Converting Backup Copy to Backup
If you have imported Veeam Plug-in backup copies from another server, you can convert them into regular backup files. When you convert a backup copy to a backup, Veeam Plug-in creates a backup job with the converted backup. You can use this backup job to continue a backup chain and use the converted backup as a restore point.
You can convert and unbind Veeam Plug-in backups into regular Veeam Plug-in backup files in the following cases:
- If you have deleted a backup copy job which created the backup copy.
- If you have excluded a backup job from a backup copy job that used multiple backup jobs as a source.
- If you imported a Veeam Plug-in backup copy from another host.
Note |
If you want to restore from a backup copy, you do not need to convert the backup copy to the backup. For details, see Restore from Backup Copy. |
Procedure
To convert a backup copy to a primary backup, use the --promote-backup-copy-to-primary parameter as shown below:
- Run the DB2ConfigTool with the --promote-backup-copy-to-primary parameter and type a backup copy number from the list of available backup copies.
DB2ConfigTool --promote-backup-copy-to-primary Backup copies available for promotion to the primary backup target: 1. DB2 Backup Copy Job 1\db2ubuntu IBM Db2 backup (Scale-out Backup Repository 1) Select a backup copy: 1 |
- Converting a backup copy into regular backup file, requires changes in the Veeam Plug-in configuration. Select option 1 to continue:
