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VSphere Data Protection disk space after deleting backup

  • 1.  VSphere Data Protection disk space after deleting backup

    Posted Jan 23, 2015 08:57 AM

    Hello. I have some question about VSphere Data Protection 5.5.

    I attached share folder from NAS to VSphere Data Protection VM (prepared .ovf)

    During configuration was created 3 disks per 1 Tb each

    Then Backup job created some buckups.

    I cheked free space on disks:

    df -h result

    /dev/sdb1             1.0T   43G  983G   4% /data01

    /dev/sdc1             1.0T   41G  985G   4% /data02

    /dev/sdd1             1.0T   41G  985G   4% /data03

    After deleting all backups free spase not changed.

    After reboot:

    /dev/sdb1             1.0T   49G  975G   5% /data01

    /dev/sdc1             1.0T   40G  985G   4% /data02

    /dev/sdd1             1.0T   40G  985G   4% /data03

    After 1 hour:

    /dev/sdb1             1.0T   41G  983G   4% /data01

    /dev/sdc1             1.0T   39G  985G   4% /data02

    /dev/sdd1             1.0T   39G  985G   4% /data03

    VDP Appliance storage summary shows:

    Capacity: 2.0 Tib

    Space free: 2.0 Tib

    root@vdp:/data01/#: du -h

    8.0K    ./cxorset

    40M     ./checklogs/cp.20150123050403

    40M     ./checklogs

    0       ./recover_do_not_touch

    4.0K    ./vba

    41G     ./cur

    97M     ./cp.20150123050403

    75M     ./cp.20150123072042

    41G     .

    Why free space on disks  changed so curiously?

    Why in VDP Appliance storage summary free space 100%, but on disks only 96%?

    How can I clean this space?

    Thanks for answers.