why so many "64.0 KB of 50.0 GB" entries in dedup storage folder?

Hi

Is backupexec with BE 2010 or BE 2010 r2 if it is with BE 2010 then please upgrade to BE 2010 r2 service pack 1 should fix this issue

If you have BE 2010 r2 then using live update install sp1

Thank You

I am running 2010 R2 with the latest Hot Fix(145462).

LiveUpdate was unable to find any products to Update(LU1805)

Hi

To resolve the live update error please follow the link below

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH66265

If still live update doesnot work then please click on link below to update to sp1 manually

link for BE 2010 r2 sp1

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH143670

If this help please mark this solved

Thank You

As per the design Dedup creates OST files each of 50GB. Initially there will be no OST files

in the dedup folder, once you fire a backup job 10 OST files will be created each of 50GB.

Depending on the media set selected for a backup job the OST files will be overwritable

and appendable. As per your post you have the below OST files

328 MEDIA FULL - these OST files are full(50GB) and they may be overwrite protected or overwritable

176 APPENDABLE - these OST files are appenable and will be use if the jobs are configured to append.

64.0 KB of 50.0 GB - scratch OST files which will be used for any overwritable jobs.

Note: 10 -20 blank OST files is a normal scenario, there should not be excess of these files else

you will run short of space on the dedup folder.

Solution 1: (SP1) failed, "This update could not be installed"

Solution 2: LiveUpdate 3.3 is 32-bit. Is there a 64-bit version?

Also, after updating SP1 successfully, will I have to do something

else, or will ALL the extra OST files go away(there are over 800)?

After installing the SP check the behavior of dedup. Also click on Tools->Options->Media

management-> select "use recycable media before using scratch media" so that the OST

files whose retention period has ended will be used for next overwrite operation.

Is there a 64-bit version of LiveUpdate???????????????

Hi Thomas,

If you run a repair of your installation through Add/Remove Programs, it will repair any issues in your installation, including LiveUpdate.

Give that a go and see if this resolves your LU issue.

Laters!