Question about backup copy

[bensaida]

Hello everyone, I setup a backup copy job that backs up to a remote repository 4 vms.
I noticed the space being eaten fast. After looking at the repository from the windows explorer I saw that I had almost for every day an incremental and a full.
All I want is a full and forever incremental but I don't see an option for this.
Thanks

[Shestakov]

Hello Said,
By design it should work just like you want to.
Are all those full backups created by that backup copy job?

By the way, backup copy job doesn`t backup, but just copies existing restore points.
Thanks!

[jamerson]

Hi bensaida,
are you using active full backup on your backup job ?
backup copy does copy only your backup files nothing else.

[veremin]

after looking at the repository from the windows explorer I saw that I had almost for every day an incremental and a full.

Can you tell us what retention settings does the backup copy job have? Is GFS enabled?

are you using active full backup on your backup job ?

It shouldn't matter, as backup copy job is using forever incremental mode.

backup copy does copy only your backup files nothing else.

Backup copy job doesn't t copy backup chain as a whole, but rather synthetically creates required restore points in "target" location from VM data in source backup repositories.

Thanks.

[bensaida]

Are all those full backups created by that backup copy job?

Yes

[bensaida]

Hi bensaida,
are you using active full backup on your backup job ?
.

No Just Incremental.

[bensaida]

Can you tell us what retention settings does the backup copy job have? Is GFS enabled? .

Job: copy every day
Restore points keep 5
Restore points for archival purposes: 4 weekly backups/14 monthly.

Where can I confirm if GFS is enabled?
Thanks.

[foggy]

Restore points for archival purposes: 4 weekly backups/14 monthly.

This is GFS retention.

Basically, with these settings you should have a regular backup chain consisting of an initial full (VBK) and four subsequent increments (VIB) and weekly/monthly restore points as separate fulls. If you observe something different, feel free to contact support for a closer look at what happens.

[bensaida]

I think I understand now what is going on. Your explanation is very clear. Thank you!

[foggy]

You can get some further explanation in the corresponding user guide section.