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VMCE2021 · Question #216
A backup job has been configured to keep three incremental restore points and a synthetic full backup each Sunday. More restore points are present on disk than what was configured in the job. Why?
The correct answer is A. The old restore points will be deleted after the new restore chain meets the retention policy. https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/synthetic_full_hiw.html?ver=100
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Question
A backup job has been configured to keep three incremental restore points and a synthetic full backup each Sunday. More restore points are present on disk than what was configured in the job. Why?
Options
- AThe old restore points will be deleted after the new restore chain meets the retention policy
- BPer VM backup files are enabled in the repository
- CThe other restore points are weekly full backups, this is expected
- DYou should configure the synthetic full backup to be performed on Mondays instead
How the community answered
(36 responses)- A69% (25)
- B8% (3)
- C19% (7)
- D3% (1)
Explanation
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/synthetic_full_hiw.html?ver=100
Topics
#retention policy#backup chain#synthetic full#incremental restore points
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