Manage File Backup Data
The file backup data can be managed from Physical Backup > File Backup > Backup Data page.
View Backup Data
By default, all file backups of all backup nodes from Vinchin backup agents will be displayed, if you wish to view backups of a specific backup node, please select a node from the dropdown list. The file backup data is organized with a file backup job -> file server -> restore point structure as shown below.
Each restore point is named with the timestamp of its creation and will be marked with its backup type. To view more information of the restore points, simply click on the file server name, all the restore points of the selected file server will be listed on the right with more detailed information.
You can get more information like the actual data size, written size and the storage which is used to store the file backup data. To search specific restore point(s), you can use the Search button on the left or use the Advanced search button at the right side of the restore point list.
Retention Tags
The purpose of using the retention tags is to avoid the general retention policy from purging some specific backups and keep them for a longer time period.
For file backup data, you can set F: forever retention tag for the full restore points (incremental restore points does not support setting retention tag). The F tag can only be manually set. To manually set retention tags, please go to Physical Backup > File Backup > Backup Data page. By selecting a file server from a backup job, all the restore points will be listed on the right, find the restore point which you wish to set/unset retention tags and click Options button, and then select Set Retention Tag.
Check the Forever Retention Tag option and click OK to set the retention tag, once a the restore point has a forever retention tag set, it will be kept permanently until users unset the tag.
Delete Backup Data
We recommend configuring comprehensive retention policy for the file backup jobs to automatically purge the out-of-date backups instead of manual deletion of the backup data. It is a highly risk operation by deleting the backup data manually. If you have to do this, please follow the below instructions.
To delete File backup data, please go to Physical Backup > File Backup > Backup Data page. There are two approaches to perform the deletion.
From the left side tree view, by selecting a full restore point (incremental or differential restore points cannot be selected) and clicking on the Delete button to delete the backups, the dependent incremental or differential restore points will be deleted along with the full restore point.
From the right side table view, click on Options of a full restore point and select Delete, the selected full restore point will be deleted and the incremental or differential restore points will be deleted as well. No matter how you perform the backup deletion, you need to provide your login password to confirm the deletion, once the data had been deleted, it’s unrecoverable!