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Backup Exec Continuous Protection Server Manual Delete

GardmanIT
Level 3

Hi,

 

I have run out fo space on the drive that the CPS stores its files...

Insufficient disk space on the volume holding the journal files. GM****** Volume Y

I knew I was getting close on space, on my file server, the other day so I deleted a number of large files from it.. freeing up 100GB of space.

When I browse to the Y drive, I can see two folders with the server names of the two clustered servers I am running CPS against. Inside them I can see the files that are mirrored from my file server... 

My question is.. knowing that there are a number of specific folders I deleted from my file server yesterday, could I delete them manually from this mirror'd set as well.. or will that break something? This would then cler out the space I need for CPS to work properly again...

 

Thanks

Antony

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Twinkle
Level 4

Your fileserver and CPS server are mostly in synch with each other , so if there you delete a file it would get deleted from CPS server as well . Its not recommended to delete any files directly , If you want you may log in CPS console and delete few snapshots as per you need.

 

Documents for ur reference

 http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH58348

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH64257

GardmanIT
Level 3

Thank you for the links looking at them now... It would seem that there is some form of delay between the CPS server and fileserver as I removed 2 folders and 2 files totalling 100 ish GB yesterday but I can see them still in the folder structure on the CPS server.

GardmanIT
Level 3

Although it may not be recommended to delete any files.. I have a single file that is 20Gb I know is deleted and gone but is still showing on the CPS server file structure... what would happen if I was to delete this?

Twinkle
Level 4

I would prefer delting old snapshot instead of deleting the Files 

refer http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH44531

GardmanIT
Level 3

Good advice and thank you..I just gave the server a reboot (it had been up for some time) I went to the snapshots as advised in the article you linked...however the delete option is greyed out for all the snapshots :(

Twinkle
Level 4

you may refer the following arcticle http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH45741

As I dont have any test setup for CPS its diffcult to provide excat info. CPS is already End of support .

GardmanIT
Level 3

Looking at it now all the jobs that are continuous are all greyed out in the job monitor and are showing as unavalable in the restore tab.

GardmanIT
Level 3

RIght... It wouldnt start all the services as in the eventlog it was stating it needed at least 128MB of space to start and only had 48.. so I stopped the services... removed a single 100Mb file from the CPS file structure and did the same from my file server.. I know it wasnt recommended but I couldnt see any other way to get the services started..

I have now asked it to delete a single snapshot form 21:00 last night... the status is now "Pending Removal" how long will it take to actually remove it?

 

Thanks

 

Antony