I cannot expand a VM disk since the system is blocking this operation as for existing checkpoints.
There’s no checkpoint within the chain in HyperV Manager, however some files exist on disk:
I wonder if these are only some orphans created by VBR Comm. Ed., and if these can be safely deleted
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Can you see the files in the Veeam Console? If so, and you don’t need them..meaning, they’re not part of a backup chain, you can delete them there. It’s always advisable to delete files from the Veeam Console.
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Do make sure they are not needed in Veeam before deleting them!
Unfortunately I can’t use the console! I have upgraded VBR to v 12, and as a result, the setup is ending with errors and I am stuck. I don’t know if the setup fails due to disk space limits (got 19GB free before installing, or for other reasons)
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Then, to be honest, I wouldn’t mess with the files there until you get the issue with your upgrade sorted so you can use the VBR Console to see if those files are in use somewhere.
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Even though you’re using the VBR Comm Ed., you can still reach out to Veeam Support. They do provide support for free version, although it’s just a ‘best effort’ scenario.
I’ll try to debug why the setup is failing in the first place
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Are you able to move the VM to a new storage datastore in Hyper-V? Maybe that will leave the orphaned files behind and allow you to remove things to clean them up as well as expand the disk?
Otherwise, I would do what Shane suggests getting in touch with Support.
Do you know how much space is required on disk to install V12?
I’ll try also this. Thanks!
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Do you know how much space is required on disk to install V12?
The application should be minimal and it will upgrade your current DB. I would think no more than 5GB.
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The Guide’s Sys Requirements notes VBR requires 5GB, as Chris has shared. Keep us posted!
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