hello
I think You are looking for NOexpire touch file ;)
The NOexpire touch file is set in the following locations:
For UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/NOexpire
For Windows:
VERITAS\NetBackup\Bin\NOexpire
More information can be found in the
seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/281842.htm
Let me quote one chapter:
"Disaster recovery testing and job scheduling
The following techniques may help in your disaster recovery testing.
■ Prevent the expiration of empty media.
a Go to the following directory:
UNIX
cd /usr/openv/netbackup/bin
Windows
install_path\NetBackup\bin
b Enter the following:
mkdir bpsched.d
cd bpsched.d
echo 0 > CHECK_EXPIRED_MEDIA_INTERVAL
■ Prevent the expiration of images
a Go to the following directory:
UNIX
cd /usr/openv/netbackup
Windows
cd install_path\NetBackup
b Enter the following:
UNIX
touch NOexpire
Windows
echo 0 > NOexpire
■ Prevent backups from starting by shutting down bprd (NetBackup Request
Manager). This will suspend scheduling of new jobs by nbpem. To shut down
bprd, you can use the Activity Monitor in the NetBackup Administration
Console.
Restart bprd to resume scheduling."