Solution: You can delete the older restore point and then run a re-scan on the backup repository.This will update the database so it knows that these ...
30.10.2014 · Yes, it won't be deleted, Veeam works correctly. You can't expect from it to delete VM data in existing backup chain. Once backup is done, it's packed and Veeam is not going to mix or rebuild. Bob, I'd not recommend you to select a new backup job for each VM, in this case you lose an opportunity of deduplication within one backup job.
07.05.2018 · The backup repository currently only holds backup copies from a single backup copy job. The backup copy job is currently configured to hold 4 weekly backups, 3 monthly backups, 1 quarterly, and 1 yearly backup. I am wanting to remove the 2 oldest backups which are the yearly backup (.vbk) as well as the oldest monthly backup (.vbk).
21.07.2010 · Re: Remove old VMs from backup. Correct, you just select the job and choose "Perform full backup". This would create the new VBK file which only contains actual VMs. This is the only way to do it today, however the upcoming v5 release will provide automatic VM-level retention, so the cleanup will happen automatically.
10.09.2021 · Backup files created with Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows are removed automatically according to the retention policy settings. If necessary, you can remove a backup file manually with a file manager, for example, Microsoft Windows Explorer. Always delete the whole backup chain from the target location.
10.08.2021 · The Delete from disk operation is needed if you want to remove records about backups from the Veeam Backup & Replication console and configuration database. This option allows you to delete the following type of data: Backup files from the backup repository; Separate VMs from backups; When you delete backup files from a disk, Veeam Backup & Replication …
19.02.2021 · You can remove backups created by backup copy jobs from Veeam Backup & Replication configuration or permanently delete backup chains from the target backup repository.. Removing from Configuration. When you use the Remove from configuration option, you delete records about backup copies from the Veeam Backup & Replication console and …
28.10.2013 · Everything works as we want it to work, except Veeam does not delete/overwrite the old (28 day old) backup first, so the drive runs out of space, and the backup fails. If we first delete the old backup off the drive cartridge, the backups are successful, and work great.
10.08.2021 · The Delete from disk operation is needed if you want to remove records about backups from the Veeam Backup & Replication console and configuration database. This option allows you to delete the following type of data: Backup files from the backup repository; Separate VMs from backups; When you delete backup files from a disk, Veeam Backup & Replication …
24.07.2013 · Re: Automatic deletion of old backup files. There are more restore points than specified in the backup job. I assume this is due to the fact, that the restore points are calculated against the initial VBK. If an out-of-schedule full backup has to be run then there would be additional files. Consider the following scenario: Monday - Full Backup ...
01.03.2021 · Example 1. You create a backup job for 2 VMs and set the retention policy for deleted items to 5 days. The backup job runs once a day for 7 times and processes VMs in the following way: VM 1 is successfully processed during all job sessions. VM 2 is successfully processed during the 1st and 2nd backup job sessions.