Alun
10 years agoLevel 4
Resetting data expiration for all images on a tape
I was looking for information regarding extending the retention of data on a large number of tapes and came across this article where the final poster suggests that changing the expiration date of an image on a tape will affect all of the images on that tape, is this the case and is it the same behaviour if I extend the expiration date of the tape itself?
Thanks,
Alun.
I dont think "-force" is required. To confirm, I tested the below in a test env and it worked
- bpexpdate -backupid <backupID> -d dd/mm/yyyy, only that image will be changed.
- bpexpdate -m BARCODE -d dd/mm/yyyy, all images on the tape will be set to expire at that time.