Switching Between Backup Methods

With Veeam Backup & Replication, you can easily switch between backup methods. Veeam Backup & Replication will not transform the previously created chain. Instead, it will create a new chain next to the existing one in the following manner:

• If you switch from the reverse incremental method to the forward incremental method, Veeam Backup & Replication will create a set of incremental backups next to the reverse incremental chain. The full backup in the reverse incremental chain will be used as a starting point for produced increments.
• If you switch from the forward incremental method to the reverse incremental method, Veeam Backup & Replication will first create a full backup next to the incremental backup chain. At every new job cycle, Veeam Backup & Replication will transform this full backup and add reverse incremental backups to the chain.