Method and system for full restore point creation using incremental backups

A system, comprising:

• a backup storage system comprising a first computer processor configured to:
• receive a remote write request comprising an incremental backup;
• identify a first full backup relevant to the incremental backup;
• make a determination that a backup tag associated with the first full backup matches a reserved incremental merge tag;
• clone, based on the determination, the first full backup to obtain a first full backup copy;
• and
• merge the incremental backup with the first full backup to produce a second full backup.

A non-transitory computer readable medium (CRM) comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor, enables the computer processor to:

• receive a first remote write request comprising a first incremental backup;
• identify a first full backup relevant to the first incremental backup;
• make a determination that a backup tag associated with the first full backup matches a reserved incremental merge tag;
• clone, based on the determination, the first full backup to obtain a first full backup copy;
• and
• merge the first incremental backup with the first full backup to produce a second full backup.