# A4 demo-hp whole-box backup space (operator option A) — 2026-09-24T19:57:34+00:00
== before
/dev/mapper/pve-root 41424257024 34957815808 4329234432  89% /
18:    "local_backup_retention": 3,
local:backup/vzdump-lxc-9201-2026_09_21-06_47_30.tar.zst tar.zst backup    6195767336 9201
local:backup/vzdump-lxc-9201-2026_09_22-06_52_48.tar.zst tar.zst backup    6267269544 9201
local:backup/vzdump-lxc-9201-2026_09_23-06_55_25.tar.zst tar.zst backup    7417540996 9201
/var/lib/vz/dump/vzdump-lxc-9201-2026_09_21-06_47_30.log: 2026-09-21 06:52:59 INFO: Total bytes written: 19160750080 (18GiB, 56MiB/s)
/var/lib/vz/dump/vzdump-lxc-9201-2026_09_22-06_52_48.log: 2026-09-22 06:58:34 INFO: Total bytes written: 19284930560 (18GiB, 54MiB/s)
/var/lib/vz/dump/vzdump-lxc-9201-2026_09_23-06_55_25.log: 2026-09-23 07:02:47 INFO: Total bytes written: 22607360000 (22GiB, 49MiB/s)
== setting after
18c18
<     "local_backup_retention": 3,
---
>     "local_backup_retention": 1,
json ok
active
== prune dry-run (keep-last=1)
NOTE: this is only a preview and might not be what a subsequent
prune call does if backups are removed/added in the meantime.

Backup                                                          Backup-ID Prune-Mark
local:backup/vzdump-lxc-9201-2026_09_21-06_47_30.tar.zst         lxc/9201     remove
local:backup/vzdump-lxc-9201-2026_09_22-06_52_48.tar.zst         lxc/9201     remove
local:backup/vzdump-lxc-9201-2026_09_23-06_55_25.tar.zst         lxc/9201       keep
== prune (keep-last=1) 2026-09-24T21:57:53+02:00
removing backup 'local:backup/vzdump-lxc-9201-2026_09_21-06_47_30.tar.zst'
removing backup 'local:backup/vzdump-lxc-9201-2026_09_22-06_52_48.tar.zst'
rc=0
== after
/dev/mapper/pve-root 41424257024 22494752768 16792297472  58% /
local:backup/vzdump-lxc-9201-2026_09_23-06_55_25.tar.zst tar.zst backup    7417540996 9201
== after (poller stopped by PID at 2026-09-24T20:26:57+00:00; both tiers complete per host journal)
Sep 24 22:06:23 demo-hp felhom-agent[756657]: time=2026-09-24T22:06:23.065+02:00 level=INFO msg="backup: completed" vmid=9201 target=local archive=local:backup/vzdump-lxc-9201-2026_09_24-21_59_25.tar.zst size_bytes=8182759056 uncovered_volumes=2
Sep 24 22:06:23 demo-hp felhom-agent[756657]: time=2026-09-24T22:06:23.065+02:00 level=INFO msg="local-api: backup job complete" vmid=9201 target=local job=backup-9201-1790279965190292701 archive=local:backup/vzdump-lxc-9201-2026_09_24-21_59_25.tar.zst
Sep 24 22:10:57 demo-hp felhom-agent[756657]: time=2026-09-24T22:10:57.339+02:00 level=INFO msg="backup: completed" vmid=9201 target=felhom-pbs archive=felhom-pbs:backup/ct/9201/2026-09-24T20:06:25Z size_bytes=23236593106 uncovered_volumes=2
Sep 24 22:10:57 demo-hp felhom-agent[756657]: time=2026-09-24T22:10:57.339+02:00 level=INFO msg="local-api: backup job complete" vmid=9201 target=felhom-pbs job=backup-9201-felhom-pbs-1790280385256228451 archive=felhom-pbs:backup/ct/9201/2026-09-24T20:06:25Z
/dev/mapper/pve-root 41424257024 23268814848 16018235392  60% /
local:backup/vzdump-lxc-9201-2026_09_24-21_59_25.tar.zst tar.zst backup    8182759056 9201
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