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Regular Backup Cycle

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    The regular backup cycle is based on the simple retention policy scheme. When you specify retention policy settings, you define how many restore points you want to retain in the backup chain.

    Veeam Backup & Replication runs the regular backup cycle in the following way:

    1. During the first synchronization interval, Veeam Backup & Replication creates the first restore point — a full backup.
    2. The next synchronization intervals add incremental backups to the backup chain.

    As a result, the regular backup cycle produces a chain of a full backup and set of incremental backups on the target backup repository.

    For example, you have selected to retain 7 restore points. The synchronization interval is 1 day, the backup copy job starts on Sunday. Veeam Backup & Replication will create a full backup on Sunday and add 6 incremental backups Monday through Saturday.

    Regular Backup Cycle