Category: Veeam

Most space in Veeam should be in either one of two different tables. Based on where the space is located will dictate which method is used.

Table Explanation

• perfsamplelow – is more than 1 month out history, and can use a script to truncate
• perfsampleMed – Is current history set by Gui. Don’t use script oil this but rather thank gui retention rules.

TO AVOID CONNECTION REFUSAL

NOTE: YOU NEED TO RUN SQL MANAGER UNDER THE Windows ACCOUNT that runs VeeamOne AS THAT IS THE ACCOUNT THAT RUNS THE SERVICE.

Shrink Veeam One DB Low Table

SQL Manager is installed on VEEAMONE. Use that to run scripts.

CHECKPOINT
DECLARE @dt DATETIME
SET @dt = CONVERT(DATETIME, '2020-01-25 00:00:00.001' ,120)
WHILE EXISTS (SELECT * FROM [monitor].[perfsamplelow] WITH(NOLOCK) WHERE [timestamp] < @dt)
BEGIN
    BEGIN TRAN
    DELETE TOP (50000) FROM [monitor].[perfsamplelow] WHERE [timestamp] < @dt
    COMMIT TRAN
    CHECKPOINT
END​
DBCC shrinkfile (N'VeeamOne', 1)​

Analyze table size SQL

select top 10 schema_name(tab.schema_id) + '.' + tab.name as [table], 
    cast(sum(spc.used_pages * 8)/1024.00 as numeric(36, 2)) as used_mb,
    cast(sum(spc.total_pages * 8)/1024.00 as numeric(36, 2)) as allocated_mb
from sys.tables tab
join sys.indexes ind 
     on tab.object_id = ind.object_id
join sys.partitions part 
     on ind.object_id = part.object_id and ind.index_id = part.index_id
join sys.allocation_units spc
     on part.partition_id = spc.container_id
group by schema_name(tab.schema_id) + '.' + tab.name
order by sum(spc.used_pages) desc;

For more information see this post

https://forums.veeam.com/veeam-one-f28/question-about-the-kb2357-t64010.html

The retention policy for VEEAM ONE has been changed to hopefully shrink the VEEAM ONE SQL database.

Steps:

1. Run the command C:\Program Files\Common Files\Veeam\Veeam ONE Settings\VeeamOneSettings.exe2.       Change the Retention Settings to a lower default setting of 12 and 6 months
2. Change Retention Policy Settings. You can go as low as 1 month.

3.  We will need to wait to see if the VEEAM ONE SQL database shrinks at all after the changes have been made.

If the database does NOT shrink after about 30 minutes, then you neeed to go into SQL manager, connect to the veeam database as the same windows user that runs veeam, and run the following command

DBCC shrinkfile (N'VeeamOne', 1)

This will take up to 30 minutes. Sometimes 2 minutes sometimes 30 minutes sometimes in between. Depends on size of database, speed of computer that is processing the schrink.