What is the difference between stretch and common

[ta_yoshizumi]

Hello,

Please let me know the difference between the snapshot types (Stretch and common) that can be changed in the Veeam.ini file.

Best Regards,
Takayuki

[nielsengelen]

Stretch is the default snapshot type being used and is only available for EXT4 and XFS. This will create a snapshot file in portions. The size allocated per portion is defined in the veeam.ini file. When it’s not possible to use a stretch snapshot, Veeam Agent for Linux will automatically failover to use a common snapshot (which basically means that only one big snapshot file will be allocated).

U don't have to change this behavior unless you run into an issue and support may present this as a solution.