According to the Veeam Backup & Replication best practice guide 1 , a new copy job mode was added called  immediate copy . This mode immediately starts the backup copy job as soon as restore points appear in the repository.  It also provides the ability to copy SQL and Oracle log backups which is not possible with traditional  periodic backup copy 1 2 .

Therefore, if you want to create a secondary copy of all the backups including transaction logs, you should use an  immediate copy  backup copy job. The simplest configuration would be a single immediate copy backup copy job for all workloads (option B)

According to the Veeam Agent for Linux User Guide 1 , you can use the Restore volumes option to perform bare metal recovery of your computer. However, this option requires you to boot from the Veeam Recovery Media and may take some time to complete.

Another option is to use Instant VM Recovery to VMware vSphere. This option allows you to run your Linux computer directly from a backup file as a VMware VM without restoring any data. This can significantly reduce your RTO and provide immediate access to your applications and data.

According to the Veeam Backup & Replication user guide 1 , you can use a  long-term retention policy (GFS)  to keep backup files for longer periods of time.  GFS stands for  grandfather-father-son  and refers to a backup rotation scheme that allows you to create weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly restore points 1 2 .

Therefore, if you want to be able to restore the VMs to any given day within two months and any given week within six months, you should use a GFS policy with 62 days of retention and 26 weekly GFS restore points. The simplest configuration would be an immediate copy (mirroring) mode with these settings (option B).

https://helpcenter.veeam.com/archive/backup/110/vsphere/failover_plan_undo.html

According to the Veeam Backup & Replication user guide 1 , a  failover plan  is a set of rules that defines how VMs must be failed over to their replicas 1 .  You can create and run failover plans for regular replicas and CDP replicas 1 .

After you run a failover plan, you can perform the following actions on it 2 :

Undo  — reverts VMs in the failover plan back to their original state at the production site 2 .

Start  — runs the failover plan again if you need to repeat the failover operation for some reason 2 .

Edit  — modifies the settings of the failover plan, such as adding or removing VMs, changing their order or time delay 1 .

Delete  — removes the failover plan from Veeam Backup & Replication. This does not affect the VM replicas that are used by the plan 1 .

https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/one/deployment/connect_servers.html?ver=120