Backup exec 2012 manually remove disk storage pool deficiency

Ive disabled the storage and tried to deleteit so that i can recreate it, but after repointing all the existing jobs, it gives an error. These storage spaces typically store two copies of your data. How do i get backup exec to tell me which disk to insert. I have installed backup exec 2012 with agents for databases i have configured a storage pool, with 2 usb drives 1tb the backups are configured to backup to one of the 2 drives depending on which one is connected i have 2 questions. Aug 20, 2015 this post by david papkin removing a failed disk after the volume is in use and you have to replace it by adding another disk to the storage pool in 2012 r2. How to restore data from a reattached or reinserted diskbased storage device. May 11, 2017 storage spaces helps protect your data from drive failures and extend storage over time as you add drives to your pc.

I plan to inventory it at night, and restore the data to a usb disk. So it was not surprising that i was always filling my storage. Check if the deduplication device is nearing full capacity. Q and a script remove hard drive disks from storage pool powershell this site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads.

To make a restore of such a critical server here is the steps so far, assuming that you already have a complete backup of your ad. Veritas netbackup puredisk is a product that provides a complete backup and. Oct 15, 2015 i notice when running a restore, my information store is 450 gb and my server free disk space was only 186 gb. I lost a disk from my storage spaces mirror, how do. Raid will protect you from disk failure, keep your system running, and data accessible while the disk is replaced and the raid rebuilt.

Select disk storage as the type of storage, unless the system has been upgraded and there are legacy folder versions to import and select next 6. I really dont want it to be used for storage, but i cannot see a way to remove it from the storage pool. Basically my storage space is pointless now and im stuck, i can read from it, but nothing can be written to it. With be 2012 when we delete the backup set from backup exec console it also deletes the physical files from the physical location this was not happening with be 2010. Storage trending statuses for disk storage and virtual disks. Ended cancelling the restore job before i ran out of space. Upon running a restore job on backup exec, i notice the disk space kept decreasing under symantec backup exec 2012 storage tab backuptodisk folder.

This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. Idc, worldwide diskbased data protection and recovery 20122016 forecast. Manual space reclamation for deduplication storage folder. Using a command prompt to uninstall the agent for windows from a remote computer using a command. Click backup storage options to expand the section. Remove drive from storage pool for storage spaces in. Press windows key from the keyboard, type windows powershell and select run as administrator. If the storage pool contains virtual disks, you must delete the virtual disks prior to removing the storage pool.

The storage space still contained a reference to the dead disk, which you can see below as a guid with a warning icon next to it. If you believe that the disk is too full that should be more than normally. Backup exec, cloudpoint, cognitive object storage, data insight, desktop laptop. Apr 30, 2012 the columns did not stay aligned when i posted the information. In our backup system, a group of servers are being backed up using symantec backup exec 2012 to hp disk cartridges. Pddo data removal is not running or failing puredisk storage pools only. Hello, i was exploring things in my control panel in windows 8. In my last go around, windows took the disk i added but did not want to release the one i wanted to remove.

Connect to backup exec server databases bedb tables dbo. I had the same problem with backup exec 2012, but fixed after calling symantec support. Ensure disk storage is selected as the type of storage pool that is being created and click next. I would suggest deleting backup set from backup exec. This will allow you to rotate the media as you want, and when your jobs kick off it will select any online media in that pool.

Configuring backup exec 2012 using usb hard drives as media. How data lifecycle management in backup exec 2014 and. I am fine with losing the 12% that was on that hard drive, i just wish it would let me remove it. Locate the row contains the problem device and delete it. Jul 29, 2010 remove boot disk from the storage pool.

The tapecentric method managed removable media like tape, and also managed data that is backed up to. Alert backup exec doesnt follow policy will actually. This way no matter which usb drive is installed, the backups will successfully write without any administrative intervention. What i found, which appears to be new to backup exec 2012, is a setting that automatically switches any removable disk to readonly mode after a set number of days. I went to configure storage disk based storage disk. For storage device pools that you create, you must edit the properties of the pool and check the check box next to the device before jobs can use that device in the pool. You can use storage spaces to group two or more drives together in a storage pool and then use capacity from that pool to create virtual drives called storage spaces. Be2012 howto remove backupsets on disk storage vox. The capacity column available in the storage tab of backup exec console shows usage of a disk storage. Jun 05, 20 i love server 2012 storage spaces because it provides me the opportunity to consolidate a bunch of separate drives into one big contiguous space. Verify your complete backup indicate a green light, on the state of the job, meaning that you can run a simplified disaster recovery sdr like this. Dec 18, 2012 how to manage storage spaces and storage pools in windows server 2012.

Backup stgpool back up primary storage pool data to a copy storage pool use this command to back up primary storage pool files to a copy storage pool. The implementation technology in storage pooling is greyhole. Solved backup exec 2012 offsite copy to nas spiceworks. I am having the problems removing a disconnected disk from backup exec 2012 i have a disk that i want to remove, there are no jobs associated. Configuring backup exec 2012 using usb hard drives as.

