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Need help understanding how to best configure Veeam for my needs with object storage

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I could use some help understanding how to best configure Veeam to meet my needs with object storage.

I already have a functional Scale out backup repository with object storage working. But I am not grasping the behavior/retention settings correctly.

TL;DR, I'm trying to backup 18TB of VMware virtual machines to local hardened Linux repositories where 30 days of restore points will always be available, and move/offload the longer term retention backups to object/cloud storage while meeting the specs below with restore points, weekly, monthly, yearly. Any guidance/help is much appreciated.

18TB of backup data.

Goal:

Scale out backup repositories
Hardened Linux repositories
Immutable backups
Object storage for longer off-site retention

30 days of restore points available on-site in the local Linux repositories

Offload/keep the following retention in object storage to free up space on the local Linux repository but still have this level of retention.
6 Weekly backups
13 monthly backups
10 yearly backups

I am using the Veeam calculator to try and determine the correct sizing for the environment and I'm not sure if I have the data correct to meet my goal here. Especially around the object storage move/copy/days part highlighted.

I'm not sure why the backup weekly, monthly, yearly is 0 in the calculator under backup..

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Re: Need help understanding how to best configure Veeam for my needs with object storage

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Because those backups will be moved to Capacity Tier (object storage) and stored there, thus occupying zero space on Performance Tier (local storage). Thanks!
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Re: Need help understanding how to best configure Veeam for my needs with object storage

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Thank you.

Does the following configuration below meet my needs then? I think I'm hung up on the repository move/operation window days and the jobs restore points days and GFS settings.

I want to make sure I get adequate local storage and plan for adequate cloud storage for the type of retention we are looking for.

https://imgur.com/a/sNmYpUU
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Re: Need help understanding how to best configure Veeam for my needs with object storage

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I worked with someone at support who was very helpful and he was able to fill in the blanks.
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