Step 4. Specify Backup Job Settings
At the Storage step of the wizard, do the following:
- 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.
Important |
If a repository storing Scale Computing HyperCore backups becomes an extent of a scale-out backup repository, the jobs targeting that repository will fail. You can edit the job to target a scale-out backup repository to fix the problem. |
- In the Retention policy section, specify the number of days during which you want to keep restore points in a backup chain. If a restore point is older than the specified limit, Veeam Plug-in for Scale Computing HyperCore removes it from the chain.
If the UUID of a VM changes (for example, if the VM was imported or cloned), Veeam Plug-in for Scale Computing HyperCore will be unable to continue the backup chain for this VM. After you re-add the VM to the backup job, Veeam Plug-in for Scale Computing HyperCore 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 Plug-in for Scale Computing HyperCore 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).
