Pruning doesn't work

[docent]

Hello,
I don't understand how pruning is working.
Today is the first Monday in August, but as of 03/31/2024 the backup copy has not been deleted.
Why?
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: prune job 'default-PVE01Backup-6c1d041d-a53'
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: task triggered by schedule 'daily'
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: Starting datastore prune on datastore 'PVE01Backup', root namespace, down to full depth
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: retention options: --keep-last 7 --keep-daily 14 --keep-weekly 4 --keep-monthly 3
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: Pruning group :"vm/100"
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-03-31T16:00:00Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-04-28T17:00:00Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-05-26T17:00:01Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-06-16T17:00:04Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-06-23T17:00:03Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-06-30T17:00:04Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-07T17:00:03Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: remove vm/100/2024-07-10T17:00:00Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-11T17:00:03Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-16T17:00:01Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-17T17:00:03Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-18T17:00:00Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-19T17:00:04Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-20T17:00:01Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-21T17:00:01Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-22T17:00:04Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-23T17:00:03Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-24T17:00:03Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-25T17:00:02Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-26T17:00:04Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-27T17:00:01Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-28T17:00:02Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-29T17:00:06Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-30T17:00:01Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-31T17:00:03Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-08-01T17:00:04Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-08-02T17:00:05Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-08-03T17:00:02Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-08-04T17:00:04Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: TASK OK

Best regards,
Michael

 

[dcsapak]

see https://pbs.proxmox.com/docs/backup-client.html#backup-pruning and https://pbs.proxmox.com/docs/prune-simulator/index.html for details, but it does the right thing:

you specified keep-last 7 which are the following:

2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-29T17:00:06Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-30T17:00:01Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-31T17:00:03Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-08-01T17:00:04Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-08-02T17:00:05Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-08-03T17:00:02Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-08-04T17:00:04Z

keep daily 14:

2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-11T17:00:03Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-16T17:00:01Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-17T17:00:03Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-18T17:00:00Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-19T17:00:04Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-20T17:00:01Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-21T17:00:01Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-22T17:00:04Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-23T17:00:03Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-24T17:00:03Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-25T17:00:02Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-26T17:00:04Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-27T17:00:01Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-28T17:00:02Z

then one is removed

2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: remove vm/100/2024-07-10T17:00:00Z

then keep weekly 4

2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-06-16T17:00:04Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-06-23T17:00:03Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-06-30T17:00:04Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-07-07T17:00:03Z

and then keep monthly 3

2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-03-31T16:00:00Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-04-28T17:00:00Z
2024-08-05T00:00:00+05:00: keep vm/100/2024-05-26T17:00:01Z

basically each 'keep-x' is a number slots to be filled, and it's not about the calendar days/months/etc.

 

[docent]

Thanks)
I thought all options were counted from the current time, like in Veeam B&R.