BACK TO KB LIST

Backup Copy Retention

KB ID:	1931
Product:	Veeam Backup & Replication \| 7.0 \| 8.0 \| 9.0 \| 9.5 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 12.1
Published:	2014-09-30
Last Modified:	2023-02-03

By subscribing, you are agreeing to have your personal information managed in accordance with the terms of Veeam's Privacy Notice.

Cheers for trusting us with the spot in your mailbox!

Now you’re less likely to miss what’s been brewing in our knowledge base with this weekly digest

Oops! Something went wrong.

Please try again later.

Purpose

This article is intended to document how Backup Copy’s retention is enforced.

Solution

Starting with Veeam Backup & Replication 11, there are two diferent retention policy schemes for backup copy jobs:

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. Those animations were created due to the complexity of how those GFS points were created and their retention was enforced. 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 Those now outdated animations have been removed from this article to prevent confusion. For historical reference, below are links to the GFS Retention explanation for versions prior to Veeam Backup & Replication 11.

To submit feedback regarding this article, please click this link: Send Article Feedback
To report a typo on this page, highlight the typo with your mouse and press CTRL + Enter.

Spelling error in text

Thank you!

Your feedback has been received and will be reviewed.

Oops! Something went wrong.

Please try again later.

You have selected too large block!

Please try select less.

KB Feedback/Suggestion

This form is only for KB Feedback/Suggestions, if you need help with the software open a support case

Product

Topic

Description

By submitting, you are agreeing to have your personal information managed in accordance with the terms of Veeam's Privacy Notice.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Verify your email to continue your product download

We've sent a verification code to:

An email with a verification code was just sent to

Didn't receive the code? Click to resend in sec

Didn't receive the code? Click to resend

Thank you!

Your feedback has been received and will be reviewed.

Oops! Something went wrong.

Please try again later.