Veeam's course outline for VBR-13 as of September 2026 (course data sheet H54GGS C.00), mapped to the chapters of Ultra Transcenders Veeam Backup & Replication 13.
| Objective | Chapters |
|---|---|
| Course objectives | |
| Articulate Veeam's data protection strategy | 1. Data protection strategy and the Veeam Data Platform |
| Explain the role of each of Veeam's core components | 2. Architecture: the backup server and core components |
| Configure and manage the Veeam Software Appliance | 3. Deploying v13: Veeam Software Appliance, Windows installs and licensing |
| Given a scenario, configure a backup job and backup copy job | 5. Protecting virtual machines: backup jobs and backup methods; 8. Backup copy, long-term retention and the 3-2-1 rule |
| Protect physical servers with Veeam agents | 6. Agents, physical machines and unstructured data |
| Configure unstructured data backup jobs (NAS/SMB shares, etc) | 6. Agents, physical machines and unstructured data |
| Describe Veeam's replication capabilities | 9. Replication, CDP and infrastructure optimisation |
| Determine appropriate use case for backups, replicas and continuous data protection | 1. Data protection strategy and the Veeam Data Platform; 9. Replication, CDP and infrastructure optimisation |
| Ensure backup recoverability by leveraging SureBackup and immutable repositories | 7. Repositories: hardened, immutable, object storage and scale-out; 10. Recovery verification: SureBackup and virtual labs |
| Describe Veeam security concepts and how to implement within the product | 4. Securing the backup infrastructure |
| Configure malware detection and explain how to remediate | 12. Malware detection, incident response and post-incident recovery |
| Given a scenario, recover data from backups for VMs, agents and applications | 11. Choosing and performing a recovery |
| Articulate the enterprise products Veeam has developed plug-ins for | 13. Enterprise applications and plug-ins |
| Describe how monitoring, reporting and alerting function | 14. Enterprise Manager, monitoring, troubleshooting and calculators |
| Implement the enterprise manager | 14. Enterprise Manager, monitoring, troubleshooting and calculators |
| Explain how to perform basic troubleshooting procedures and how to work with support | 14. Enterprise Manager, monitoring, troubleshooting and calculators |
| Course topics | |
| Data Protection Strategies | 1. Data protection strategy and the Veeam Data Platform |
| Analysis of Risks to Data | 1. Data protection strategy and the Veeam Data Platform |
| What Is Protected? | 1. Data protection strategy and the Veeam Data Platform |
| Security and Protection Considerations | 4. Securing the backup infrastructure |
| Protecting Workloads | 5. Protecting virtual machines: backup jobs and backup methods |
| Deploying Agents | 6. Agents, physical machines and unstructured data |
| Unstructured Data Backup | 6. Agents, physical machines and unstructured data |
| Optimizing Your Backups | 5. Protecting virtual machines: backup jobs and backup methods |
| Backup Copy Jobs | 8. Backup copy, long-term retention and the 3-2-1 rule |
| Immutability and Hardened Repositories | 7. Repositories: hardened, immutable, object storage and scale-out |
| Backup Infrastructure Optimization | 9. Replication, CDP and infrastructure optimisation |
| Replication | 9. Replication, CDP and infrastructure optimisation |
| Long-Term Retention | 8. Backup copy, long-term retention and the 3-2-1 rule |
| Scale-Out Backup Repository | 7. Repositories: hardened, immutable, object storage and scale-out |
| Move and Copy Backups with VeeaMover | 7. Repositories: hardened, immutable, object storage and scale-out |
| Recovery Verification | 10. Recovery verification: SureBackup and virtual labs |
| Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager | 14. Enterprise Manager, monitoring, troubleshooting and calculators |
| Incident Response Planning | 12. Malware detection, incident response and post-incident recovery |
| Advanced Recovery Features | 11. Choosing and performing a recovery |
| Selecting the Ideal Recovery Method | 11. Choosing and performing a recovery |
| Enacting a Recovery | 11. Choosing and performing a recovery |
| Malware Detection | 12. Malware detection, incident response and post-incident recovery |
| Post-Incident Processes | 12. Malware detection, incident response and post-incident recovery |
| Enterprise Plugins | 13. Enterprise applications and plug-ins |
| Monitoring, Alerting, and Reporting | 14. Enterprise Manager, monitoring, troubleshooting and calculators |
| Troubleshooting | 14. Enterprise Manager, monitoring, troubleshooting and calculators |
| Veeam Calculators | 14. Enterprise Manager, monitoring, troubleshooting and calculators |
The full list of tasks under each objective is in the official Veeam course outline. The book is organised by technology, so one chapter often serves several objectives.