Specifying Long-Term Retention Policy

You can configure long-term retention policy to keep weekly, monthly or yearly full backups.

Configuring Long-Term Retention Policy to Keep Weekly Full Backups

To configure long-term retention policy to keep weekly full backups, use the following command:

veeamconfig gfs set --jobid <job_id> weekly --on <weekday> --keep <weeks>

or

veeamconfig gfs set --jobname <job_name> weekly --on <weekday> --keep <weeks>

where:

  • <job_name> — name of the backup job for which you want to configure the long-term retention policy.

 

 

  • <weekday>week day when Veeam Agent must assign a weekly GFS flag to a full restore point — for example, Tue or Tuesday.
  • <weeks> — number of weeks to keep the weekly GFS flag on the full restore point.

For example:

user@srv01:~$ veeamconfig gfs set --jobid 4849a3ae-1935-4969-98a3-d8acd2f6c73f weekly --on Saturday --keep 1

Configuring Long-Term Retention Policy to Keep Monthly Full Backups

To configure long-term retention policy to keep monthly full backups, use the following command:

veeamconfig gfs set --jobid <job_id> monthly --on <week_number> --keep <months>

or

veeamconfig gfs set --jobname <job_name> monthly --on <week_number> --keep <months>

where:

  • <job_name> — name of the backup job for which you want to configure the long-term retention policy.

 

 

  • <week_number> — number of the week when Veeam Agent must assign a monthly GFS flag to a full restore point. Possible values: First, Second, Third, Fourth or Last.
  • <months> — number of months to keep the monthly GFS flag on the full restore point.

For example:

user@srv01:~$ veeamconfig gfs set --jobid 4849a3ae-1935-4969-98a3-d8acd2f6c73f monthly --on Second --keep 6

Configuring Long-Term Retention Policy to Keep Yearly Full Backups

To configure long-term retention policy to keep yearly full backups, use the following command:

veeamconfig gfs set --jobid <job_id> yearly --on <month> --keep <years>

or

veeamconfig gfs set --jobname <job_name> yearly --on <month> --keep <years>

where:

  • <job_name> — name of the backup job for which you want to configure the long-term retention policy.

 

 

  • <month>month when Veeam Agent must assign a yearly GFS flag to a full restore point — for example, Jan or January.
  • <years> — number of years to keep the yearly GFS flag on the full restore point.

For example:

user@srv01:~$ veeamconfig gfs set --jobid 4849a3ae-1935-4969-98a3-d8acd2f6c73f yearly --on January --keep 3