Hi TimD
In your scenario, offloaded blobs/objects will be kept for 70 days, correct.
Please note, there are no "files/backup files" on object storage. Each restore point is split into small unique data chunks and offloaded as blobs/objects.
After the initial offload, in every offload session we will only transfer new or changed data chunks (forever forward incremental offload) to the capacity tier.
Most of the offloaded data chunks will never change in your production VM and therefore stay in Capacity Tier for forever. The backup server will only extend the immutability of these blobs every 10 days, because they are required to restore from newer restore points as well.
You can use our calculator for estimating the required storage on Azure Blob: https://www.veeam.com/calculators/simple/vbr/machines
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Best,
Fabian
In your scenario, offloaded blobs/objects will be kept for 70 days, correct.
Please note, there are no "files/backup files" on object storage. Each restore point is split into small unique data chunks and offloaded as blobs/objects.
After the initial offload, in every offload session we will only transfer new or changed data chunks (forever forward incremental offload) to the capacity tier.
Most of the offloaded data chunks will never change in your production VM and therefore stay in Capacity Tier for forever. The backup server will only extend the immutability of these blobs every 10 days, because they are required to restore from newer restore points as well.
You can use our calculator for estimating the required storage on Azure Blob: https://www.veeam.com/calculators/simple/vbr/machines
Best,
Fabian
Statistics: Posted by Mildur — Jan 22, 2025 9:43 am
