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PowerProtect Data Manager 19.16 Virtual Machine User Guide

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Delete virtual machine backup copies

After running a virtual machine protection policy, you can delete a virtual machine backup copy if you no longer require the copy and retention lock is not enabled.

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.
  1. From the PowerProtect Data Manager UI, select Infrastructure > Assets.
  2. From the Assets window, select the Virtual Machine tab.

    If a policy has been assigned, the virtual machine assets that have been discovered in the vCenter server display, along with the associated protection policy. Use the virtual machine switch view icons icons to switch between a tree view of the vCenter server hierarchy, or a list view of all virtual machine assets discovered within the vCenter server.

    NOTE:You can click the link in the Disk Excluded column next to a virtual machine asset to view VMDKs that have been excluded from the protection policy. You cannot, however, edit disk inclusion or exclusion from this window. To change the disks that are excluded for a protected asset, select the policy from the Protection Policies window and click Edit.
  3. Select a protected asset from the table, and then click View Copies. The Copy Locations pane identifies where the backups are stored.
  4. In the left pane, click storage icon to the right of the icon for the asset. The table in the right pane lists the backup copies.
  5. Select the copy from the table and click Delete.

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