DCO VM Out of Disk Space - Options?

DCIM_Support · ‎2020-07-02

So my DCO Server VM is out of disk space and it is apparently not letting people login or let me run a backup or even download the log files.

So what are my options? Is there something I can delete in the Webmin to be able to have some wiggle room?

I have added 50GB to the disk allocation however I haven't attempted to add a partition in Webmin, mainly because I am not sure how without deleting everything.

Help!

DCIM_Support · ‎2020-07-02

Hi John,

As Yoshi described, usually the size of the backups could be the cause. I would suggest the following:

1. Via WinSCP (or similar file transferring tool), transfer all backup files to your laptop/network drive/etc. (for safe keeping)
2. either via WinSCP or via ssh logging to the server, remove the old backup files
3. now you might need to run a clean up command before rebooting the server, eg.
ssh log in to the server and run the following:
service operations purge
reboot

Recommendation: It is highly recommended that backups being saved to a remote location. For details/instruction please visit the following page:
Backing up and Restoring Backup

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DCIM_Support · ‎2020-07-02

Hi John,

I had the same type of experience and got through by accessing DCO server by telnet and remove (rm) the most of backup files under /data/backup/ directory. Usually, the latest backup is not complete, so keep the latest two or three backups and delete the rest of them, then reboot.

After you reboot, you may be able to access to Webmin, so change the number of backup (default is 30) you would keep or archive to the other server storage to keep backups.

I hope this helps.

Yoshi

DCIM_Support · ‎2020-07-02

Hi John,

As Yoshi described, usually the size of the backups could be the cause. I would suggest the following:

1. Via WinSCP (or similar file transferring tool), transfer all backup files to your laptop/network drive/etc. (for safe keeping)
2. either via WinSCP or via ssh logging to the server, remove the old backup files
3. now you might need to run a clean up command before rebooting the server, eg.
ssh log in to the server and run the following:
service operations purge
reboot

Recommendation: It is highly recommended that backups being saved to a remote location. For details/instruction please visit the following page:
Backing up and Restoring Backup

DCIM_Support · ‎2020-07-02

Thank you both. I was able to get in and remove the upgrade files for 7.4.0 and 7.4.5 as well as some old backups. Do you know if deleting the upgrade files will cause any issues?

DCIM_Support · ‎2020-07-02

Hi John, Removing the upgrade files (which you have used to upgrade the product) is fine and will not cause any issues.

DCIM_Support · ‎2020-07-02

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