Per-Machine Chain and Backup Copy to rotated drives

[melexis]

Hi,

since Veeam B&R 12 I can enable per-machine backup also for my rotated drive repository, means both checkboxes are enabled:
"This backup is backed by rotated drives"
"Use per-machine backup files"

It works so far, on our rotated drive I get separate vbk/vib/vbm for each VM.
But there's somthing written in the User Guide that worries me:

https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=120
"Limitations for Backup Repositories with Rotated Drives
Backup repositories with rotated drives have the following limitations:
You cannot store per-machine backup files in backup repositories with rotated drives."

https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=120
"Limitations and Considerations for Per-Machine Backup Files
When planning to use per-machine backup files, consider the following limitations:
The Use per-machine backup files option cannot be enabled for backup repositories with rotated drives."

So why can I enable both checkboxes? Why is it working so far?
What really happens or will go wrong when I use per-machine backups with rotated drive repository?

[Mildur]

Hello Melexis

It may be a documentation issue.
Let me check with QA and Tech Writers.

Best,
Fabian

[melexis]

I forgot to mention I currently use the rotated drive repository for Backup Copy Jobs, just in case this is somehow relevant.

[Mildur]

Hi Melexis

For new Backup Copy Jobs in V12, per-machine backup files is mandatory.

Best,
Fabian

[Mildur]

Hello Melexis

Per-Machine backup files on Backup Repositories with Rotated Drives are now fully supported in V12.
We removed the limitation from the user guide.

Thank you,
Fabian

[melexis]

Thank you very much for the info/update!