Step 7. Map Backup File
If the target backup repository already stores a backup of workloads that you want to copy, you can map the backup copy job to this backup.
The backup copy job will use the backup as a seed. As a result, Veeam Backup & Replication will transfer less data over network. For more information, see Backup Copy Job Mapping.
To map the backup copy job to a backup:
- At the Target step of the wizard, click the Map backup link.
- In the Select Backup window, select a backup that contains restore points of workloads that you want to copy.
Limitations for Mapping
When mapping a backup copy job, consider the following limitations:
- If a backup that you plan to use as a seed is encrypted, you must enable encryption for the backup copy job. The password that you use for the backup copy job can differ from the password used for the initial job.
- The following limitations apply to a backup that can be used as a seed:
- You can map the backup copy job created in Veeam Backup & Replication 11 only to a backup file created in Veeam Backup & Replication 11. In this case, a backup file will not be upgraded to the per-machine backup file.
- You can map the backup copy job created in Veeam Backup & Replication 12 only to a backup created by a backup copy job. Legacy backup copy job can be mapped to backups created by both backup job and backup copy job.
- You can map the backup copy job created in Veeam Backup & Replication 12 only to the per-machine backup file. If you map it to the non per-machine backup file, this file will be upgraded to the per-machine backup file. Old version of the backup file will become orphaned.
- [For the legacy periodic copy mode] If you map the backup copy job to a backup created by a backup job, this backup must be created with the incremental backup method only, that is, forever forward or forward incremental.
- [For the legacy periodic copy mode] You can map a Veeam Agent backup copy job only to a backup created by backup copy job that processes backups created by Veeam Agent operating in the standalone mode.
