Storage Settings

To specify storage settings for the backup policy:

  1. In the Advanced Settings window, select the Storage tab.
  2. On the Storage tab, from the Compression level list, select a compression level for the backup: None, Dedupe-friendly, Optimal, High or Extreme.
  3. In the Storage optimization section, select what size of data blocks you plan to use: 4 MB, 1 MB, 512 KB, 256 KB. Veeam Agent will use data blocks of the chosen size to optimize the size of backup files and job performance.

NOTE

If you change the storage optimization settings for the backup job, new settings will not have any effect on previously created files in the chain. They will be applied to new files created after the settings were changed.

To apply new storage optimization settings in backup jobs, you must create an active full backup after you change storage optimization settings. Veeam Backup & Replication will use the new block size for the active full backup and subsequent backup files in the backup chain. To learn about the active full backup, see Performing Active Full Backup.

  1. To encrypt the content of backup files, select the Enable backup file encryption check box. In the Password field, select a password that you want to use for encryption. If you have not created the password beforehand, click Add or use the Manage passwords link to specify a new password. For more information, see Password Manager.

If the backup server is not connected to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager, you will not be able to restore data from encrypted backups in case you lose the password. Veeam Backup & Replication will display a warning about it. For more information, see Decrypting Data Without Password.

NOTE

Consider the following:

  • You cannot use Key Management System (KMS) keys for data encryption with a Veeam Agent backup policy.

 

 

Storage Settings 

Data Encryption Limitations

If you plan to encrypt the content of backup files, consider the following limitations:

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