Deleting Backups

Integration with Veeam Backup Repositories for Kasten K10 allows you to permanently delete backups exported by K10 policies or manually from the Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure in one of the following ways:  

• Remove backups from configuration
• Delete backups from disk

Removing from Configuration

If you want to remove records about backups from the Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure and configuration database, you can use the Remove from configuration operation. When you remove a backup from the configuration, the backup files (VBK and VBM) remain in the Veeam backup repository. You can import the backup later and restore application data and folders from it.

To remove a backup from the configuration:

1. Open the Home view.
2. In the inventory pane, select Backups.
3. In the working area, select the backup and click Remove from > Configuration on the ribbon. Alternatively, right-click the backup and select Remove from configuration.

Deleting Backups from Disk

If you want to remove records about backups from both the Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure and configuration database, you can use Delete from disk operation. When you delete backup files from a disk, Veeam Backup & Replication deletes the whole chain from the Veeam backup repository. Thus, on the next run of the K10 policy, Integration with Veeam Backup Repositories for Kasten K10 will create full backups for applications included added to the job.

This option allows you to delete the following type of data:

• Backup files from the Veeam backup repository.
• Specific applications from backups.

To delete backup files or applications from the Veeam backup repository, do the following:

1. In the Veeam Backup & Replication console, open the Home view.
2. In the inventory pane of the Home view, select Backups.
3. In the working area, do one of the following:

• [To delete a backup] In the working area, select the backup and click Delete on the ribbon. You can also right-click the backup and select Delete from disk.
• [To delete an application from a backup] In the working area, expand the necessary backup, select the application you want to delete and click Remove from > Disk on the ribbon. You can also right-click the backup and select Delete from disk.