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.

Procedure

To convert a backup copy to a primary backup, do the following:

1. Run the MSSQLConfigTool.exe command-line tool with the --promote-backup-copy-to-primary parameter:

2. Veeam Plug-in will display the list of available backup copies. Type the necessary backup copy number and press [ENTER]. Then follow instructions in the command prompt.