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    • olivierlambertO Offline
      olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
      last edited by olivierlambert

      It failed when XO asked the VM with OpaqueRef:f3db3478-5acb-3723-5d15-652879bcf956 to do a Async.VM.clean_shutdown. Because without tools, you cannot make a clean shutdown. I don't remember in which scenario you need that action during a backup, probably related to auto healthcheck.

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        ph7 @olivierlambert
        last edited by ph7

        @olivierlambert
        The last log is from the Debian VM only and with 1.0.0-proto-0.4.0 tools
        The one without tools was removed from the job

        Thanks for Your engagement, It's great with people that don't sleep ;o)

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        • olivierlambertO Offline
          olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
          last edited by

          I cannot tell which VM is OpaqueRef:f3db3478-5acb-3723-5d15-652879bcf956 but you can, try to see to which VM it refers 🙂

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            ph7 @olivierlambert
            last edited by ph7

            @olivierlambert

            I cannot tell which VM is OpaqueRef:f3db3478-5acb-3723-5d15-652879bcf956 but you can, try to see to which VM it refers 🙂

            It's the one without tools

            But in the third log I only ran the vm with tools and still got errors:
            "OpaqueRef:c5030229-917f-b22f-7be6-532cc4cccf5a" and "AssertionError"

            I got no clue

            I installed vm1 (the "unistalled" one), updated and installed the 1.0.0-proto-0.4.0 tools
            made a new simple backup job with normal snapshot and it ran successfully
            I added vm2 and the job ran successfully again.

            Changed the snapshot mode to offline
            SuccessfulI

            I added the same schedule as in the first job
            retention 7
            Number of daily backups kept "blank"
            Number of weekly backups kept 2
            Number of monthly backups kept 1
            Number of yearly backups kept 1
            And it failed.

            Changed Number of daily backups kept "blank" to 7
            And Viola Success.
            It must have been deleted by mistake.
            Seems like it doesn't like the Number of daily backups kept to be blank

            I will change this in the first job and hopefully this is solved.

            And it's not
            I changed Number of daily backups kept "blank" to 7
            Ran the job, Failure.
            Rebooted everything included the host
            Ran the job. Failure again.

