Is there a way that I can restore data that was backup a month ago, with a three weeks retention period? Or should I say, is there a way that I can restore data that has an expired retention period?
I did try using the command "bprecover" but failed.
BTW, I am using a Netbackup 5.1 MP2 installed in a Windows 2000 server...
you also need to hope the tape hasn't been overwritten of course (assuming a robotic library), and that you can identify which tape you need in the first place.
As per Bob Stump we need to Import the catalog backup images from the tape after that we need to extend the retention period of the backup images by using bpexpdate.
Example:
bpexpdate -backupid japet_1105198727 -d infinity ----For Changing the expiration date of Images.
In the above example you mention the retention period as per your requirement.
Yes, you may want to extend the expiration date. When you import a tape it will automatically reset its expiration date to the length of time defined by the retention level. For example. If you import a tape that had a retention level 6 and the value of that retention level is 2 weeks then its new expiration date for the imported images will become todays date + 2 weeks. If the 2 weeks is not long enough, then change the expiration to infinity and manually expire them when you are finished with the images.