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Incremental backup with Defrag

Quick question on defragging a VM.

Here is the scenario:

VM is backed up (full), change tracking enabled.

Incremental backup is taken.

Defrag is run for the VMDK in the VM.

Since CBT is tracking changed blocks, will the next incremetal include the the blocks that have changed due to defrag?

The assumption is yes but need confirmation.

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AndreTheGiant
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Defrag inside VM will change the blocks.

So the blocks will be take by the backup process as new blocks.

Andre

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