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Out of space on Immutable repo? chattr?

  • June 27, 2023
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Geoff Burke
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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?

 

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Geoff Burke
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  • Veeam Vanguard
  • June 27, 2023

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


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


mkevenaar
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  • Veeam Vanguard
  • June 27, 2023

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. 


coolsport00
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  • June 27, 2023

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. 


Geoff Burke
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  • June 27, 2023

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


mkevenaar
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  • Veeam Vanguard
  • June 27, 2023

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


dloseke
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  • Veeam Vanguard
  • June 27, 2023

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….


Geoff Burke
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  • June 27, 2023

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😃