Modify VSS backup type

Summary

AIP 2018's default VSS backup type is full backup. During a full backup, Exchange and SQL Server transaction logs are truncated. This affects incremental backups, causing the restore from an incremental backup file to fail.

Workaround

Open the "aip.ini" file with a text editor, go to the specified section, and add "vss_backup_type=5". The file path is "C:Program Files (x86) ActiphyActiveImageProtectoraip.ini". 

[aipcopy]
vss_backup_type=5

Target Product

– ActiveImage Protector 2018 Update7

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