They would swap the drives out weekly, so each drive would be offline for as much as 3 weeks. Viewing jobs, job histories, and active alerts for a storage device pool. Devices with removable storage are only configurable as disk cartridge. Microsoft delivered a completely new way of looking at our disks and storage in windows server 2012, with the biggest change in how storage is laid out and provisioned. Below is a picture of my storage space virtual disk. If sufficient space does not exist in the storage pool to tolerate this removal, then data loss can result the user is warned about this. Upon running a restore job on backup exec, i notice the disk space kept decreasing under symantec backup exec 2012 storage tab backup to disk folder. Read the online manuals and use the forum search feature before posting. One of the options on storage spaces is mirroring, which i used to create a storage pool using two 1tb drives. How to recover data from storage pool microsoft community. When a storage pool is created, it consumes one or more. Solved backup exec 2012 storage device issue spiceworks. Theres no redundancy on the drive, so whatever is on there will be at risk. This post by david papkin removing a failed disk after the volume is in use and you have to replace it by adding another disk to the storage pool in 2012 r2 david papkin technical resources.

Backup exec 2012 backing up to removable drives solved go to. You can manually delete the files but if youre going to do that you want to. Theres no redundancy on the drive, so whatever is on there. I have a disk that i want to remove, there are no jobs associated with. In the storage device selection screen, place a check in the box for each. There are a number of ways in which disk space can be managed through backupassist on a local backup directory. I lost a disk from my storage spaces mirror, how do i. Replacing a failed disk in windows server 2012 r2 storage. Author, teacher, and talk show host robert mcmillen shows you how to create a storage pool in backup exec 15. Backup exec creates this pool the first time that you configure disk cartridge storage. How to remove external hard disk from storage pool on windows. First make sure that no backup jobs associated with the disk. I think i had the same issue setting up a 2 drive backup my first time as well. Backupexec 2012 and qnap shared folders qnap nas community.

Meaning by default be 2014 doesnt delete any jobs that fall outside of your policy. How to remove external hard disk from storage pool on. Incorrect storage pool is full error 4067 yosemite. Symantec backup exec 2012 problems the register forums.

Bkf container files an emulatedtape disk container file on disk based storage. Storage pooling is a technology to pool disk drives and make them look as if they were all part of a single pool of disk space. Script remove hard drive disks from storage pool powershell this site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. Specifying how to manage disk space on a local backup directory. Instead, she windows would present me with a popup telling me that the selected physical disk cannot be removed and that before removing a physical disk, you must add a replacement physical disk to the storage pool. Select the server where the storage will be configured and click next 4. Provide a name for the storage pool, a description if desired, and click next 12. Ive tried setting up a new storage space and even a storage pool, same stuff. How to reclaim deduplication storage space manually puredisk. The information is from both yosemite and windows yosemite shows drive v.

You can back up data from a primary storage pool that is defined with the native, nonblock, or any of the ndmp formats netappdump, celerradump, or ndmpdump. Ejecting media from a disk cartridge or tape drive. It is a recommended to use raid and have external backups. If it is red in color, it is an alarm that the deduplication device may be nearing its full capacity. Takes a bit of getting used to, but makes a lot more sense in the long run. To efficiently enable the rotation of usb drives for backups, storage pools need to be created. How data lifecycle management in backup exec 2014 and later. The data removal process with netbackup deduplication. To reclaim space in deduplication storage folder the less important backup sets can be identified or if they are needed a duplicate to another storage can be run for them and then these sets can be deletedexpired manually. Prior to backup exec 2012, backup exec used media sets to manage the lifecycle of backup data.

In be, i went to configure storage diskbased storage disk storage and added the share in question. Meaning backup jobs older then my policy were not being cleared. The columns did not stay aligned when i posted the information. Author and talk show host robert mcmillen explains how to how to configure disk based storage on backup exec 2012. Bkf container files an emulatedtape disk container file on diskbased storage. Removing devices from a device pool symantec backup exec. On the type of storage screen, select diskbased storage, not network storage and click next 5. How to configure disk based storage on symantec backup. Got to backup exec main menu configuration and settings backup exec sevices start all services.

Performance was slow, then slower, then it showed disconnected. Replacing a failed disk in windows server 2012 r2 storage spaces with powershell. Using a command prompt to uninstall the agent for windows from a remote computer. Monitor your storage pools and volumes to determine space requirements, the status of data migration from one to storage pool to the next storage pool in the storage hierarchy, and the use of disk space by cached copies of files that have been migrated to the next storage pool. My goal in doing this was to leverage better read performance. We would like to run different backup jobs with this disk pool as target. These drives were all in one drive pool in backup exec. I had this problem on 3 netbackup 5220 appliance that version 2. When you select your backup media, make sure you select your backup device pool. The remove physicaldisk cmdlet removes a physical disk from a specified storage pool. There are many ways to provide resiliency for hard disk failure, and windows server 2012windows server 2012 r2s build in feature to provide this is storage spaces. Jul 07, 2015 author, teacher, and talk show host robert mcmillen shows you how to create a storage pool in backup exec 15. Backup stgpool back up primary storage pool data to a. Adding or removing devices in a storage device pool storage.

