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Veeam not read the correct data usage from Dell Power protect


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Hi,

 

We have a Dell Power Protect appliance with 7.5TB of space, when I check the used space on the Veeam console, I found that it's only shows me the pre-compression value as used space (8 Tb). The console also shows me the free value (7 Tb) and I think it's correct after data compression.

 

So I still have other servers to add on veeam with 5TB of data and I want to know if our Dell Power Protect will support this extra space or not.

 

Thank you.

 

 

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Best answer by JMeixner 5 January 2023, 11:34

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The used space value reflects the amount of data Veeam has written to the repository. Normally after deduplication and compression done by Veeam, but without block cloning done by a filesystem or further compression/deduplication done by an appliance.

The free space value is the amount of free space reported by the storage. So, there can be differences. For example, I have on a 65TB ReFS Repository more than 65TB used space reported and have still free space left.

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Hi @JMeixner,

 

Thanks for your feedback.

 

So, can i trust in the free value reported by the appliance or i have to check with Dell EMC ?

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In my environments the free space value is correct. I have never used  a Dell Power Protect appliance , but I assume that it is reporting the correct value to Veeam.

Can you see the free space on a console or web interface of the appliance and compare the values?

Userlevel 4

Hi,

 

Yes, the appliance console show me the same values.

 

Thank you @JMeixner 

 

 

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Fine 😎

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Userlevel 7
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Hi,

 

Yes, the appliance console show me the same values.

 

Thank you @JMeixner 

 

 

This is usually the best way to compare what Veeam reports and your storage. As mentioned ReFS is similar in reporting within the console.

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Hi @Chris.Childerhose,

 

Okay Thank you.

 

Thank you all, have a nice day.

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