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Hi Folks,

 

I have someone who ran out of space on their Linux immutable repo, they are asking to remove immutability on the fs (chatter -i) as root. I am wondering what Veeam DB will think? and what other issues might arise. They seem to say they have done it before then just rescanned the repo?

 

remove the bit and then manually delete I should add. :(

Never done this myself but will be interested to know what happens.

I had to do that once in my home lab

 

  • maintenance mode on repo
  • chattr -i on the files
  • remove the full chain of backups
  • rescan repo
  • open recovery points of that job
  • delete the missing entries from the chain

!!!!! only do this if you cannot enlarge the disk or add an extend to the sobr. There is a big chance you could f something up and end up with nothing !!!!!

 

Also, I don’t think this is a supported method. 

Never done this either, & though as @mkevenaar states, it seems it can be done. I'd be leary on attempting it myself....outside of a lab env. 

yup.. @mkevenaar he has only one repo so not a SOBR so no maintenance mode just jump and hope that the parachute opens.

In that case I would stop the VBR services, if you can @Geoff Burke 

Also, I don’t think this is a supported method. 

I think there are only a few exceptions, like when guided by support, that manually removing files from a repo is supported.  Generally a bad idea unless this is the last possible option.  I’m curious about it as well though….in a lab….

I can’t as I don’t have access. These folks asked about it but said they have done it before :) . I have no access to them so I can just say @mkevenaar said that…. :) :) Don’t worry you too far away for them to come get you😃

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