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Running Synthetic Full Backups

Synthetic full backups can be started manually or scheduled to occur at regular intervals.

Before You Begin

  • If the CommServe server is running Commvault Version 11 Service Pack 5 or later, but the virtualization client is running Version 10, this feature must be enabled.

  • Ensure that any incremental backups have been moved to backup copy media by performing the task in Running Backup Copy for a Subclient. If any IntelliSnap backups have not yet been backup copied, a synthetic full backup job fails. Synthetic full backups cannot run on snap copies.

  • For the storage policy associated with the synthetic full job, IntelliSnap jobs that should not be included in the synthetic full backup should not be picked for backup copy as described in Disabling a Job for Backup Copy.

Restores from Synthetic Full Backups

Restores can be initiated from a subclient or backupset, or through backup job history.

When restoring data, if a synthetic full backup is the most recent backup performed on an IntelliSnap-enabled subclient, that backup is used for the restore operation. If an incremental backup has been performed since the synthetic full backup, you must select the Browse from copy precedence option on the Advanced Options tab of the Browse and Restore Options dialog box, and then specify the copy precedence number for the associated storage policy copy. For example, to restore from a snapshot copy, you must browse using the copy precedence number from the storage policy for the snapshot copy.

Procedure

  1. From the CommCell Console, go to Client Computers > virtualization_client > Virtual Server > VMware > backup_set.

  2. Right-click the subclient, and then click Backup.

    The Backup Options dialog box appears.

  3. Under Select Backup Type, select Synthetic Full.

  4. Optional: You can choose to run an incremental backup before or after the synthetic full to include or exclude any new or recently changed data in the synthetic full backup job. To do this, select Run Incremental Backup, and then select the Before Synthetic Full or After Synthetic Full option.

  5. Under Job Initiation, select Immediate.

  6. Click OK.

You can track the progress of the backup job from the Job Controller. When the backup has completed, the Job Controller displays Completed.

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