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Kwinter
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13 years ago

NetBackup 7 - How to display data expiration on a disk image

Hello,   On tape media, I use the following command to change the expiration date on the volume:     bpexpdate -m  TPS135  -d  12/31/2015 18:00:00 Then I am able to display the info changed b...
  • Andy_Welburn's avatar
    13 years ago

    DOCUMENTATION: What are the different fields in "bpimagelist -l" output?
    http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH5584

    You will need field 16 of the IMAGE entry

    e.g.

    # bpdbm -ctime `bpimagelist -l -backupid client_1316242916|grep IMAGE|awk '{print $16}'`
    1318921316 = Tue Oct 18 08:01:56 2011

     

    where the bpimagelist output produces a value of 1318921316 & this is fed into bpdbm to convert to a more readable format.

    ***EDIT***

    To follow that theory through with your example:

    # bpdbm -ctime `bpimagelist -l -backupid client_1316694010|grep IMAGE|awk '{print $16}'`
    1317298810 = Thu Sep 29 13:20:10 2011
    #
    # bpexpdate -backupid client_1316694010 -d 12/31/2015 18:00:00
    Are you SURE you want to change client_1316694010
    to expire on Thu Dec 31 18:00:00 2015 y/n (n)? y
    #
    # bpdbm -ctime `bpimagelist -l -backupid client_1316694010|grep IMAGE|awk '{print $16}'`
    1451584800 = Thu Dec 31 18:00:00 2015

     

    ***EDIT #2***

    [[As an aside, as you look like you want to view this via command line, this can also be confirmed via the Client Backups report in the GUI - also gives the equivalent output to bpimagelist ]]