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    "mode": "delta",
    "reportWhen": "failure"
  },
  "id": "1735582708642",
  "jobId": "6a12854b-cc07-4269-b780-fe87df6cd867",
  "jobName": "LongTerm-5+2",
  "message": "backup",
  "scheduleId": "4f8cc819-2cf7-42ac-94ae-ee005727ecf7",
  "start": 1735582708642,
  "status": "failure",
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      "data": {
        "vms": [
          "5f029e45-a01c-310b-9895-a9e58bf92b96",
          "1b75faf0-f4db-5aa9-d204-9bee6f2abfd6"
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      "message": "vms"
    }
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      "data": {
        "type": "VM",
        "id": "5f029e45-a01c-310b-9895-a9e58bf92b96",
        "name_label": "PiHole 🗑️"
      },
      "id": "1735582710485",
      "message": "backup VM",
      "start": 1735582710485,
      "status": "failure",
      "tasks": [
        {
          "id": "1735582710508",
          "message": "clean-vm",
          "start": 1735582710508,
          "status": "success",
          "end": 1735582710559,
          "result": {
            "merge": false
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "1735582710511",
          "message": "clean-vm",
          "start": 1735582710511,
          "status": "success",
          "end": 1735582710584,
          "result": {
            "merge": false
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "1735582714860",
          "message": "snapshot",
          "start": 1735582714860,
          "status": "success",
          "end": 1735582716135,
          "result": "37392150-1519-8b53-dd16-bcbfb64a1972"
        },
        {
          "data": {
            "id": "446f82eb-2794-4c01-bd71-e247abd6a39c",
            "isFull": true,
            "type": "remote"
          },
          "id": "1735582716136",
          "message": "export",
          "start": 1735582716136,
          "status": "failure",
          "end": 1735582716159,
          "result": {
            "generatedMessage": false,
            "code": "ERR_ASSERTION",
            "actual": false,
            "expected": true,
            "operator": "strictEqual",
            "message": "entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52",
            "name": "AssertionError",
            "stack": "AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52\n    at getOldEntries (file:///root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_getOldEntries.mjs:116:18)\n    at IncrementalRemoteWriter._prepare (file:///root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/IncrementalRemoteWriter.mjs:96:24)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)"
          }
        },
        {
          "data": {
            "id": "0927f4dc-4476-4ac3-959a-bc37e85956df",
            "isFull": true,
            "type": "remote"
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          "message": "export",
          "start": 1735582716137,
          "status": "failure",
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            "code": "ERR_ASSERTION",
            "actual": false,
            "expected": true,
            "operator": "strictEqual",
            "message": "entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52",
            "name": "AssertionError",
            "stack": "AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52\n    at getOldEntries (file:///root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_getOldEntries.mjs:116:18)\n    at IncrementalRemoteWriter._prepare (file:///root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/IncrementalRemoteWriter.mjs:96:24)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)"
          }
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          "end": 1735582732376,
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          "id": "1735582732364",
          "message": "clean-vm",
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          "status": "success",
          "end": 1735582732426,
          "result": {
            "merge": false
          }
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          "id": "1735582732943",
          "message": "clean-vm",
          "start": 1735582732943,
          "status": "success",
          "end": 1735582732990,
          "result": {
            "merge": false
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          "message": "clean-vm",
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          "status": "success",
          "end": 1735582733015,
          "result": {
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          "message": "clean-vm",
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          "status": "success",
          "end": 1735582749500,
          "result": {
            "merge": false
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          "id": "1735582749480",
          "message": "clean-vm",
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          "result": {
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          "message": "clean-vm",
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          "status": "success",
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          "result": {
            "merge": false
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          "id": "1735582749926",
          "message": "clean-vm",
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          "status": "success",
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          "result": {
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            "attempt": 2,
            "error": "VM_LACKS_FEATURE(OpaqueRef:c5030229-917f-b22f-7be6-532cc4cccf5a)"
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          "message": "Retry the VM backup due to an error"
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          "OpaqueRef:c5030229-917f-b22f-7be6-532cc4cccf5a"
