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Apr 05, 2021 · The long-term or Grandfather-Father-Son (GFS) retention policy allows you to store VM backups for long periods of time — for weeks, months and years. For this purpose, Veeam Backup & Replication creates synthetic or active full backup files and marks them with GFS flags. These GFS flags can be of three types: weekly, monthly or yearly.

Among the first features put into Veeam Back-up & Replication was back-up copy jobs, sufficient reason for backup copy tasks, we added GFS.

10.09.2021 · Veeam Agent assigns GFS flags only after you save GFS retention policy settings. This means that GFS flags are assigned only to those backup files created after the configuration, while backup files created earlier are not affected and previously assigned flags are not modified.

For this purpose, Veeam Backup & Replication creates synthetic or active full backup files and marks them with GFS flags. These GFS flags can be ...

30.09.2014 · Starting with Veeam Backup & Replication v11, the GFS creation process has been changed and simplified significantly. Those now outdated animations have been removed from this article to prevent confusion. For historical reference, below are links to the GFS Retention explanation for versions prior to Veeam Backup & Replication 11.

Mar 02, 2021 · One of the first features added to Veeam Backup & Replication was backup copy jobs, and with backup copy jobs, we added GFS. GFS stands for Grandfather, Farther, Son. It is the term used for archival retention points originally in just backup copy jobs, but now it’s available in traditional backup jobs in more recent versions. These archival points allow customers to save a point-in-time ...

May 23, 2021 · To understand how GFS retention works, see the following sections: Backup Copy GFS Methods Backup Copy GFS Cycles Backup Chain for GFS... Veeam Backup & Replication 11 User Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V

12.07.2021 · Veeam Backup & Replication creates archive full backups from existing backup files that are stored in complete form in ExaGrid high-speed cache. Active Full Method for Archive Backups You can instruct Veeam Backup & Replication to create archive full backups (backups retained by the GFS scheme) with the active full backup method.

23.05.2021 · How GFS Retention Works. In this article. To understand how GFS retention works, see the following sections: Backup Copy GFS Methods. Backup Copy GFS Cycles. Backup Chain for GFS Backups. Limitations and Considerations for GFS Retention Policy.

05.04.2021 · The long-term or Grandfather-Father-Son (GFS) retention policy allows you to store VM backups for long periods of time — for weeks, months and years. For this purpose, Veeam Backup & Replication creates synthetic or active full backup files and marks them with GFS flags. These GFS flags can be of three types: weekly, monthly or yearly.

01.10.2021 · Weekly GFS cycle. If you want to create weekly full backups, select the Keep weekly full backups for check box. Then, specify the number of weeks during which the weekly backup must be stored on the target repository. During this period the weekly backup cannot be deleted or modified. Veeam Backup & Replication creates a weekly full backup on ...

Wasabi is a member of Veeam's cloud partner ecosystem and we have worked ... 5) Select your retention period, and/or GFS backups to retain, click "Next".

Sep 15, 2021 · Assignment of GFS Flags. In this article. When configuring GFS retention policy settings, you can choose a number of GFS flag types that Veeam Backup & Replication will use to mark backup files for long-term retention. Depending on this number, Veeam Backup & Replication will apply slightly different algorithms when assigning GFS flags ...

... Reverse Incremental Weekly Active Full, Reverse Incremental Monthly Active Full, Backup Copy Job, Backup Copy Job GFS 6W/12M/8Q/3Y, VMware Replica ...

You get a full backup for each. One full each week for 4 weeks, One full each month for 6 months, One full each year for 10 years. Also "restore ...

09.10.2019 · Re: How to Implement GFS with S3. you are asking for the opposite of what the software is designed to do. You could probably somehow do that with helper jobs (you mentioned them), but I recommend to use the software in a way we designed it. If you only want to keep 14 daily backups, then 14 days immutability is the maximum that could work ...

02.03.2021 · One of the first features added to Veeam Backup & Replication was backup copy jobs, and with backup copy jobs, we added GFS. GFS stands for Grandfather, Father, Son. It is the term used for archival retention points originally in just backup copy jobs, but now it’s available in traditional backup jobs in more recent versions.

28.02.2020 · v10: GFS restore point granularity Karinne Bessette Veeam Backup and Replication has been our core product for 12 years and has remained our core product due to its continuous adaptations to the end user’s needs. We are excited to release Version 10 of this product which includes over a 100 new and enhancement features.

Mar 02, 2021 · How GFS Backup to Tape Works. In this article. To create a GFS archive, Veeam Backup & Replication performs the following operations: The GFS job starts according to the GFS job schedule and checks which media set is scheduled for today. For GFS jobs with the Daily media set disabled: If the source job creates a full backup, the GFS job copies it.

If you ask yourself, what the heck is a GFS retention policy? GFS means “Grandfather-Father-Son”. It's the possiblity to store backup files for ...

18.07.2018 · Veeam uses the vbk from the first Sunday in the month as a „monthly gfs“. It will not be deleted for the configured retention time. In your case, you will have 12 monthly vbks. At the moment a mix of *_m.vbk and *.vbk. In a year, you will only have *.vbk with the Flag „monthly“ See more here about the gfs configuration:

Navigate to the backup copy job within the Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) Console that you wish to configure the GFS policy on, right click and select Edit

Sep 10, 2021 · If Veeam Agent assigns a GFS flag to a full backup file, this backup file can no longer be deleted or modified. Veeam Agent does not apply short-term retention policy settings to the full backup file. For example, Veeam Agent ignores the backup file when determining whether the number of allowed backup files is exceeded.