Backup Settings

To specify settings for a backup chain created with the backup job:

1. At the Storage step of the wizard, click Advanced.
2. On the Backup tab, select the backup method that you want to use to create the backup chain in the backup repository:

• To create a reverse incremental backup chain, select Reverse Incremental.

Dell Data Domain and HPE StoreOnce do not support the reverse incremental backup method. Do not select this option for backup jobs targeted at these types of backup repositories.

• To create an incremental backup chain, select Incremental and enable synthetic full and/or active full backups (see items 3-4).

• To create a forever forward incremental backup chain, select Incremental and do not enable synthetic full and/or active full backups (see items 3-4).

For more information, see Backup Methods.

3. You can select to periodically create synthetic full backups if you choose the incremental backup method. Select the Create synthetic full backups periodically on check box and click Configure to schedule synthetic full backups on the necessary days of the week.

4. You can select to periodically create active full backups with any backup mode enabled. Select the Create active full backups periodically on check box and click Configure to define scheduling settings.

Before you schedule periodic full backups, you must make sure that you have enough free space in the backup repository. As an alternative, you can create active full backups manually when needed. For more information, see Active Full Backup.