How long are Imported Images in the Catalog for?

[kbrandt]

After going through both phases to import expired images from a tape (http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/259827.htm), how long until these expire again (Or what causes them to expire at this point?)

[Will_Restore]

say it was 3 weeks, then an import today would expire April 28.

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/import-phase-one-information-retention

[Christoph_Linde · Accepted solution]

The calculation is:

The retention of an imported image is the same as it was before (the same level). That means that the retention level is applied to the image at the time of import.

Example1:

If you have an image which has a retention level 2 which means 3 weeks (default), and you import it today - it is valid for 3 weeks from now.

Example2:

If you import an image originally written with retention level 2 (3 weeks at write time) and you import it today, but retention level 2 now means 2 years atm, it means that the image will be kept for the next 2 years from now.

Hope that clears it up. The letter example is only for clarification. The actual retention time of the retention level used at write time is calculated to the actual date.

[J_H_Is_gone]

then you can run this command

/opt/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpmedialist -m <mediaid>
and the out put will tell you when it expires

id rl images allocated last updated density kbytes restores

vimages expiration last read <------- STATUS ------->

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K00316 12 4 10/04/2009 17:00 10/04/2009 20:53 hcart 346589189 0

4 04/08/2010 20:53 N/A