Data Disaster Recovery generates a backup set each time a backup schedule is executed. This topic describes how to manually delete backup sets that you no longer need in the console to reduce storage costs.
Prerequisites
Three full backup sets exist for the backup schedule that you want to manage.
If this prerequisite is not met, you cannot delete a backup set for a backup schedule.
Limits
You can delete only a single backup set at a time. You cannot delete multiple backup sets at a time.
You can delete only full backup sets. You cannot delete incremental backup sets.
To ensure the continuity of the restored data, you can delete only the earliest backup set.
Procedure
Log on to Data Management DMS 5.0.
In the top navigation bar, choose .
NoteIf you use the DMS console in simple mode, move the pointer over the
icon in the upper-left corner of the DMS console and choose . Find the backup schedule that you want to manage and click its ID. In the left-side navigation pane of the page that appears, choose
Find the backup set that you want to delete and click Delete Backup Set.
In the dialog box that appears, click OK.
WarningYou cannot restore a deleted backup set. Proceed with caution.
Related operations
You can purchase Data Disaster Recovery storage plans to offset the storage usage of large backups. Data Disaster Recovery storage plans are more cost-efficient than the pay-as-you-go billing method.
You can configure the lifecycle of backup sets. Data Disaster Recovery dumps and clears backup sets based on the lifecycle rules that you specify. For more information, see How do I manage the lifecycle rules of backup sets?