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        "task": {
          "uuid": "58309b21-e833-44c8-7b90-dcfee090139a",
          "name_label": "Async.VM.clean_shutdown",
          "name_description": "",
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          "finished": "20241230T18:19:09Z",
          "status": "failure",
          "resident_on": "OpaqueRef:ed939ef0-4062-e338-ea05-6fc86232259e",
          "progress": 1,
          "type": "<none/>",
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            "OpaqueRef:c5030229-917f-b22f-7be6-532cc4cccf5a"
          ],
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          "subtask_of": "OpaqueRef:NULL",
          "subtasks": [],
          "backtrace": "(((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/xapi_vm_lifecycle.ml)(line 742))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/xapi_vm_helpers.ml)(line 1653))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/libs/xapi-stdext/lib/xapi-stdext-pervasives/pervasiveext.ml)(line 24))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/libs/xapi-stdext/lib/xapi-stdext-pervasives/pervasiveext.ml)(line 39))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/helpers.ml)(line 1662))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/xapi_vm_helpers.ml)(line 1652))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/message_forwarding.ml)(line 2034))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/rbac.ml)(line 191))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/rbac.ml)(line 200))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/server_helpers.ml)(line 75)))"
        },
        "message": "VM_LACKS_FEATURE(OpaqueRef:c5030229-917f-b22f-7be6-532cc4cccf5a)",
        "name": "XapiError",
        "stack": "XapiError: VM_LACKS_FEATURE(OpaqueRef:c5030229-917f-b22f-7be6-532cc4cccf5a)\n    at XapiError.wrap (file:///root/xen-orchestra/packages/xen-api/_XapiError.mjs:16:12)\n    at default (file:///root/xen-orchestra/packages/xen-api/_getTaskResult.mjs:13:29)\n    at Xapi._addRecordToCache (file:///root/xen-orchestra/packages/xen-api/index.mjs:1068:24)\n    at file:///root/xen-orchestra/packages/xen-api/index.mjs:1102:14\n    at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)\n    at Xapi._processEvents (file:///root/xen-orchestra/packages/xen-api/index.mjs:1092:12)\n    at Xapi._watchEvents (file:///root/xen-orchestra/packages/xen-api/index.mjs:1265:14)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)"
      }
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        "id": "1b75faf0-f4db-5aa9-d204-9bee6f2abfd6",
        "name_label": "Debian"
      },
      "id": "1735582717167",
      "message": "backup VM",
      "start": 1735582717167,
      "status": "failure",
      "tasks": [
        {
          "id": "1735582717172",
          "message": "clean-vm",
          "start": 1735582717172,
          "status": "success",
          "end": 1735582717244,
          "result": {
            "merge": false
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "1735582717180",
          "message": "clean-vm",
          "start": 1735582717180,
          "status": "success",
          "end": 1735582717294,
          "result": {
            "merge": false
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "1735582730015",
          "message": "snapshot",
          "start": 1735582730015,
          "status": "success",
          "end": 1735582731315,
          "result": "160221cd-fff0-d481-b05f-64c27735f740"
        },
        {
          "data": {
            "id": "446f82eb-2794-4c01-bd71-e247abd6a39c",
            "isFull": true,
            "type": "remote"
          },
          "id": "1735582731316",
          "message": "export",
          "start": 1735582731316,
          "status": "failure",
          "end": 1735582731340,
          "result": {
            "generatedMessage": false,
            "code": "ERR_ASSERTION",
            "actual": false,
            "expected": true,
            "operator": "strictEqual",
            "message": "entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52",
            "name": "AssertionError",
            "stack": "AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52\n    at getOldEntries (file:///root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_getOldEntries.mjs:116:18)\n    at IncrementalRemoteWriter._prepare (file:///root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/IncrementalRemoteWriter.mjs:96:24)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)"
          }
        },
        {
          "data": {
            "id": "0927f4dc-4476-4ac3-959a-bc37e85956df",
            "isFull": true,
            "type": "remote"
          },
          "id": "1735582731317",
          "message": "export",
          "start": 1735582731317,
          "status": "failure",
          "end": 1735582731333,
          "result": {
            "generatedMessage": false,
            "code": "ERR_ASSERTION",
            "actual": false,
            "expected": true,
            "operator": "strictEqual",
            "message": "entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52",
            "name": "AssertionError",
            "stack": "AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52\n    at getOldEntries (file:///root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_getOldEntries.mjs:116:18)\n    at IncrementalRemoteWriter._prepare (file:///root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/IncrementalRemoteWriter.mjs:96:24)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "1735582733030",
          "message": "clean-vm",
          "start": 1735582733030,
          "status": "success",
          "end": 1735582733121,
          "result": {
            "merge": false
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "1735582733038",
          "message": "clean-vm",
          "start": 1735582733038,
          "status": "success",
          "end": 1735582733207,
          "result": {
