Retrieve a file space occupied by backups failed.

[ebeltran]

I apologize, I do not speak English.
I'm using google translate

Support Case: 01701890

We have a backup JOB with the following characteristics:
1. It makes a full backup on the second Saturday of each month.
2. It makes an Incremental every day.
In this JOB about 40 VMware VMs are copied.
The VBK file occupies about 2.2 TB.
Each VIB file occupies approximately 60 GB.
We have a virtual machine (VM1) to the FULL backup is about 1.4 TB.
The last FULL Backup have an error in the virtual VM1 (1.4 TB).
Became a RETRY and files 002.VBI and 003.VBI generated with VM1 error.
The problem was solved with the VM1 and successfully generated the backup of VM1 ---- 004.VBI
Next incremental backup create 005.VBI with 60 GB.


001.VBK 2,2 TB (VM1 -- 1,4 TB -- error, Other VM OK)
002.VBI 1,5 TB (VM1 -- 1,4 TB -- error, Other VM OK)
003.VBI 1,5 TB (VM1 -- 1,4 TB -- error, Other VM OK)
004.VBI 1,5 TB (VM1 -- 1,4 TB -- OK, Other VM OK)
005.VBI 60 GB (OK)

Space occupied with backup errors = 1.4 * 3 = 5.2 TB
What can we do release space with erroneous backup?

[foggy]

You have to wait for retention to come into play. What retention settings does this job have (how many restore points it is configured to keep)?

[ebeltran]

This post is to request a new feature that makes this function.

Restore point = 30.

[Delo123]

You could force an active full now, so you can get rid of the older backups sooner...