Extend the retention of images

Question

Hi all,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I need to extend the retention of some images that will expire tommorrow. I think this can be done by bpexpdate command. I need the retention to be extended until 31/4/2011. Kindly provide me the right syntax.
&nbsp;
Regards,
Giri B

andy_welburn · Accepted Answer

To amend image with new retention level use:
	bpexpdate -recalculate -ret &lt;retention level&gt; -backupid &lt;backup_id&gt;
	Example:
	bpexpdate -recalculate -ret 8 -backupid client_1240993219

To amend image with new expiration date use:
	bpexpdate -d &lt;mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss&gt; -backupid &lt;backup_id&gt;
	Example:
	bpexpdate -d 06/13/09 08:28:00 -backupid client_1241594928
	&nbsp;
Or for media replace -backupid &lt;backup_id&gt; with -m &lt;media_id&gt;

marianne · Answer

Do you have the image numbers or the media id?
&nbsp;# bpexpdate -help
	bpexpdate: -m &lt;media id&gt; -d &lt;mm/dd/yyyy HH:MM:SS | 0 | infinity&gt;
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [-host &lt;name&gt;] [-force] [-nodelete] [-notimmediate]
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [-M &lt;master_server,...,master_server&gt;]
	bpexpdate: -deassignempty [-m &lt;media id&gt;] [-force]
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [-M &lt;master_server,...,master_server&gt;]
	bpexpdate: -backupid &lt;backup id&gt; -d &lt;mm/dd/yyyy HH:MM:SS | 0 | infinity&gt;
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [-client &lt;name&gt;] [-copy &lt;number&gt;] [-force] [-nodelete] [-notimmediate]
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [-M &lt;master_server,...,master_server&gt;]
	bpexpdate: -recalculate [-backupid &lt;backup id&gt;] [-copy &lt;number&gt;]
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [-d &lt;mm/dd/yyyy HH:MM:SS | 0 | infinity&gt;] [-client &lt;name&gt;]
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [-policy &lt;name&gt;] [-ret &lt;retention level&gt;] [-sched &lt;type&gt;]
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [-M &lt;master_server,...,master_server&gt;]
	bpexpdate: -stype &lt;server type&gt;
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [-dp &lt;disk pool&gt; [-dv &lt;disk volume&gt;]]
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [-nodelete] [-notimmediate]
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [-M &lt;master_server,...,master_server&gt;]
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; legal values for sched: 0=full,1=differential incr,2=user,3=arch
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4=cumulative incr
&nbsp;
bpexpdate -m &lt;media id&gt; -d 04/31/2011
bpexpdate -backupid &lt;backup id&gt; -d 04/31/2011

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