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JonathanV1
Level 3
5 years ago

Missing Synthetic backup option

We have two full-timers here and both of us are a bit new, so I've been tasked with getting up to speed on our backup system(s). We are running BE 15, and I'm trying to determine if our backup schedu...
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Windows Server 2012 R2
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JonathanV1
Level 3
5 years ago

Thanks for the reference. But I'm still not sure how to tell if we are doing synthetic backups, or if we do indeed have the Enterprise option that should make synthetic backups available. I seem to have all the prerequisites, but I'm not sure what would happen in the event of having to do a file system restore. 

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      JonathanV1
      Level 3
      5 years ago

      Thanks, I guess that helps in determining that we don't in fact have the Enterprise option. (We do have Virtual Tape Library Support; is this why I the ADBO/Offhost Processing option is available, and not from the Enterprise option?)

      That means we are not doing synthetic backups, correct? If I look at what I can restore from our file server, only System States are available (and everything prior to 12/27/19 says "Items missing from snapshot"). So I cannot do a "complete online restore." But if I go to "Restore/Files, folders, or volumes" instead, I see that some folders within the Snapshots have an icon that says "Folder synthesized." So I am back to wondering if we are running Synthetic backups, or if this is a different feature. 

      I was able to schedule and run a Differential job about 10 days ago. Not sure if I need to be doing that, however, 

      Thanks in advance for any insights anyone might have.