How Salesforce Backup Works

Veeam Data Cloud performs the following types of backup:

• Initial — this type of backup is performed during the first backup session. Veeam Data Cloud copies all records, files and metadata and creates a backup. The initial backup becomes a starting point in the incremental backup.
• Incremental — this type of backup is performed during subsequent backup sessions. Veeam Data Cloud copies only those records, files and metadata that have changed since the previous backup session, and stores these data blocks to incremental backups. The content of each incremental backup depends on the content of the initial backup and the preceding incremental backups in the regular backup chain.

Veeam Data Cloud performs an incremental backup in the following way:

1. The product checks whether new objects (records, fields, files and metadata) have been added to Salesforce and creates metadata, file and data sessions to process new items. For more information on session types, see Backup Session Types.

Note that if you have cleared the Automatically add new objects and Automatically add new fields on objects check boxes when configuring the backup policy, Veeam Data Cloud will not add new items to the backup scope.

2. Veeam Data Cloud runs all backup sessions in parallel comparing backed-up data in the product database with data currently stored in Salesforce. If the product detects an object whose value in the latest version of the backed-up object is different from the value in Salesforce, Veeam Data Cloud will back up the data creating a new restore point for the object. Otherwise, the object will be skipped from processing.