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Backups Staying On Server

denverdataman
I have seen that my disk is getting up to almost 90% full. Looking at the file system it looks like backups are taking lots of space. I do not understand this because I do not have the Retain backups in the default backup directory option selected in WHM. Here is a part of the results I am seeing when I look at the files. 61G /backup 51G /backup/weekly 48G /var/lib/mysql.bkp Largest Files: 22586 MB /var/lib/mysql.bkp/ibdata1.bkp 14872 MB /var/lib/mysql/xxx_drupalworking6/watchdog.ibd 14872 MB /var/lib/mysql.bkp/xxx_drupalworking6/watchdog.ibd 7096 MB /backup/weekly/2016-11-20/accounts/buixxxtar.gz 7068 MB /backup/weekly/2016-11-13/accounts/buixxx.tar.gz 7033 MB /backup/weekly/2016-11-06/accounts/buixxx.tar.gz 6921 MB /backup/weekly/2016-10-30/accounts/buixxx.tar.gz 6919 MB /backup/monthly/2016-11-01/accounts/buixx.tar.gz 6835 MB /backup/weekly/2016-10-23/accounts/buixxx.tar.gz 4096 MB /usr/tmpDSK 1880 MB /backup/weekly/2016-11-20/accounts/xxxfoundation.tar.gz 1870 MB /backup/weekly/2016-10-23/accounts/xxxfoundation.tar.gz 1868 MB /backup/weekly/2016-10-30/accounts/xxxfoundation.tar.gz 1865 MB /backup/monthly/2016-11-01/accounts/xxxfoundation.tar.gz 1764 MB /backup/weekly/2016-11-13/accounts/xxxo.tar.gz 1764 MB /backup/weekly/2016-11-20/accounts/xxxo.tar.gz 1764 MB /backup/weekly/2016-11-06/accounts/xxxo.tar.gz I am just trying to please understand why the backup files are being retained. Thanks, Steve

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  • Infopro
    I do not have the Retain backups in the default backup directory option selected in WHM.

    Are your backups being transferred to another location or do you wish to disable backups from running?
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  • denverdataman
    When I look at /usr/local/cpanel/logs/cpbackup_transporter I see no issues. Thanks, Steve
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  • denverdataman
    Sorry, a better response would be I want them to go to S3 and then be removed from my server. If the server dies having backups on the server will not help me. I would love having the last backup but I do not see settings to be that granular. Right now the issue is that once files go to Amazon (seen in /usr/local/cpanel/logs/cpbackup_transporter) they are not always being deleted from the server. Thanks, Steve
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  • cPanelMichael
    Hello, The following case was implemented in cPanel version 60: Fixed case CPANEL-7446: Don't prune old backups if backup was a partial failure. This is to ensure backups aren't pruned in situations where a partial backup failure occurs. Could you review the backup logs in /usr/local/cpanel/logs/cpbackup/ to see if you notice any entries for "PartialFailure"? If so, you'd want to review the logs to see which accounts partially failed to determine what happened. Thanks!
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  • denverdataman
    I used "# grep -r "PartialFailure" " to find this in the file and no results are returned. I checked that the command works by using the word "info". Thanks, Steve
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  • cPanelMichael
    I used "# grep -r "PartialFailure" " to find this in the file and no results are returned.

    Could you verify which file you checked? You should check the backup logs as opposed to the transport logs: /usr/local/cpanel/logs/cpbackup/* Also, do you notice any additional errors or failures in the backup logs? Thank you.
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  • denverdataman
    When looking at these logs I do see PartialFailure in the log. For example: 1480237201.log:[2016-11-27 02:22:18 -0700] info [backup] Final state is Backup::PartialFailure (0) 1480237201.log:[2016-11-27 02:22:18 -0700] info [backup] Sent Backup::PartialFailure notification. Can I dig into what happened? Can I get an alert when this happens? Thanks, Steve
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  • cPanelMichael
    When looking at these logs I do see PartialFailure in the log. For example: 1480237201.log:[2016-11-27 02:22:18 -0700] info [backup] Final state is Backup::PartialFailure (0) 1480237201.log:[2016-11-27 02:22:18 -0700] info [backup] Sent Backup::PartialFailure notification. Can I dig into what happened? Can I get an alert when this happens? Thanks, Steve

    Hello, You can browse through a specific backup log using the "cat" or "view" command to see the specific error or failure messages related to the accounts. You can also configure "Backup Failure" notification importance via "WHM >> Contact Manager". Ensure the "Communication Type" tab is configured to send you notifications via your preferred method. Thank you.
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  • denverdataman
    I think there are three issues going on here. 1. I see there are some issues that the system is seeing as a partial failure for the backup. I will address these. The system is still making tar files 2. The bigger problem is that it appears that the tar files may not be leaving the server to go to S3. The makes me very nervous. The strange part is there are a significant number of files on S3 going back to October. On a side note, the pruning built into WHM Backup is not working. 3. Can I delete the old backup files that are on the HDD? Thanks, Steve
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  • Infopro
    . Can I delete the old backup files that are on the HDD?

    Sure you can.
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  • cPanelMichael
    . The bigger problem is that it appears that the tar files may not be leaving the server to go to S3. The makes me very nervous. The strange part is there are a significant number of files on S3 going back to October. On a side note, the pruning built into WHM Backup is not working.

    Hello, It's by design that backups aren't pruned in situations where a partial backup failure occurs. Could you address the issues on any of the accounts that are failing during the backup generation and then let us know if the issue continues? Thank you.
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