Symantec LiveState Recovery stops deleting old images as new images are created

Article:TECH55211  |  Created: 2007-01-01  |  Updated: 2008-01-31  |  Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH55211
Article Type
Technical Solution


Environment

Problem



Symantec LiveState Recovery stops deleting old images as new images are created

Solution



Issue:
Scheduled backup jobs stop deleting old images as new images are created, causing the backup location to run out of storage space.

Cause:
This issue has been known to occur when certain configuration changes are made to a system on which LiveState Recovery is running. For example, if the drive letter of the volume on which backup images are stored is changed, this issue may occur.

Solution:
This problem occurs when certain configuration changes are made to a system running Symantec LiveState Recovery. To fix this problem, old image files, backup job files, and history files must be deleted.

To delete old image files, backup job files, and history files
1. Stop the Symantec LiveState Recovery service.
2. Delete old image files.
3. Delete all backup job files and history files from the \Schedule and \History folders.
4. Restart the Symantec LiveState Recovery service.
5. Re-create the backup job.



Legacy ID



293669


Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH55211


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