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issmag
Level 5
10 years ago

change a backupid retention

hi,

i can't change an expire date for a backup ID.

when i typed the command : bpexpdate -backupid backupid_11111111111 -d 12/12/2104, the command passed,

but when i check with bpimagelist -U -backupid backupid_11111111111 i find that the expire date does'nt change !!

i tried to duplicate this image to a tape and give it a time until december, but i can't, i got the error message :  it is a life cycle image that cannot be manually duplicate.

 

could you help me please ?

 

the Master server is Windows 2008 R2.

netbackup entreprise 7.5.0.5

this backup passed on a DataDomain.

 

thanks in advance !

  • You should ALWAYS use bpexpdate -recalculate with a new retetion level or with a new expiration date.

    In NetBackup 7.5, if 'bpexpdate -recalculate' is invoked from the command line without the '-d' or '-ret' option, incorrect expiration dates for images may be recalculated, which may lead to early expiration of those images.
    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH188688 

     

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