confusing backup copy

[Raytheon]

Hi everyone,

i have an setting of backup copy and recently ran full backup successfully, then it should copy the full backup as monthly backup. However it's not. anyone help?

my backup job have one full backup for offsite monthly backup

https://prnt.sc/vbhh9a
but backup copy not show as monthly backup and not full backup.

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my backup copy setting

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https://prnt.sc/vbhl58

[HannesK]

Hello,
and welcome to the forums. Questions like yours lead us to change how the GFS retention works in backup copy jobs with the next version (V11).

As for now: I'm sure that everything works fine. We know, that it might be confusing

Just give it a few more days (depending on your backup job schedule) and you will have your full for Friday... the backup copy job marked it already as full https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=100

If you really want to understand how it works, then I recommend using the restore point simulator and simulate by checking the "manual run" checkbox.

Best regards,
Hannes

[Raytheon]

Hi Hannes,

thank you for update. also i have some suggestion for Veeam, can add an feature for manual set W/M/Y on backup copy?

btw, the restore point simulator was 404 - Page not found

[HannesK]

as I said, we simplify W/M/Y with the next version. But I'm not sure what you mean with "manual set"

Thanks, I fixed the link.

[Raytheon]

now the backup retention period is defined by job setting, like weekly/monthly/yearly .
sometime i would like keep some backup may weekly to monthly, but i cannot manual change because all setting by automatically.

https://prnt.sc/vbnrf2

[veremin]

You mean ability to change the GFS period assigned to particular restore point? From weekly to monthly, for instance? Currently, we do not have this feature.

For now if you want to keep certain GFS restore point longer, you can use Export Backup functionality - it allows you to export certain restore point as independent full backup.

Thanks!