Discrepancy Between Veeam and Azure Blob Storage Usage

[blc11110]

Hi,

I couldn't find an answer to this in the documentation. Is there a way to perform a validation, check, or maintenance task to verify whether the files in Azure Blob Storage are actively being used by Veeam?

We're encountering a situation where Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) reports approximately 5TB in usage, while Azure Blob Storage shows over 20TB utilized. We'd like to run some form of check, validation, or cleanup before submitting a support ticket.

Best regards

[KirillChuxlancev]

Hello,

If the storage account is managed exclusively by the VBR server, objects within it are tracked and retained based on the configured policies. I recommend verifying that VBR is the only application accessing the specified container, as external interference can lead to unexpected behavior.

I strongly advise against performing manual cleanup before opening a support ticket, as doing so could lead to backup corruption. Veeam Support has tools available to validate the list of objects in the repository and investigate the discrepancy.

Thank you!

[blc11110]

Hi,

Thanks for the update. The container is intended to be accessible only by VEEAM; however, we will double-check to confirm this.

In the meantime, we’ll submit a support case to obtain the necessary tooling to validate the list of objects in the repository and investigate the discrepancy. I assume that tool is only available through support.

Best regards

[vitalii.fesh]

Could it be that Veeam marked some objects for deletion and removed them from the database, but due to the unexpired immutability period, they are still stored in Azure?