Veeam Retention Policies – 3L33t - eleet
https://eleet.dk/veeam-retention-policies31.01.2020 · Veeam Retention Policies Removal of Restore Points To keep up with the retention policy, Veeam Backup & Replication deletes the whole backup file from the backup chain, not data for separate VMs from the backup file. In some situations a certain VM may have fewer restore points than it is specified in retention policy settings.
Short-Term Retention Policy - User Guide for VMware vSphere
helpcenter.veeam.com › retention_policySep 23, 2021 · To control the number of restore points in the backup chain, you must specify retention policy settings. The retention policy defines how many restore points you want to retain on disk and thus how ‘far’ you are able to roll back. After the allowed number of restore points is exceeded, Veeam Backup & Replication applies the retention policy — so it removes the earliest restore point from the backup chain.
KB1931: Backup Copy Retention - Veeam Software
https://www.veeam.com/kb193130.09.2014 · Veeam Backup & Replication v11 and higher offers two retention policy schemes for backup copy jobs: Short-Term Retention Policy GFS Retention Policy (Weekly, Monthly, Yearly) More Information In the past, this article contained an animated GIF that demonstrated the method by which GFS restore points were created by a Backup Copy job.
Step 5. Specify Retention Policy Settings - Veeam Backup for ...
helpcenter.veeam.com › docs › vbo365May 28, 2021 · At this step of the wizard, specify retention policy settings. To specify retention settings, do the following: In the Retention policy drop-down list, specify how long your data should be stored in a backup repository. Choose a retention type: Snapshot-based retention. Select this type if you want to keep an item until its latest restore point is within the retention coverage. Item-level retention.