Use this procedure to remove an Exchange Server backup
object that was created with the VSS backup method.
Before you begin
Attention: Do not use this procedure for typical
delete tasks as backups are deleted automatically, based on user-defined
policy management settings. This procedure is necessary for those
deletions that are outside the scope of standard policy management
deletions. Perform this task with caution and only as a last resort.
For backups of Exchange Server Database Availability
Group (DAG) databases to Tivoli® Storage
Manager,
backups of a database from a DAG member to LOCAL can be deleted only
from the Exchange Server on which the backup was created.
Procedure
To delete Exchange Server backups:
- Start the Management Console.
- Click Recover Data in the welcome
page of the Management Console.
- In the Recover tab for the Exchange
instance, select View: Database Restore. Use
the results pane to browse and select one or more database backups
to delete.
- Click Delete Backup in the Action pane
to delete the backups of the selected databases.
Note: When a delete backup is in progress, two tasks display
in the task window to show the deletion is in progress, and that the
view is being refreshed. The view content is updated when both tasks
are finished.
What to do next
For
special considerations about multiple backups on space-efficient target
volumes with SAN Volume Controller and Storwize V7000, see More guidelines for SAN Volume Controller and Storwize V7000 environments.