Step 4. Specify Backup Job Settings

At the Backup Destination step of the wizard, do the following:

1. In the Backup repository drop-down list, select a backup repository where you want to store backups.

For a backup repository to be displayed in the list of available repositories, it must be added to the backup infrastructure.

2. In the Retention policy section, choose a retention policy that Veeam Backup for Proxmox VE will apply to backups created by the job:

• Select days if you want to keep restore points in a backup chain for the allowed period of time. If a restore point is older than the specified limit, Veeam Backup for Proxmox VE removes it from the chain.
• Select restore points if you want a backup chain to contain only the allowed number of restore points. If the number of allowed restore points is exceeded, Veeam Backup for Proxmox VE removes the earliest restore point from the chain.

When the restore point limit is exceeded, Veeam Backup for Proxmox VE removes the earliest restore point from the chain. For more information, see Backup Retention.

If the UUID of a VM changes (for example, if the VM was migrated to another host), Veeam Backup for Proxmox VE will be unable to continue the backup chain for this VM. After you re-add the VM to the backup job, Veeam Backup for Proxmox VE will start a new backup chain for it. However, you will still be able to perform restore operations using backups from the old backup chain.

To help you implement a comprehensive backup strategy, Veeam Backup for Proxmox VE allows you to enable long-term retention policy for backups and to configure backup job advanced settings (such as backup maintenance, health check, active and synthetic full backups).