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Delete backups

If the backup repository is full, no new backups will be created. To automatically delete old backups when creating new backups, when backup setup configure Retention Policy — the number of recovery points to be stored or the number of days for which backups will be kept.

To check the status of the repository, you can view resource consumption statistics.

Delete backup⁠

You can delete a specific backup from the machine on which it was created. To do so, the conditions must be met:

  • The backup agent must be installed on the machine and the Selectel cloud repository must be available;
  • on the portal Veeam Service Provider Console the car must be in a status Online.

You can delete all backups from the cloud by deleting backup jobs on the Veeam Service Provider Console portal.

Read more about deleting backups in the instructions Deleting Backups Veeam Agent documentation for Linux.

  1. Print the list of backups:

    sudo veeamconfig backup list --all

  2. Copy that. backup_id — identifier of the required backup.

  3. Delete the backup job:

    sudo veeamconfig backup delete --id <backup_id> --purge

    Specify <backup_id> — backup identifier.

Clear the backup repository⁠

  1. Delete backup jobs along with the backups themselves.
  2. If repository space is not freed or not fully freed, file a ticket to clean up the repository.