the fact, a Business View category organizes objects but does not alert, and SureBackup verifies restore points rather than monitoring datastore capacity.

3. Question 3Veeam Data Platform: Scale, Automate, Secure (Veeam Orchestrator)

   A backup repository is nearly full, and the team wants to add capacity without rewriting its existing backup jobs. Which action fits a scale-out backup repository?

   1. ACreating one backup job for each VM in the environment
   2. BConverting all backup jobs into backup copy jobs
   3. CAdding another extent to the scale-out backup repository
   4. DSwitching the transport mode of every proxy to network mode
   Show answer and explanationHide answer

   Correct answer: C

   A scale-out backup repository can grow by adding extents, so existing jobs keep pointing at the same logical repository. Creating per-VM jobs, converting jobs to copy jobs, or changing transport modes does not add storage capacity to the repository.

4. Question 4Veeam Backup & Replication: Configure, Manage, and Recover

   Which type of backup repository is built to protect restore points from deletion by compromised credentials?

   1. AA Windows file share that the backup server reaches with a standing administrator account
   2. BA hardened Linux repository that uses single-use credentials
   3. CAn NFS export mounted on every production hypervisor host
   4. DAn object storage bucket that has versioning turned on but no object lock
   Show answer and explanationHide answer

   Correct answer: B

   A hardened Linux repository provides immutability through a locked-down Linux system and single-use credentials, so a stolen standing account cannot delete the backup files. A standing administrator account on a Windows share can delete backups, an NFS export on the hypervisors exposes the repository to production hosts, and versioning without object lock still lets a holder of the credentials delete protected versions.

5. Question 5Veeam Data Platform: Monitor, Manage, Analyze (Veeam ONE)

   Which Veeam ONE component provides real-time monitoring of the virtual and backup infrastructure and raises alerts when thresholds are crossed?

   1. AVeeam ONE Reporter
   2. BVeeam ONE Business View
   3. CVeeam ONE Monitor
   4. DVeeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange
   Show answer and explanationHide answer

   Correct answer: C

   Veeam ONE Monitor provides real-time monitoring and alarms across virtual and backup infrastructure. Veeam ONE Reporter produces reports from collected data, Business View groups infrastructure objects into categories, and Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange restores mailbox items rather than monitoring anything.