#VEEAM BACKUP COPY FULL#
Veeam Backup & Replication fully automates the backup copy process and lets you specify retention settings to maintain the desired number of restore points, as well as full backups for archival purposes. Backup copies have the same format as those created by backup jobs and you can recover your data from them when you need it.īackup copy is a job-driven process. Backup copy allows you to create several instances of the same backup data in different locations, whether onsite or offsite. To help you adopt the 3-2-1 rule, Veeam Backup & Replication offers backup copy capabilities. If a disaster takes out your production data and local backup, you can still recover from your offsite backup. Thus, you must have at least two backups and they must be in different locations. 1: You must keep at least one backup offsite, for example, in the cloud or in a remote site.2: You must use at least two different types of media to store the copies of your data, for example, local disk and cloud.3: You must have at least three copies of your data: the original production data and two backups.To build a successful data protection and disaster recovery plan, it is recommended that you follow the 3-2-1 rule:
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The primary backup may get destroyed together with production data, and you will have no backups from which you can restore data.
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3: You must have at least three copies of your data: the original production data and two backups. This is the mechanism that Veeam Backup & Replication provides to help you follow the the 3-2-1 rule. However, having just one backup does not provide the necessary level of safety. Backup copy allows you to create several instances of the same backup data in different locations. The main backup purpose is to protect your data against disasters and virtual or physical machine failures.