10-24-2013 02:32 AM
We have a SLP with three operations -
1. Backup copy with 1 month of FIXED retention on disk
2. Duplicate copy with FIXED infinite retention on tape
3. Duplicate copy with 1 month of FIXED retention on DR site.
Can someone please let us know incase of some library issues we are not able to complete the 2nd copy on tape till one month.
What will happen to primary backup copy on disk?
Will it expire or it will be there on disk until the child copy on tape with infinite retention is completed?
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10-24-2013 02:44 AM
no it will not expire...
if hte copy 2 is not able to make by any reason.. copy 1 will not expire untill the next copy will get duplicated or the longest retenction is reached.
so in your case..if the copy 2 is not able to make .. the copy one will never expire as you set infinite retenction for it.
the SLP keep on trying to do the duplication... it will never quite..
unless admin did the manaully to stop the SLP process...
read the below white to understand more about SLP
10-24-2013 02:44 AM
no it will not expire...
if hte copy 2 is not able to make by any reason.. copy 1 will not expire untill the next copy will get duplicated or the longest retenction is reached.
so in your case..if the copy 2 is not able to make .. the copy one will never expire as you set infinite retenction for it.
the SLP keep on trying to do the duplication... it will never quite..
unless admin did the manaully to stop the SLP process...
read the below white to understand more about SLP
10-24-2013 02:48 AM
First copy will set to infity unless it is duplicated, so if your 1st copy is not duplicated it will never expire and will remain there unless it gets duplicated.
10-24-2013 03:03 AM
Even if the primary copy has fixed retention on the disk?
10-24-2013 03:11 AM
Correct.
The infinite retention until all copies have completed is documented in NBU Admin Guide I: http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC5159
Chapter 14, page 498:
10-24-2013 03:11 AM
yes... fixed retenction is applicable only when it successfully completes the duplicate copy.. it not it will treat it as a fixed retenction untill it get compleated with duplication job.
because SLP is to ensure that the image is avaliable through out the life cycle that is defnied.. and it will keep on trying untill it achives it..