
If I run the standard reverse incremental method for backup to a dedicated Veeam server can I archive to tape weekly by just backing up the large .vbk file without the .vrb increments (and do I need them in this case?)
Basically my thought is to have the chain of quick restore points available on disk as the primary restore method but have a full backup of a point in time i.e. end of the week or end of the month to keep as an archive. Depending on how big the jobs come out the whole lot might fit onto tape but in the event it doesn't would this work or will Veeam report an error on import knowing it's missing the rest of the chain?