GFS backup scheme question
hello i need some info on how to setup the GFS accordingly to my needs:
1 backup each day of the week (7 backups/week - incremental)
4 weekly backups (full)
1 monthly backup (full)
how should i configure the GFS scheme?
Thanks
LT

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Hello,
Sorry for the delay with the response.
When you run daily backups every day, you should keep in reserve one day for weekly and monthly backups, because all backups made within one day are considered to be “daily” ones and will be all deleted when that date is expired.
Please look at the table with the example how to setup two-month period for such a plan:
http://www.acronis.com/support/documentation/ABR11.5/#760.html
Thank you.
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hello i have vmprotect 8 not abr. Some options are not available there.
Can you pls tell me how to setup the gfs task to get weekly and monthly full backups?
Thank you
LT
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Hi Luca,
In case of vmProtect the type of backup (full/incremental) is defined by the GFS scheme itself, which means that all monthly backups will be full ones and weekly backups will be incremental ones. This all refers only if you use old legacy archive type (multiple files). In case of "single file for all backups" archive type all backups except for the 1st one will be incremental and GFS scheme will just define the retention policy of the recovery points inside this archive.
Thank you.
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Best regards,
Vasily
Acronis vmProtect Program Manager
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