Hi,
From what I can see, to keep GFS backups, each retention point ends up being a full backup. In some cases storing a full backup for each archival retention point seems somewhat unnecessary. If I have a server (or workstation) with a very small rate of change, which requires 200 GB of space for a full backup and I need to keep 12 monthly backups, that will require ~2.4TB of storage. Considering object storage for the repository (capacity tier), what is a potential solution here? Differential backups come to mind but will compression/dedupe help or will each VBK take up 200 GB?
Thanks for any input.
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Re: Reducing size of long term storage repositories
Hello,
our object storage implementation is "incremental forever". That means it will only consume space for changed data. Similar like for REFS / XFS.
Please see the sticky forum FAQ: post338749.html#p338749
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our object storage implementation is "incremental forever". That means it will only consume space for changed data. Similar like for REFS / XFS.
Please see the sticky forum FAQ: post338749.html#p338749
Best regards,
Hannes
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Re: Reducing size of long term storage repositories
Incremental forever by default, that is.
We do provide an option to store GFS fulls as standalone (since some policies and regulations may require this) but it is not a default setting.
We do provide an option to store GFS fulls as standalone (since some policies and regulations may require this) but it is not a default setting.
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Re: Reducing size of long term storage repositories
Thanks both, that makes sense.
Gostev, where can I find the option to for storing GFS' fulls as standalone?
Gostev, where can I find the option to for storing GFS' fulls as standalone?
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Re: Reducing size of long term storage repositories
the standalone full option is available for archive tier. https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=110 -> the "Store archived backups as standalone fulls" checkbox
If you only use capacity tier (as you mentioned in the initial post), then the data will be stored "incremental forever"
If you only use capacity tier (as you mentioned in the initial post), then the data will be stored "incremental forever"
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