Run Retention Cleanup

Overview

Older versions of a file are automatically cleaned up from the server when the later versions of the file are backed up in the subsequent incremental backups. In addition to the retention schedule configured in the server, you can manually run the retention cleanup process using 'Run Retention Cleanup' feature to delete the older version of the files from the server.

How to get here in the Web Console?

In the top menu, select: "Server Admin->Reseller Management->List of Resellers" and click on the "Reseller Name" in this Reseller row. This lists the Customers under the Reseller. Now click on the Customer name. This lists the clients under this customer. Now, click on a client name. This will open a page which lists the backup schedules backing up to this server (from the selected client). Now click on the "Run Retention Cleanup" action icon.

Running Retention Cleanup

Retention cleanup process can be run either for the version files or for the deleted files.

Backed up version files: Cleans up the backed up version files that have exceeded retention policy count configured in a backup schedule.

Deleted Files: Cleans up the deleted files that have exceeded retention policy count configured in a backup schedule.

Retention Cleanup Progress

Client Name: ID of the client backing up to the server.

Backup Name: Name of the backup schedule which is being processed for retention cleanup.

Retention policy configured: Version-based or time-based retention.

Current File: Displays the file which is being processed for retention.

Backup Location: Displays the location where the selected client's backup data is stored.

Message: Displays the status of the retention cleanup process.

Deleted Files cleaned up

Total Files: Displays the number of deleted files removed from the backup server location.

Disk Space freed up: Total size of the version files that were cleaned up. This is the total space freed up by the cleanup process.

Backup version files cleaned up

Total files: Displays the number of version files removed from the backup server.

Disk space freed up: Total size of the deleted files that were cleaned up. This is the total space freed up by the cleanup process.

Abort Cleanup: You can manually abort the retention cleanup process by clicking on the abort icon in the retention progress window.

Cleanup Report

Backup version files cleaned up: Total number of backup version files cleaned up from the backup server.

Disk space recovered after version files cleanup: Total disk space recovered after the cleanup of backup version files.

Deleted files cleaned up: Total number of deleted files cleaned up from the backup server.

Disk space recovered after deleted files cleanup: Total disk space recovered after the cleanup of deleted files.

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