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PowerProtect Data Manager 19.16 File System User Guide

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Delete asset backup copies

In addition to deleting backups after the retention period expires, PowerProtect Data Manager enables you to manually delete backup copies from protection storage.

About this task

If you no longer require a backup copy and retention locking is not enabled, you can delete the backup copy prior to its expiration date. If retention locking is enabled, you must first override the retention lock of the backup copy from the Edit Retention wizard of the Infrastructure > Assets window or the Infrastructure > Copy Management window.

You can perform a backup copy deletion that deletes only a specified part of a backup copy chain, without impacting the ability to restore other backup copies in the chain. When you select a specific backup copy for deletion, only that backup copy and the backup copies that depend on the selected backup copy are deleted. For example, when you select to delete a full backup copy, any other backup copies that depend on the full backup copy are also deleted.

NOTE:This procedure describes how to delete asset copies from the Infrastructure > Assets window. This functionality is also available from the Infrastructure > Copy Management window, which provides advanced search and filter functionality to locate one or more specific copies of a protected asset from a list of all available asset copies. Any user with the privilege to delete copies from the Infrastructure > Assets window also has access to this functionality from the Infrastructure > Copy Management window.

Steps

  1. From the PowerProtect Data Manager UI, select Infrastructure > Assets.
  2. From the Assets window, select the tab for the asset type for which you want to delete copies. If a policy has been assigned, the table lists the assets that have been discovered, along with the associated protection policy.
  3. Select a protected asset from the table, and then click View Copies. The Copy Locations pane identifies where the backups are stored.
  4. Click Backup copies icon next to the asset type icon. The table in the right pane lists the backup copies.
  5. Select one or more copies from the table that you want to delete from the DD system, and then click Delete.

    A preview window opens and displays the selected backup copies.

  6. For all asset types, you can choose to keep the latest backup copies or delete them. By default, PowerProtect Data Manager keeps the latest backup copies. To delete the latest backup copies, clear the checkbox next to Include latest copies.
  7. To delete the backup copies, in the preview window, click Delete.
    NOTE:The delete operation may take a few minutes and cannot be undone.

    An informational dialog box opens to confirm that the copies are being deleted. To monitor the progress of the operation, click Go to Jobs. To view the list of backup copies and their status, click OK.

    NOTE:If the data deletion is successful but the catalog deletion is unsuccessful, then the overall deletion job status appears as Completed with Exceptions.

    When the job completes, the task summary provides details of each deleted backup copy, including the time that each copy was created, the backup level, and the retention time. The time of copy creation and the retention time are shown in UTC.

    An audit log is also generated and provides details of each deleted backup copy, including the time that each copy was created, the backup level, and the retention time. The time of copy creation and the retention time are shown in the time zone that is used by the web browser. Go to Alerts > Audit Logs to view the audit log.

  8. Verify that the copies are deleted successfully from protection storage. If the deletion is successful, the deleted copies no longer appear in the table.

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