NetVault 13.3.2 - Administration Guide

Deleting savesets from disk-based storage devices

Deleting a saveset from a disk-based storage device involves removing its index from the NetVault Database and deleting that backup from the device. You cannot import the deleted backup by scanning the device.

If a backup has any dependent backups, you can choose to do the following:

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Defer the removal of savesets until all dependent backups are ready for retirement

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Force immediate removal of the savesets


	IMPORTANT: Regardless of your selection here, if the Retirement Timing Control option for Media Manager is set to Force Always, the savesets are removed immediately. For more information about this global setting, see Configuring retirement rules for dependent backups.

To delete savesets from disk-based storage devices:

In the Navigation pane, click Explore Storage.

On the Explore Storage page, click Explore Disk Storage. In the repository table, select the device, and click Explore Repository.

To delete multiple savesets:

In the saveset list, select the savesets that you want to delete.

To select consecutive items, hold down the Shift key while clicking with the mouse button; to select non‑consecutive items, hold down the Ctrl key while clicking with the mouse button.

Click Remove Savesets.

In the Remove Saveset dialog box, select the Remove all duplicates associated with selected saveset(s) check box if you also want to remove the Duplicates of the selected savesets.

Under Select removal timing option, specify whether you want to force immediate removal of the savesets or defer the removal until all dependent savesets have reached their retirement date:

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Mark for removal: Use this option to mark the selected savesets for removal. If no dependent Incremental or Differential Backups exist for a saveset, the saveset is removed immediately. If any dependent Incremental or Differential Backups exist for a saveset, the saveset is removed only after all dependent backups have reached their retirement date.

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Force immediate removal: Use this option to remove the selected savesets immediately. The dependent Incremental and Differential Backups that exist for the selected savesets are also removed immediately, even if these backups have not reached their retirement date.

Click OK.

To examine a saveset before deleting it:

In the saveset list, select the saveset that you want to delete, and click Examine Saveset.

Click Remove.

In the Remove Saveset dialog box, select the Remove all duplicates associated with this saveset check box if you also want to remove the Duplicates of the selected saveset.

Under Select removal timing option, specify whether you want to force immediate removal of the saveset or defer the removal until all dependent savesets have reached their retirement date:

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Mark for removal: Use this option to mark the selected saveset for removal. If no dependent Incremental or Differential Backups exist for the saveset, the saveset is removed immediately. If any dependent Incremental or Differential Backups exist for the saveset, the saveset is removed only after all dependent backups have reached their retirement date.

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Force immediate removal: Use this option to remove the selected saveset immediately. The dependent Incremental and Differential Backups that exist for the selected saveset are also removed immediately, even if these backups have not reached their retirement date.

Click OK.

Deleting CDP savesets and chain from disk-based storage devices

Deleting a CDP saveset and chain from a disk-based storage device allows you to remove the CDP savesets that are no longer required.

The Explore Disk Storage Repository page has two separate options for deleting savesets and deleting CDP savesets.

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Regular jobs : If selected,allows you to delete savesets.

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Continous jobs: If selected, allows you to delete the CDP savesets.

To delete CDP savesets from disk-based storage devices:

In the Navigation pane, click Explore Storage.

On the Explore Storage page, click Explore Disk Storage. In the repository table, select the device, and click Explore Repository.

To delete CDP savesets, select the Continous Jobs option.

This will display the incremental and synthetic full jobs for CDP. You may notice that the generation chains are displayed with the additional column, Generation Number. This is not available in regular jobs..

Optionally, select Filter Options.

This is an optional choice. If selected, the savesets will be displayed on the basis of the following filters that you select:

In the Client dropdown, select required client.

In the Saveset date drowdown, select the saveset creation date.

Select Show incremental for continous job and click OK.

Select the required CDP jobs from the table. The selection will allow the jobs to be ready for deletion.

Click Remove Savesets.

The confirmation window displays with selected CDP saveset’s job id and current state.

Click OK to delete the selected CDP savesets.

Deleting savesets from tape-based storage devices

Deleting a saveset from a tape-based storage device essentially involves removing its index from the NetVault Database. You can still scan the media to import the backup index into the NetVault Database, and use the backup.

If a backup has any dependent backups, you can choose do the following:

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Defer the removal of savesets until all dependent backups are ready for retirement

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Force immediate removal of the savesets


	IMPORTANT: Regardless of your selection here, if the Retirement Timing Control option for Media Manager is set to Force Always, the savesets are removed immediately. For more information about this global setting, see Configuring retirement rules for dependent backups.

To delete savesets from tape-based storage devices:

In the Navigation pane, click Explore Storage.

On the Explore Storage page, click Explore Tape Storage. In the list of media items, select the tape, and click Explore Media.

In the saveset list, select one or more savesets that you want to delete, and click Remove Savesets.

In the Remove Saveset dialog box, select the Remove all duplicates associated with this saveset check box if you also want to remove the Duplicates of the selected saveset.

Under Select removal timing option, specify whether you want to force immediate removal of the saveset or defer the removal until all dependent savesets have reached their retirement date:

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