The following is an extract from the Admin Guide for Windows for NetBackup6.5:"...
Retaining job information in the database
You may want to keep jobs in the jobs database longer than the default of three days.
Changing the default on a permanent basis
To change the default values on a permanent basis, use the following method to add new registry key(s) to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VERITAS\NetBackup\
CurrentVersion\Config
To add the key(s) safely, run the following commands. For example:
install_path\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\
echo KEEP_JOBS_HOURS = 192 | bpsetconfig
Where 192 is the number of hours that unsuccessful jobs are kept in the jobs database or Activity Monitor display.
For example, run:
echo KEEP_JOBS_SUCCESSFUL_HOURS = 192 | bpsetconfig
Where 192 is the number of hours that successful jobs are kept in the jobs
database or Activity Monitor display.
Notes
■The default values for KEEP_JOBS_SUCCESSFUL_HOURS and KEEP_JOBS_HOURS is 78 hours.
■The retention period values are measured against the time the job ended.
■Information about successful jobs cannot be kept longer than information about unsuccessful jobs. If KEEP_JOBS_SUCCESSFUL_HOURS is greater than KEEP_JOBS_HOURS, bpdbjobssets KEEP_JOBS_SUCCESSFUL_HOURS to equal KEEP_JOBS_HOURS.
■If KEEP_JOBS_SUCCESSFUL_HOURS is set to 0, bpjobd uses the KEEP_JOBS_HOURSbpdbjobs value instead for successful jobs. If the KEEP_JOBS_SUCCESSFUL_HOURS value is greater than 0 but less than KEEP_JOBS_HOURS, KEEP_JOBS_HOURS is used for unsuccessful jobs only...."
Never tried it tho' as we run on a Solaris Master.
(Sorry no smiley icon wiping sweat off brow!)
