A device selection method for storage device pool as per "MostFreeSpaceFirst", "LeastFreeSpaceFirst" and "Default" settings are not applied when backing up virtual machines.

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Article ID: 100043289

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Description

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Resolution

This issue has been fixed in Backup Exec 22.2 or later.

 

Issue/Introduction

A device selection method for storage device pool as per "MostFreeSpaceFirst", "LeastFreeSpaceFirst" and "Default" settings are not applied when backing up virtual machines.

Device selection settings - "MostFreeSpaceFirst", "LeastFreeSpaceFirst" and "Default" do not work as expected.
In case of "MostFreeSpaceFirst" method, the storage which has the largest free space might be selected after the backup starts.

Additional Information

ETrack: 3951649