can i switch from incremental to reversed incremental

[foggy]

Just keep in mind, that a new full backup will be created during the next job run after switching.

[aich365]

Using 9.5.4b if I change my FI job to create a Synthetic Full Friday night and then change the job to RI will the RI on Saturday use the SF vbk as the initial RP or will it create a new one?
Once the RI has finished I have a tape job to run, to use the VBK created by the RI job, so have a limited window to achieve this.

[foggy]

Hi Clive, reverse incremental mode doesn't allow synthetic fulls.

[aich365]

Hi Foggy

Sorry I f I didn't make it clear step one was to create a SF and once this was completed to change the job to RI.

Thanks

[foggy]

Got it. Full backup will still be triggered at the next job run after switching (unless you enable transformation to rollback prior to creating a synthetic full).

[aich365]

One last thing
I set the job to create a SF with rollback transform option and start the job.
I then edit the job so it is RI on next schedule run.
If the SF fails and retries will it retry a SF or will it pick up the changed settings and run RI.

Thanks

[foggy]

I haven't checked that specific scenario but I assume the retry will pick up the new backup method though fail since it would expect VBK as the latest RP.

[aich365]

Hi Foggy

just to confirm creating SF with Transform option ticked, allowed change to vbr without a new AF.
Backups are running OK and so are the tape jobs

Many Thanks for your help.

Regards

Clive

P.S. we didn't try failing the job and retrying it!