This page displays a list of the status of all of the backup jobs and their blockstores. Ops Manager maintains a blockstore using three jobs:
Job Type | Description | Trigger |
|---|---|---|
Resource Tracking | Determines the total number of living and dead bytes in blockstores. |
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Groom | Moves all blocks of living snapshots to an unused span of disk space. This removes any dead blocks that only previously expired snapshots used. | Runs when the percentage of living block bytes drops to drops below a given threshold. To learn more, see Grooms. |
Integrity Check | Verify that the blockstore has no data integrity issues. | Runs every seven days |
Each blockstore job runs unless a previously scheduled snapshot store job remains in progress.
Each blockstore can run only one job at a time unless you change
its Load Factor. The
Load Factor sets how many jobs that a blockstore can
run at the same time. Set to 1 by default.
Tip
To learn how to change the Load Factor, see Edit a Blockstore.
Each row in this table lists a backup job. The background color of the row indicates the state of its associated blockstore.
Color | Storage Usage Status |
|---|---|
Blue | Changing. Ops Manager is grooming this blockstore. |
Green | Accurate. Ops Manager ran a tracking job since last groom job ran. |
Red | Stale. Ops Manager ran a groom job since its last tracking job ran. |
The table on this page displays storage statistics for each backup job and its associated blockstore. Use the action columns to schedule a groom job or integrity check for a specific backup job. The table includes the following columns:
Column | Description |
|---|---|
Project | Displays the project associated with this backup job. |
Replica Set | Displays the replica set associated with this backup job. |
Total Bytes | Displays the combined size, in gigabytes (GB), of living and dead bytes in the blockstore for this backup job. |
Dead Bytes | Displays the size, in gigabytes (GB), of blocks not referenced by any existing snapshot. |
Num Blocks | Displays the total number of blocks in the blockstore for this backup job. |
Num Living Blocks | Displays the number of blocks referenced by at least one existing snapshot. |
Num Dead Blocks | Displays the number of blocks not referenced by any existing snapshot. |
Living Ratio | Displays the ratio of living bytes to total bytes as a decimal between 0.0 and 1.0. When this value drops below the configured threshold, Ops Manager may schedule a groom job. To learn more, see Grooms. |
Logical Blockstore | Displays the blockstore currently assigned to this backup job. |
Destination Blockstore | Displays the target blockstore for the next groom job. You can select a different blockstore to move blocks during the next groom job. Applies to inter-blockstore groom jobs. |
Groom Action | Schedules a groom job for this backup job. |
Integrity Action | Schedules an integrity check for this backup job. |
Manual Blockstore Maintenance
Ops Manager runs the Resource Tracking, Groom and Integrity Check jobs at regular intervals. You can start a Groom or Integrity Check job. You can't start a Resource Tracking job. A Resource Tracking job runs immediately after a Groom job.
Move Blocks to a Different Blockstore
To move a backup job's blocks to a different blockstore:
Find the blockstore replica set you want to groom in the table.
Select a different destination blockstore in the backup job's Destination blockstore column.
In the Groom Action column, click Schedule.
You might want to do this if you add a new blockstore and would like to balance data. This removes all dead blocks from the backup job. This groom job is called an inter-blockstore groom job.
Groom a Blockstore
To initiate a groom job:
Find the blockstore replica set you want to groom in the table.
In the Groom Action column, click Schedule.
You should not need to manually schedule groom jobs. Ops Manager runs the jobs automatically.
Check Blockstore Integrity
To initiate an integrity check:
Find the blockstore replica set you want to groom in the table.
In Integrity Action column, click IntegCheck.
Ops Manager displays the Integrity Schedule Result modal with the status of the blockstore.