change a backupid retention

Question

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 : &nbsp;it is a life cycle image that cannot be manually duplicate.

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could you help me please ?

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the Master server is Windows 2008 R2.

netbackup entreprise 7.5.0.5

this backup passed on a DataDomain.

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thanks in advance !

marianne · Accepted Answer

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&nbsp;

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ramnagalla · Answer

you can not manaully chage the expire date or duplicate the image for the images that are contorled by SLP,&nbsp;

if you would like to do that you need to follow below

nbstlutil cancel -backupid &lt;backupid&gt;

then try changing the expire date and also duplicating..., but it will not carry any SLP retenctions or images... you have to take care it manually.

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&amp;id=TECH170086

If you try to expire the image or the image copies manually that are not SLP-complete, the request fails with a 1573 error. To expire the image or images, you can do one of the following:

Wait for the image or copy to become SLP-complete.
	Use the&nbsp;nbstlutil cancel&nbsp;command to terminate the SLP processing.
	Add the&nbsp;-force_not_complete&nbsp;option to the&nbsp;bpexpdate&nbsp;command to force the expiration even if the image or copy is not SLP-complete.

yasuhisa_ishika · Answer

Date you specified is beyond 2038. Try to set date before 2038.

nicolai · Answer

My point also - infinity backup are 2038 in Netbackup&nbsp;

Retention Periods with end dates beyond 2038, excluding Infinity on Windows

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO68516

Try doing :

bpexpdate&nbsp;-recalculate [-backupid&nbsp;backup_id] -d infinity

issmag · Answer

yes you're right, it was a mistake of keyboard typing, i typed 2014.

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but now firned i have a serious problem, the image has an expire date in the past, so i can't no longer change the expire time and date, please need your help, i have to change the expire date.

when i typed&nbsp; the command bpexpdate -recalculate i got the message : Failed to process an image whose expiration date is in the past.

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please, i need your help before the backup clean up job pass and delete this image.

thanks in advance

yasuhisa_ishika · Answer

You can "import" expired backups if tapes have never been overwritten. Follow the steps described in this guide page 789.

http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC5159

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change a backupid retention

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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change a backupid retention

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

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