Maintenance Settings

To specify settings for backup files stored in the target backup repository:

  1. At the Target step of the wizard, click Advanced.
  2. If you want to periodically perform a health check of the most recent restore point in the backup chain, select the Perform backup files health check check box. To specify the schedule for the health check, click Configure.

By default, the health check is scheduled to start at 5:00 on last Sunday of every month. For more information on the health check, see the Health Check for Backup Files section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

  1. Select the Remove deleted items data after check box and specify the retention policy settings for deleted workloads.

By default, the deleted item retention period is 30 days. It is recommended that you set the retention period to 3 days or more to prevent unwanted data loss. For more information on the retention policy and its limitations, see the Deleted Items Retention section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

  1. To periodically compact a full backup, select the Defragment and compact full backup file check box. To specify the schedule for the compacting operation, click Configure.

By default, the compact operation is disabled. For more information on compact of full backup files, see the Compact of Full Backup File section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

Important

When enabling the Defragment and compact full backup file option, consider the following:

  • The Defragment and compact full backup file option can be enabled only if GFS retention policy is disabled.
  • The target backup repository must have enough space to store a file of the full backup size. During the compact process, Veeam Backup & Replication creates an auxiliary .VBK file that exists in the backup repository until the end of the compact operation.

Maintenance Settings 

Page updated 11/21/2024

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