Installation veritas backup exec administrators guide. I would add a disk to the pool, then retire the disk i wanted to replace, and remove it. Removable disks in backup exec 20122014 go into readonly. Nov 27, 2014 meaning backup jobs older then my policy were not being cleared. How to manage storage spaces and storage pools in windows. How to remove a physical disk from windows storage spaces. Storage spaces unable to remove failed drive repair pool it started to fill up so i added a fourth 3tb drive and months later one of the original 3 began to fail on me. Jan 10, 2012 author and talk show host robert mcmillen explains how to how to configure disk based storage on backup exec 2012.

Storage spaces helps protect your data from drive failures and extend storage over time as you add drives to your pc. We use hp ultrium 5scsi as the disk drive, and hp 1x8 g2 autoloader to load the disk cartridges sometimes, the writing speed especially for the mailbox vm backup can stall the other backup processes, therefore im looking out for alternative backup paths. Backup exec 2012 each configured unpluggable hard disk is tracked uniquely. Press windows key from the keyboard, type windows powershell and select run as.

Q and a script remove hard drive disks from storage pool. It is certainly a big change from previous versions, but a worthwhile one once you get used to it. Oct 08, 20 this powershell script shows how to remove hard drive disks from storage pool. How to configure disk based storage on symantec backup exec 2012. Make sure you deselect the location for restore where your disk storage device backup files were located, or else they will be overwritten while restoring. How to perform a manual disaster recovery in backup exec.

The size the backup jobs needed is bigger than one disk of the pool can store. If the user configuration allows, then the user should add a replacement physical disk to the pool prior to removal of. This powershell script shows how to remove hard drive disks from storage pool. Moving from a job centric view to a server centric one is a bit like moving from imperial to metric. Removable disks in backup exec 20122014 go into readonly mode.

The device will still be in the backup exec device database and will still be available for use in other device pools. I have created a disk pool with four disks which have equal sizes. Backup exec 2012 and newer, provides the list of backup sets in the storage tab. Ensure disk storage is selected as the type of storage pool that is being. Ndmp volumes will have data that needs to be backed up to storage device like tape or disk. I understand your concern about removing the external hard disk from storage pool, we will help you with this issue.

To delete a device pool on the navigation bar, click devices under device pools, select the device pool or pools that you want to delete under general tasks on the task pane, select delete when prompted, click yes to delete the device pool if scheduled jobs are assigned to the deleted device pool, you are prompted to redirect the jobs to another device pool or standalone drive. Unable to remove failed disk error when configuring a. Monitor all of your backup, restore, install, and storage. You can remove an individual disk from a pool, but this creates a warning about data loss. The remove storagepool cmdlet deletes a storage pool. Backup stgpool back up primary storage pool data to. Use all available space recommended backupassist will check the local directory for free disk space while a. Using ndmp device as storage in symantec backup exec 2012.

The implementation technology in storage pooling is greyhole greyhole is a system module that uses samba to create a storage pool of all your available hard drives whatever their size, however theyre connected. I may need to buy some cheap high capacity drives to backup the array before i move. Physicaldisk4 is the newly installed disk that i intended to replace the failed and now physically removed disk. Windows server 2012 yes windows server 2012 r2 no windows server 2008 r2 no windows server 2008 no.

I will create a threeway mirrored disk, although my choices are from simple spanning or jbod, parity three disks needed or two or threeway mirroring. Having created a pool, the next task is to create a virtual disk on which to create our volume. How to troubleshoot backup exec deduplication storage folder. Deleting device pools it is not necessary to delete devices from a device pool before you delete that pool. Remove drive from storage pool for storage spaces in windows. Script remove hard drive disks from storage pool powershell. At that point, i would rebuild, wait for the process to finish, then start again when i was ready to replace another disk.

Unable to delete disk storage catastrophic failure. Greyhole is a system module that uses samba to create a storage pool of all your available hard drives whatever their size, however theyre connected. Symantec backup exec 2012 restoring missing mail folder. But if you want to use ndmp as storage then you can have volumes or cifs shares of ndmp mounted on backup exec server as luns with a drive letter. Storage spaces unable to remove failed drive repair pool. When i run an inventory on the storage, it starts and gives a status of running but it never actually reads any data from the storage device. It is not necessary to remove devices from a device pool before you remove that pool. However, i forgot to go to the b2d files themselves and delete them out of backup exec so basically, backup exec still thought that those b2d files existed. To run a manual disaster recovery of a remote backup exec server or remote. How to create a storage pool in backup exec 15 youtube. Adding or removing devices in a storage device pool.