            "merge": false
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "1735582733338",
          "message": "snapshot",
          "start": 1735582733338,
          "status": "success",
          "end": 1735582748462,
          "result": "f11f0d4c-0804-2bbe-960d-75c5c11305f1"
        },
        {
          "data": {
            "id": "446f82eb-2794-4c01-bd71-e247abd6a39c",
            "isFull": true,
            "type": "remote"
          },
          "id": "1735582748462:0",
          "message": "export",
          "start": 1735582748462,
          "status": "failure",
          "end": 1735582748486,
          "result": {
            "generatedMessage": false,
            "code": "ERR_ASSERTION",
            "actual": false,
            "expected": true,
            "operator": "strictEqual",
            "message": "entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52",
            "name": "AssertionError",
            "stack": "AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52\n    at getOldEntries (file:///root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_getOldEntries.mjs:116:18)\n    at IncrementalRemoteWriter._prepare (file:///root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/IncrementalRemoteWriter.mjs:96:24)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)"
          }
        },
        {
          "data": {
            "id": "0927f4dc-4476-4ac3-959a-bc37e85956df",
            "isFull": true,
            "type": "remote"
          },
          "id": "1735582748462:1",
          "message": "export",
          "start": 1735582748462,
          "status": "failure",
          "end": 1735582748469,
          "result": {
            "generatedMessage": false,
            "code": "ERR_ASSERTION",
            "actual": false,
            "expected": true,
            "operator": "strictEqual",
            "message": "entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52",
            "name": "AssertionError",
            "stack": "AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52\n    at getOldEntries (file:///root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_getOldEntries.mjs:116:18)\n    at IncrementalRemoteWriter._prepare (file:///root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/IncrementalRemoteWriter.mjs:96:24)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)"
          }
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          "id": "1735582749990",
          "message": "clean-vm",
          "start": 1735582749990,
          "status": "success",
          "end": 1735582750034,
          "result": {
            "merge": false
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "1735582750019",
          "message": "clean-vm",
          "start": 1735582750019,
          "status": "success",
          "end": 1735582750124,
          "result": {
            "merge": false
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        },
        {
          "id": "1735582750491",
          "message": "clean-vm",
          "start": 1735582750491,
          "status": "success",
          "end": 1735582750554,
          "result": {
            "merge": false
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "1735582750581",
          "message": "clean-vm",
          "start": 1735582750581,
          "status": "success",
          "end": 1735582750631,
          "result": {
            "merge": false
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      ],
      "warnings": [
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          "data": {
            "attempt": 1,
            "error": "all targets have failed, step: writer.prepare()"
          },
          "message": "Retry the VM backup due to an error"
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        {
          "data": {
            "attempt": 2,
            "error": "all targets have failed, step: writer.prepare()"
          },
          "message": "Retry the VM backup due to an error"
        }
      ],
      "end": 1735582750633,
      "result": {
        "code": "VM_LACKS_FEATURE",
        "params": [
          "OpaqueRef:f3db3478-5acb-3723-5d15-652879bcf956"
        ],
        "task": {
          "uuid": "fe77d196-a6f0-12ca-5795-3669fcf16201",
          "name_label": "Async.VM.clean_shutdown",
          "name_description": "",
          "allowed_operations": [],
          "current_operations": {},
          "created": "20241230T18:19:10Z",
          "finished": "20241230T18:19:10Z",
          "status": "failure",
          "resident_on": "OpaqueRef:ed939ef0-4062-e338-ea05-6fc86232259e",
          "progress": 1,
          "type": "<none/>",
          "result": "",
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            "OpaqueRef:f3db3478-5acb-3723-5d15-652879bcf956"
          ],
          "other_config": {},
          "subtask_of": "OpaqueRef:NULL",
          "subtasks": [],
          "backtrace": "(((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/xapi_vm_lifecycle.ml)(line 742))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/xapi_vm_helpers.ml)(line 1653))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/libs/xapi-stdext/lib/xapi-stdext-pervasives/pervasiveext.ml)(line 24))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/libs/xapi-stdext/lib/xapi-stdext-pervasives/pervasiveext.ml)(line 39))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/helpers.ml)(line 1662))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/xapi_vm_helpers.ml)(line 1652))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/message_forwarding.ml)(line 2034))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/rbac.ml)(line 191))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/rbac.ml)(line 200))((process xapi)(filename ocaml/xapi/server_helpers.ml)(line 75)))"
        },
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        "name": "XapiError",
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}

