Datastore is getting filled up with FCD Snapshots in VKS environment

Products

• Tanzu Kubernetes Runtime

Issue/Introduction

• Datastore is keep filling up faster in the environment where FCD Backup on Guest Cluster is enabled
• Temporary snapshot PVC Reclaim Policy is set to Retain

Environment

• vSphere Kubernetes Service
• VMware Cloud Native Storage

Cause

This is due to an in correct Reclaim Policy set to the the temporary PVCs created by the Backup Tool.

Resolution

Reach out to Backup vendor to set the right PVC Reclaim policy for the temp PVCs getting created during the backup process.

Workaround:

To cleanup the the Datastore, contact Broadcom Support team.