I have a customer that would like to have a way to save decommissioned server backups for 7 years. Their normal retention for backup jobs is 1 year. They use Data Domain for archive storage. When they decommission a server they would like to keep the backup for 7 years. My thought was to create a second repository on the Data Domain, move the backups there and then remove the server from the backup job. Would this effectively exclude those backups from retention policies?
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Long term storage for Decommissioned servers
Best answer by TylerJurgens
Another option would be to simply take a VeeamZIP of the VM (before you delete it) and target whatever repository you want to target for long term storage and set it to expire after 7 years.
That would take a backup of the VM from the current point in time and keep it until it expires out. You can also set encryption on that backup if you should so choose.
+20Yes, any VM you remove from a backup job would then exclude it from any of the Job’s settings, including Retention. It would also, if it is set, invoke the Deleted Items setting in the Storage section > Advanced button > Maintainance tab, and delete the VM server after the days set here.
How were you planning on moving the VM data to your 2nd, long-term DD Repo?
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I was just going to remove the server from the job - then use the console GUI, right click the server under “Disk” and select move...but that only moves to another job. I expect I would need to setup a CIFs and do a manual copy.
Sorry for my confusion...I would use the “Copy Backup” selection when right-clicking the server. ( I knew it was in there somewhere!)
+21mjkellerii wrote:
Sorry for my confusion...I would use the “Copy Backup” selection when right-clicking the server. ( I knew it was in there somewhere!)
Yes, that is the option to move the backups between repositories.
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+7Another option would be to simply take a VeeamZIP of the VM (before you delete it) and target whatever repository you want to target for long term storage and set it to expire after 7 years.
That would take a backup of the VM from the current point in time and keep it until it expires out. You can also set encryption on that backup if you should so choose.
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+7VeeamZIP was going to be my suggestion as well...a one-time backup that’s not subject to the normal retention policies.
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+20mjkellerii wrote:
Sorry for my confusion...I would use the “Copy Backup” selection when right-clicking the server. ( I knew it was in there somewhere!)
Yep...that’s what you could do.
Others have mentioned performing a VeeamZIP operation as well. So, you have a couple options you could do.
Shane Williford - Veeam VMCA/VMCE | Veeam Legend | VUG Leader | VCP-DCV | Twitter: @coolsport00
VeeamZip would work for most cases and is probably the best and easiest solution. This customer however will need to archive backups of Physical machines - so the best solution for them is the extra repository. Thanks everyone for you responses!
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