Backup sets expiration.
I have the question.
If I have a Job:
- with 1 week expiration for full backup. doing every 1 week.
- and with 1 week expitation for incremental backup. doing every 1 day.
After 1 week full backup set is expired, but incremental sets expired later then full set.
Full backup set don't delete before all incremental sets is expired.
And full backup set stay on storage 1 week(expiration of full set) + 1 week(expiration of latest incremental set).
How can I do, BE move full backup set after week with incremental sets, even incremental sets isn't expired yet?
And question about "Storage" settings in Backup Exec Settings: "protect allocated and imported media".
This settings refer to tape media only?
Can I do, that all expired sets stay in storage, until this storage isn't full and after storage is full, oldest backup sets will be deleted?
The entire backup chain (full + incr) is only deleted after the entire chain has expired and a new backup chain has started. Read my article below
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/when-backup-sets-are-deleted-under-dlm
And question about "Storage" settings in Backup Exec Settings: "protect allocated and imported media".
This settings refer to tape media only?Yes
Can I do, that all expired sets stay in storage, until this storage isn't full and after storage is full, oldest backup sets will be deleted?No. The expired chain will be deleted during the next grooming cycle.