            I don't know, I will do some more testing.
            And thanks again Oliver 🥳

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            • P Offline
              ph7 @ph7
              last edited by ph7

              I compared the 2 jobs to make sure they where exactly the same.
              Ran the new job. Success.
              Ran the old job. Failed.

              Removed all data from Long-term retention of backups in the old job
              Number of daily backups kept 7 to "blank"
              Number of weekly backups kept 2 to "blank"
              Number of monthly backups kept 1 to "blank"
              Number of yearly backups kept 1 to "blank"

              Ran the old job again. Success !

              Put the data back to 7 2 1 1
              Ran the old job. Failed.

              Hmmm.. I think there must be an undocumented feature here 🙂
              I will run the new job alongside the old job an hour apart to see what will happen.

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              • D Offline
                David
                last edited by

                I'm getting similar too, I get the "entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52" error (see below) hope that's helpful.

                Based on the comment about removing the Long-term retention of backups data, I just removed the Number of weekly backups kept entry and re-ran, this allowed the backup to run. I kept my Number of daily backups kept limit which I haven't reached yet.

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            "type": "remote",
            "isFull": true
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            "expected": true,
            "operator": "strictEqual",
            "message": "entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52",
            "name": "AssertionError",
            "stack": "AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52\n    at getOldEntries (file:///home/root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_getOldEntries.mjs:116:18)\n    at FullRemoteWriter._run (file:///home/root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/FullRemoteWriter.mjs:39:24)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async FullRemoteWriter.run (file:///home/root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/_AbstractFullWriter.mjs:6:14)"
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                  rmaclachlan @David
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                  Thank you for reporting this fix, after I removed the Number of weekly backups kept entry my backups are working again. Last night all our backups failed with the entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52 error.

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                    ph7
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                    I have now, on the new year, added a new schedule to see if there will be any difference

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                      chr1st0ph9 @David
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                      @David Thanks, my backups suddenly fail since today, after removing all retention settings except “daily backup”, they work perfectly as last year.

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                        ph7 @olivierlambert
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                        @olivierlambert said in Long-term retention of backups:

                        @ph7 said in Long-term retention of backups:

                        VM_LACKS_FEATURE

                        This means there's no tools installed or working on that VM

                        The original job is still not running
                        I was thinking about this and came up with this cunning plan 🙂

                        1. Shut down the VM to see if there is still a problem with the tools
                        2. Run the original job manually

                        No. it did not work, still failing entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52

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          "status": "failure",
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            "code": "ERR_ASSERTION",
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            "expected": true,
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            "message": "entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52",
            "name": "AssertionError",
            "stack": "AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52\n    at getOldEntries (file:///root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_getOldEntries.mjs:116:18)\n    at IncrementalRemoteWriter._prepare (file:///root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/IncrementalRemoteWriter.mjs:96:24)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)"
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          "data": {
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          "status": "failure",
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            "name": "AssertionError",
            "stack": "AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52\n    at getOldEntries (file:///root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_getOldEntries.mjs:116:18)\n    at IncrementalRemoteWriter._prepare (file:///root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/IncrementalRemoteWriter.mjs:96:24)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)"
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        {
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            "name": "AssertionError",
            "stack": "AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52\n    at getOldEntries (file:///root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_getOldEntries.mjs:116:18)\n    at IncrementalRemoteWriter._prepare (file:///root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/IncrementalRemoteWriter.mjs:96:24)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)"
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          "message": "export",
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          "status": "failure",
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            "code": "ERR_ASSERTION",
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            "name": "AssertionError",
            "stack": "AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: entries must be sorted in asc order 2025-01 2025-52\n    at getOldEntries (file:///root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_getOldEntries.mjs:116:18)\n    at IncrementalRemoteWriter._prepare (file:///root/xen-orchestra/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/IncrementalRemoteWriter.mjs:96:24)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)"
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          "message": "clean-vm",
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          "result": {
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}

                        Maybe I'm wrong but I think we have a problem here. Could have something to do with the new year.

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                          @ph7 This is being investigated by the XOA team. We will update this thread when more information is available.

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                            @Danp Any news?
                            I have no delta-backups since new year and I don't know what will happen if I set retention "Backup retention" to 0.
                            I don't see any options to disable retention temporarily so I disabled daily backups. We have full monthly backups, but daily and weekly stopped working and it's disturbing.
                            We use open-source edition, no offence or pressure intended; just curious since maybe it's reasonable to delete all backups after next monthly full-backup is complete

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                              @al-indigo I believe that a fix should be out by EOM.

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                                @Danp Could you please tell what will happen if I set "0" in retention field and enable backups again? Will it erase all my delta-backups there?
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                                  @al-indigo AFAIK, the backup retention settings from the schedule won't be affected by changing the LTR values to zeros.

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                                    @Danp Do you have any updates on fix release estimation?

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                                      @al-indigo The fix is included in XOA 5.103.0, which was released last week.

                                      https://github.com/vatesfr/xen-orchestra/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

                                      [Backup/LTR] Fix computation for the last week of the year (PR #8269)

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                                        @Danp Thank you very much! Missed it

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