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issmag's avatar
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...
  • Marianne's avatar
    10 years ago

    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