Multiple Snapshots (MRT, RCT and AVHDX File) Created when VBR runs the job

Question

Hi, I have a Win2012 R2 Server that is being backup by VBR. I noticed that everytime Veeam runs the job, it creates a snapshots and not getting deleted even after the VBR job is completed.

Now I have these files (MRT, RCT and AVHDX) piled up and it is affecting our backend production. The Hyper-V is on a cluster environment.

I tried the following solution that I found online but there is no luck in merging these snapshots.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/691317/hyper-v-checkpoints-do-not-removed-after-veeam-bac
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/6257.manually-merge-avhd-to-vhd-in-hyper-v.aspx

https://forums.veeam.com/microsoft-hyper-v-f25/large-amounts-of-avhdx-mrt-and-rct-files-t59426.html https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/691317/hyper-v-checkpoints-do-not-removed-after-veeam-bac

Regards, Rich

Answer 1

Hello Thank you for your question and reaching out. Please try to run below PS to remove Snapshots Get-VMSnapshot -ComputerName "MyHyperVHost" -VMName "VMWithLingeringBackupCheckpoint" | Remove-VMSnapshot If the issue persists then It need to be checked with Veeam support or forums. --If the reply is helpful, please Upvote and Accept as answer--