Performing a selective delete
You can delete specific files from a backup and the DS-System online storage. The backup will continue to exist and scheduled backups will continue to run.
To perform a selective delete:
1. Browse the Backup Sets tree and select the required backup.
2. On the Sets menu, point to Delete, and then click Selective Delete.
Options in this first page allow you to narrow down the display of files and directories from which to select for deletion.
3. Select the method by which data is to be selected for deletion. The default is Time-based data selection. You can use the option Placeholder/stub selection if the data source is managed by a recognized HSM system.
4. Select the period from which backup data is to be deleted.
5. If required, customize the delete using these options Leave last generations online and Only data removed since (days ago), and then click Next.
6. Select the options that you require:
• Archived data placeholders – These options relate to displaying generations that have already been ‘pushed’ to BLM from online storage. Select what you want to display in the next dialog box of the Delete Wizard (include archived files, exclude archived files, or show only archived files).
• Move to BLM – Select if you want to send a copy of all files selected for deletion to BLM.
7. Click Next. The contents of the tree are determined by the options specified in previous pages.
8. Browse the Directories Tree and select the directories you want to delete.
9. Click Finish to start the delete process.
10. (If two-factor authentication is enabled) In the Two-factor Authentication Validation dialog box, in the Authentication Code box, type the authentication code that you have received from the DS-System, and then click Validate.
NOTE: The authentication code is sent to the email address that is associated with your user account in the two-factor authentication settings for the DS-Client. The code is valid for two hours. To request an authentication code be resent to you, click Resend.
To delete individual files:
2. Browse the Directories Tree to the directory that contains files you want to delete.
3. Click Show Files.
4. Browse the Files List and select the files you want to delete.
• To view a list of the files you have selected for deletion and the full path to each file, click Selection to open the Delete Selection dialog box.
5. Click Finish to start the delete process.
6. (If two-factor authentication is enabled) In the Two-factor Authentication Validation dialog box, in the Authentication Code box, type the authentication code that you have received from the DS-System, and then click Validate.
NOTE: The authentication code is sent to the email address that is associated with your user account in the two-factor authentication settings for the DS-Client. The code is valid for two hours. To request an authentication code be resent to you, click Resend.