VEEAM VMCE_v12 Exam - Topic 9 Question 41 Discussion

Actual exam question for VEEAM's VMCE_v12 exam

Question #: 41
Topic #: 9

An engineer has used a Linux Hardened Repository as the backup repository. The immutability period is set to 60 days.

The backup settings are:

Retention Policy: 14 days

GFS Weekly full backup: 1 week

GFS Monthly full backup: 6 months

If a full backup is created on 27th May 2023 with a monthly GFS flag, when will this restore point be automatically deleted?

A2V June 2023

B28th July 2023

C28th November 2023

D5th August 2023

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Suggested Answer: C

The immutability period set on a Linux Hardened Repository prevents deletion of backup files for the duration of the immutability period. In this case, it is set to 60 days. However, the GFS (Grandfather-Father-Son) retention policy specifies that a monthly full backup is to be kept for 6 months. Since the full backup was created on 27th May 2023 and flagged as a monthly GFS backup, it will be retained for 6 months irrespective of the retention policy or the immutability setting. Hence, the restore point will be automatically deleted after 6 months, which would be on the 28th of November 2023. Reference:

Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide: GFS Retention Policy

Veeam Help Center: Linux Hardened Repository Immutability

by Hildred at Aug 02, 2025, 09:28 PM

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Rutha

2 months ago

Seems like a tricky one, but I trust the 28th November date.

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Carrol

2 months ago

Totally agree, it's definitely not before August.

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Latrice

3 months ago

The monthly GFS backup lasts for 6 months.

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Esteban

3 months ago

I think it should be 28th November 2023.

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Rashad

3 months ago

Wait, how does the retention policy affect this?

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Melodie

3 months ago

I feel like the retention policy of 14 days is important here, but I can't quite remember how it affects the GFS backups.

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Ona

4 months ago

This reminds me of a practice question where we had to calculate retention dates. I think the answer might be 28th November 2023, since it's a monthly backup.

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Filiberto

4 months ago

I think the immutability period means the backup can't be deleted until after 60 days, but I might be mixing that up with the retention policy.

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Tomoko

4 months ago

I remember that the GFS monthly backup should be retained for 6 months, but I'm not sure how that interacts with the retention policy.

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Jesusa

4 months ago

Alright, time to put my backup knowledge to the test. I'll need to consider the retention policy, GFS settings, and immutability period to arrive at the correct answer.

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Mira

4 months ago

I'm a bit confused by all the different backup settings and time periods. Let me re-read the question carefully and see if I can break it down step-by-step.

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Chana

5 months ago

This is a good test of my understanding of backup and retention policies. I'll need to do some calculations to determine the exact date when that monthly backup will be automatically deleted.

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Ivette

5 months ago

Okay, let me think this through step-by-step. The full backup was created on May 27th, and it has a monthly GFS flag. The retention policy is 14 days, but the immutability period is 60 days. I think I've got this!

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Lottie

5 months ago

Hmm, this looks like a tricky one. I'll need to carefully consider the retention policy and GFS backup settings to figure out when that monthly backup will be deleted.

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Karol

5 months ago

I disagree, I believe the answer is D) 5th August 2023.

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Major

5 months ago

I think the answer is C) 28th November 2023.

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Luisa

7 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think the immutability period might affect the deletion date.

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Aleshia

7 months ago

I disagree, I believe the answer is D) 5th August 2023.

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Paola

7 months ago

Wait, I thought the retention policy was 14 days. How does that work with the 6-month GFS backup? This question is confusing.

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Jesus

7 months ago

I think the answer is C) 28th November 2023.

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Nathalie

7 months ago

The immutability period is set to 60 days, so the backup created on 27th May 2023 with a monthly GFS flag should be retained until 27th July 2023. Therefore, the correct answer is C) 28th November 2023.

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Chauncey

5 months ago

B: Oh, I see. That makes sense with the immutability period set to 60 days.

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Jolanda

7 months ago

A: The correct answer is C) 28th November 2023.

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