SQL Backup - Full & Incremental - No full backup showing in SSMS recovery
Hi everyone,
I'm experimenting with using Acronis Cyber Backup to backup SQL. I have created a plan to backup SQL only and added two schedules within the same plan. A full daily backup at 00:00 and an hourly incremental backup starting at 01:00 and ending at 23:00. Log truncation is set to on. All appears to be working and i have successfully tested a restore to the current point in the day to a new database.
Here's the rub...
On other databases we are using commvault, and when i look at the backup history in SSMS i can clearly see a daily full backup followed by trans log backups spread throughout the day. When i look at the same on the database backed up by Acronis, all i can see is a continuous list of trans log backups spanning several days since i kicked off the plan and no full backup at all. Checking Acronis logs i can see that the full backup is taking place judging by the backup size followed by hourly tiny backups - so this seems appropriate.
Why do i care? Apart from providing a warm fluffy feeling that all is well I think it is quite useful to be able to select recover database from within SSMS and be immediately presented with several points of recovery point back to the most recent full backup. The database backed up by Acronis doesn't provide that "line of demarcation" within SSMS and that makes me twitch a little. Eventually i will have years worth of hourly recovery points in the SSMS recovery view instead of the desired last 24hrs to most recent full backup.
Like i said, i don't think its a major issue, it seems to work when recovered using Acronis manager, is just a question i can't answer. I suppose the main question is... Have i set this up correctly? Is there a better way? I'm not fining a lot (any) best practice guides out there.

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