Default Subclient Backup Conversion Rules

Use this dialog box to view or edit the rules used to convert backup jobs under special circumstances to prevent failure conditions.

Convert (for SQL databases) default subclients

When not selected:

All backup jobs for master database will be converted to full backups.
Backup jobs for msdb and model will run as is.
For any user defined database, the system will fail the backup jobs that fits these given circumstances.

When selected, switches backup types as indicated under given circumstances.

Log backups to differential backups if:

Database recovery model is set to "Simple".

Differential backups to full backups if:

A full backup was performed using other software.

Log backups to full backups if:

A log backup was performed using other software.

All Backups to full backups if:

First backup using this software - Performs a full backup the first time the database has any backup operation requested.
Database creation time is newer than the last backup done using this software - The next backup will be switched to full.
Last restore was a "point in time" or "transaction mark" restore - If the last restore operation was to a point in time or transaction mark, the next backup will be switched to a full.
Any system database was restored after the last backup.

When a full or differential backup is performed outside of the system, for example, from Enterprise Manager, the next log backups performed using SQL Server iDataAgent are not converted to a full backup. Therefore, it is recommended to run a full backup with the SQL Server iDataAgent.

New file or file group added

When selected the next backup job is switched to a full backup. When cleared, the selected backup type continues unchanged.