If necessary, you can manually delete backups, imported backup copies, and hot backup copies from the appliance. Deleting a full backup or backup copy also deletes any associated incrementals and differentials in the backup group. For details, see Backup groups.
Notes:
Deleting a single cold backup copy from the target media is not supported. Instead you must erase or prepare the target, which removes all backup copies stored on the media. For details, see one of the following:
• | To prepare tapes for use with an autochanger device for tape autochanger targets. |
• | To initialize and erase cold backup copy media for all other cold backup copy targets, including tape drive devices that do not have an autochanger. |
See the following procedures to delete backups and backup copies:
1 | Log in to the backup appliance. |
2 | Select Recover > Backup Catalog. |
Protected assets display. If desired, use the Filter Backups fields to filter the display.
3 | Click to expand the desired asset to view its backups and imported backup copies. |
4 | Check boxes to select the backups and imported backup copies to delete. |
5 | Click Delete. |
6 | In the Confirm Backup Deletion dialog, review the list of backups that will be deleted. |
7 | Click Confirm to delete the backups. |
1 | Log in to the backup copy target appliance. |
2 | Select Recover > Backup Catalog. |
3 | In the Filter Backups area to the right, select Backup Copy (Hot) in the Type list. |
4 | Enter other filter options as desired. |
5 | Click Filter. |
• | Assets with backup copies meeting the filter options you specified display in the Backup Catalog list. The source appliance where the backup originated displays in the Appliance column. |
• | Expand an asset to view its backup copies. |
• | Hot backup copies are purple and the description Backup Copy (Hot) displays when you hover over the backup copy icon, as shown here: |
• | If your target appliance is also being used as a backup appliance and its local backups are being copied to a hot backup copy target, the catalog lists both the hot backup copies stored on this appliance and any backups that were copied from this appliance to the hot backup copy target. (The hot backup copy target could be another appliance or the Unitrends Cloud). |
– | You can delete the backup copies that are stored on this appliance only. |
– | To determine whether the backup copy is stored on this appliance, hover over the backup copy icon to display more information. If the backup copy is labeled Backup Copy (Hot), it can be deleted. If the backup copy is labeled Backup Copy (Hot) on Target, you must log in to its target appliance to delete the copy. |
6 | Check boxes to select the backup copies to delete. |
7 | Click Delete. |
8 | In the Confirm Backup Deletion dialog, review the list of backups that will be deleted. |
9 | Click Confirm to delete the backup copies. |
Backup copies are deleted and no longer display in the Backup Catalog on both the source and target appliances.