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Recovery only showing a few dates

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I'm currently using the Vembu Free Edition to backup 1 VM on a nightly basis. I have the backup job configured to keep the last 2 full backups, with retention enabled keeping the last 3 daily merged recovery points (the default and I don't think it pertains to me as I'm just backing up once daily, but please correct me if I'm wrong).

When I try to recover a backup, I'm only showing the current weeks backup, along with the initial full backup. Is there a way to restore from the dates that are not listed?

I looked at the .sbc file stored in the BackupStorageLocation/Repo[number]/[ClientName]/[Backup_Name]/conf folder and I'm seeing the value: MaximumRetention="5", but when I try and restore, I'm currently seeing the last 6 backups along with the initial full backup.

I'd like the ability to restore from every daily backup that happens after the full backup. Is this possible with the Free Edition?

Thanks!

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asked 2019-05-17 08:04:43 -0500

jeremy6AE8
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Re: Recovery only showing a few dates

by Nivas

To analyze more on this, attach the following screenshots in the same thread.

View page of the respective backup job with Schedule Details & Retention Configurations expanded (Backup > List Jobs > More > View).
Expanded Restore Points of the respective backup job.

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answered 2019-05-18 13:44:45 -0500

Nivas
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Re: Recovery only showing a few dates

by jeremy6AE8

Hi Nivas, here you go, thanks for looking into this!

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answered 2019-05-20 08:02:47 -0500

jeremy6AE8
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Re: Recovery only showing a few dates

by Nivas

From the attached screenshot,

Mon 29 Apr 2019 18:29:40 - Full backup recovery point

Tue 14 May 2019 22:00:10 - Synthetic merge recovery point

Wed 15 May 2019 22:00:09 (d) - Daily recovery point

Thu 16 May 2019 22:00:10 (d) - Daily recovery point

Fri 17 May 2019 22:00:09 (d) - Daily recovery point

As per the design, the recovery points of the daily backups are marked for retention (with letter d in the suffix) on every third day. When the retention count exceeds the set policy, it will be added to the synthetic merge recovery point.

The last 2 recovery points are marked for retention and after the successful backup on 20 May, then the older restore points will be merged to meet your retention policy. The process will continue for successive days.

Refer Basic Retention workflow for more details.

If you want to restore from every daily backup that happens after the full backup, edit the backup job and disable the retention.

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answered 2019-05-21 03:04:46 -0500

Nivas
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Re: Recovery only showing a few dates

by jeremy6AE8

Thanks for the explanation. I didn't think the retention pertained to me since I was only doing one daily backup.

I have tried to edit the backup job and disable retention, but that option is grayed out.

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Is there any way to disable retention by editing the job or do I have to delete/recreate the job?

Thanks!

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answered 2019-05-21 07:56:07 -0500

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Re: Recovery only showing a few dates

by jeremy6AE8

I figured this out, appears to be a bug.

If you click Backup, then List Jobs, then use the More drop down and select Edit, you cannot edit the Retention Policies.

If you View the Backup Job, then select Edit from that menu, you can edit the Retention Policies.

Thanks!

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answered 2019-05-21 08:10:50 -0500

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Re: Recovery only showing a few dates

by Nivas

We tried to edit the retention policy from the List Jobs page of a free edition server, and it is working fine in our environment. We suspect this might happen in your environment due to intermediate issue in the browser cache.

Try editing the backup job in a different browser or after clearing the cache.

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answered 2019-05-23 06:34:30 -0500

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