Backup job retention policy and remove deleted items data after parameter

[adam900331]

Hy!

When I configure a backup job, I can define the backup retention policy, I set it to 7days. When I go to the Maintenance pane on Advanced settings I can define the retention which is related to deleted items. Is the deleted items related, when I remove a VM from backup job or remove from production environment? What happens when I set the "Remove deleted items data after" parameter to 14? Is it overwrite the retention policy value (7 days) and can I restore ONLY the removed VM from backup job in 14 days?

Its not clear for me.

Thanks.

[Mildur]

Hi Adam

It's related to "remove a VM from backup job". When the VM is no longer processed by the backup job (VM was deleted/VM removed or excluded from the job), VBR will delete the older restore points after the configured day. If you have enabled synthetic or active full backup with per-machine backup chains, the retention policy for deleted items will be ignored by the job.
From our user guide:

When you enable retention policy for deleted items, Veeam Backup & Replication will remove data for machines that are no longer processed by the backup job from the backup repository.

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What happens when I set the "Remove deleted items data after" parameter to 14? Is it overwrite the retention policy value (7 days) and can I restore ONLY the removed VM from backup job in 14 days?

With a retention policy type of "restore points", I expect the restore point to be removed after 14 days. With a retention policy of "days", I expect the restore points to be removed by the configured retention policy, except for the last three days, which we always keep when there was no new backup of a vm. After 14 days, the 3 last days of restore points will be removed by the retention policy for deleted items will be applied.

[masonit]

Hi!

What happens with the backupdata for a vm that is removed from a backup jobb with retention 7 days and "Remove deleted items data after" unchecked (not active). Will the backupdata be removed after 7 days or not removed at all?

\Maso