Manage NAS Backup Data
After running each NAS backup job session, all the NAS backup data can be found and managed from NAS Backup > Backup Data page.
View Backup Data
By default, all NAS backups of all backup nodes from Vinchin backup infrastructure will be displayed, if you wish to view backups of a specific backup node, please select a node from the dropdown list. The NAS backup data is organized with Backup Job > NAS Share > 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 NAS share name, all the restore points of the selected NAS share 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 NAS 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.
You can also comment on the target recovery point by clicking Options and then select Comment.
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 NAS Backup, the F (forever retention) tag can be set for the full restore points of NAS backup.
To manually set retention tags, please go to NAS Backup > Backup Data page. By selecting a NAS share from a backup job, all the restore points will be listed on the right, find the full restore point which you wish to set/unset retention tags and click Options button, and then select Set Retention Tag.
In the popup dialog you can set/unset retention tags for the selected full restore point.
Delete Backup Data
We recommend configuring comprehensive retention policies for the NAS backup jobs to automatically purge the out-of-date backups instead of manual deletion of the backup data.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 NAS backup data, please go to NAS Backup > Backup Data page. There are two approaches to perform the deletion, batch (or single) deletion of restore points from the left side tree view and single restore point deletion from the right side restore point list view.
Deleting restore point(s) from the tree view.
Please unfold the associated backup job, and unfold the NAS share which you wish to delete backup data from. Then select the restore point(s) you wish to be deleted and click on the Delete button on the top left of the tree view.
You’ll have to provide you password to confirm the deletion of selected restore point(s).
If it’s a standalone full restore point, no incremental or differential restore points dependent on it, you can select and delete the standalone full restore point directly.
If it’s a backup chain, formed by a full restore point and a series of incremental (or differential) restore points dependent on the full restore point, you can only delete the backup chain from the tree view.
Deleting restore point from the restore point list view.
Please select a NAS share from the left tree, the associated restore points will be listed on the right-side list view.
By clicking on the Options button of a specific restore point and selecting Delete you are able to delete that single full restore point, and the incremental/differential restore point dependent on it will be delete together. Single incremental/differential restore point cannot be deleted.