Feature request: create copy job with file copy job as source

[FrancWest]

Hi,

Currently you are unable to create a backup copy job with a file copy job as a source. This is different behavior than the other backup job types. Please make it more consistent.

[Mildur]

Hi Franc

"File Copy Jobs" do not create "Veeam Backup Files". It's just a 1:1 copy of the original file.
Therefore they will not become a source for "Backup Copy" jobs. But in theory you could create a second "File Copy Job" to copy those files again to a third location.

Or are you talking about using a "Backup Copy" of a "File Backup Job" as a source for a new Backup Copy Job?
Similar to what we have brought back to Image Level backups?

Best,
Fabian

[FrancWest]

Hi Fabian,

Sorry, I indeed meant the file backup job type which you can create by Backup job -> File Share. This results in a File Backup job which automatically creates a Backup Copy job if you select secondary targets in the job wizard. However, when manually adding a backup copy job, you can't select a file backup job as the source as you can with other jobs types. That's what I mean with consistency

[Mildur]

Thank you for clarifying it

Best,
Fabian

[DataDefender]

Hi all,

I second this feature request. Like the original poster, I’ve created a “File Backup” job and added a second target—in my case, an offsite S3 storage. This works quite well overall, but there are a few downsides:

You don’t seem to be able to schedule the copy job. You can only restrict the time window during which Veeam is allowed to copy data.

This one is a real drawback: you cannot disable the health check on the backup target. In my case—offsite S3 storage—this will result in a very unpleasant traffic bill this month.

Are there any known workarounds? Or is this feature on the roadmap?

Best regards,
DD

[flow90]

Hello !

+1 for this feature !
For example : If we loose our primary repository, we will have to do a full backup of all the NAS, this will consumme the storage twice on the secondary repository. That's just not sustainable in large environnement.