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Reverse Incremental – Animation of Method and Retention

KB ID: 1933
Product: Veeam Backup & Replication | 9.5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3.1
Published: 2014-09-30
Last Modified: 2023-02-03
Languages: JP | FR
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Purpose

This article is intended to document how Reversed Incremental works, and how its retention is enforced.

Reverse Incremental Backup Method

For information regarding this Backup Method please review the user guide.

 

Reverse Incremental Restore Point Creation

The following is an animation demonstrating the way Reverse Incremental creates restore points:

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Within this animation, the lettered squares represent blocks on a disk.

Reverse Incremental Retention Enforcement

The following is an animation demonstrating the way Reverse Incremental enforces retention.

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Within this animation, the lettered squares represent blocks on a disk.

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