Rescanning Scale-Out Repositories

Veeam Backup & Replication periodically rescans scale-out backup repositories. During the rescan process, it gets the following information:

• State of every extent added to the scale-out backup repository — online or offline
• Status of Veeam Data Mover Services on extents — up-to-date or outdated
• Space available on the scale-out backup repository

The rescan operation is performed automatically by a rescan process that works permanently in the background. The process is started every 24 hours. It can be also started when a new task session starts, and the Veeam Backup Service requires information about the infrastructure to be refreshed.

In addition to the automated rescan process, you can manually start rescan of the scale-out backup repository. Backup repository rescan may be helpful, for example, if you want to discover backup files that were manually relocated from one extent to another one.

To start the rescan process:

1. Open the Backup Infrastructure view.
2. In the inventory pane select Scale-out Repositories.
3. In the working area, select the scale-out repository and click Rescan Repository on the ribbon or right-click the scale-out backup repository and select Rescan repository.