SLP - Retention Period

[Scott_Lewis_2]

I am looking for a way to have a SLP using AIR (NBU 7.5.01 running on Windows 2008 R2) with a 60-day retention on the Source Domain and 14-day retention on the destination domain.  I have a single MSDP in both the source and destination domain.  My SLP is

SOURCE DOMAIN

Operation - Backup

Storage Unit - MSDP

Retention Type - Fixed

Retention Period - 2 Months

Operation - Replication

Storage Unit -

Retention Type - Fixed

Retention Period - 2 Weeks

DESTINATION DOMAIN

Operation - Import

Storage Unit - MSDP

Retention Type - Target Retention

Retention Period -

It took the Retention Period when the Operation = Duplication to an offsite to MSDP but not when the Operation = Replication (AIR).  I know that I could write a duplicated copy to tape at the source domain but looking for a way to keep everyting in Dedup Disk.

Thanks for any suggestions

[Yasuhisa_Ishika · Accepted solution]

With your configuration, data sit in source MSDP will be kept 2 months, and be kept 2 weeks in destination MSDP. I tested in my test environment now, and got folowing result. Images will be kept and, will expire as specified in SLP. SLP configuration in source domain:

C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd>nbstl SLP_TEST1 -L
                                Name: SLP_TEST1
                 Data Classification: (none specified)
            Duplication job priority: 0
                               State: active
                             Version: 0
 Operation  1              Use for: 0 (backup)
                             Storage: STU_MSDP
                         Volume Pool: (none specified)
                        Server Group: (none specified)
                      Retention Type: 0 (Fixed)
                     Retention Level: 4 (2 months)
               Alternate Read Server: (none specified)
               Preserve Multiplexing: false
      Enable Automatic Remote Import: true
                               State: active
                              Source: 0 (client)
                        Operation ID: (none specified)
                     Operation Index: 1
 Operation  2              Use for: 3 (replication to remote master)
                             Storage: Remote Master
                         Volume Pool: (none specified)
                        Server Group: (none specified)
                      Retention Type: 0 (Fixed)
                     Retention Level: 1 (2 weeks)
               Alternate Read Server: (none specified)
               Preserve Multiplexing: false
      Enable Automatic Remote Import: false
                               State: active
                              Source: Target 1 (backup:STU_MSDP)
                        Operation ID: (none specified)
                     Operation Index: 2

C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd>

SLP configuration in destination domain:

C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd>nbstl SLP_TEST1 -L
                                Name: SLP_TEST1
                 Data Classification: (none specified)
            Duplication job priority: 0
                               State: active
                             Version: 0
 Operation  1              Use for: 4 (import)
                     Import Priority: -1
                             Storage: STU_MSDP
                         Volume Pool: (none specified)
                        Server Group: (none specified)
                      Retention Type: 3 (Remote (Imported) Expiration Date)
                     Retention Level: Not Used (remote expiration)
               Alternate Read Server: (none specified)
               Preserve Multiplexing: false
      Enable Automatic Remote Import: false
                               State: active
                              Source: 0 (client)
                        Operation ID: (none specified)
                     Operation Index: 1

C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd>

Image information in source domain:

C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd>nbstlutil list -U
Image:
 Master Server            : air1
 Backup ID                : air1_1338859064
 Client                   : air1
 Backup Time              : 1338859064 (Tue Jun 05 10:17:44 2012)
 Policy                   : TEST1
 Client Type              : 13
 Schedule Type            : 0
 Storage Lifecycle Policy : SLP_TEST1
 Storage Lifecycle State  : 3 (COMPLETE)
 Time In Process          : 1338859343 (Tue Jun 05 10:22:23 2012)
 Data Classification ID   : (none specified)
 Version Number           : 0
 OriginMasterServer       : (none specified)
 OriginMasterServerID     : 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
 Import From Replica Time : 0 (Thu Jan 01 09:00:00 1970)
 Required Expiration Date : 0 (Thu Jan 01 09:00:00 1970)
 Created Date Time        : 1338859065 (Tue Jun 05 10:17:45 2012)

 Copy:
   Master Server       : air1
   Backup ID           : air1_1338859064
   Copy Number         : 1
   Copy Type           : 0 (BACKUP)
   Expire Time         : 1344215864 (Mon Aug 06 10:17:44 2012)
   Expire LC Time      : 1344215864 (Mon Aug 06 10:17:44 2012)
   Try To Keep Time    : 1344215864 (Mon Aug 06 10:17:44 2012)
   Residence           : STU_MSDP
   Copy State          : 3 (COMPLETE)
   Job ID              : 1
   Retention Type      : 0 (FIXED)
   MPX State           : 0 (FALSE)
   RetryCount          : 0
   Last Retry Time     : 1338859131 (Tue Jun 05 10:18:51 2012)
   Source              : 0
   Destination ID      : (none specified)
   Last Retry Time     : 1338859131
   Replica:            : 0
   DataFormat          : 1 (DF_TAR)
   SLP Index           : 1

   Fragment:
     Master Server     : air1
     Backup ID         : air1_1338859064
     Copy Number       : 1
     Fragment Number   : -2147482648
     Resume Count      : 0
     Media ID          : @aaaab
     Media Server      : air1
     Storage Server    : (none specified)
     Media Type        : 0 (DISK)
     Media Sub-Type    : 6 (STSDYNAMIC)
     Fragment State    : 1 (ACTIVE)
     Fragment Size     : 1205
     Delete Header     : 0
     Fragment ID       : @aaaab
     Snap MountHost    : (none specified)
     Media Description : 1;PureDisk;air1;DP_MSDP;PureDiskVolume;0

   Fragment:
     Master Server     : air1
     Backup ID         : air1_1338859064
     Copy Number       : 1
     Fragment Number   : -1
     Resume Count      : 0
     Media ID          : @aaaab
     Media Server      : air1
     Storage Server    : (none specified)
     Media Type        : 0 (DISK)
     Media Sub-Type    : 6 (STSDYNAMIC)
     Fragment State    : 1 (ACTIVE)
     Fragment Size     : 3234
     Delete Header     : 0
     Fragment ID       : @aaaab
     Snap MountHost    : (none specified)
     Media Description : 1;PureDisk;air1;DP_MSDP;PureDiskVolume;0

   Fragment:
     Master Server     : air1
     Backup ID         : air1_1338859064
     Copy Number       : 1
     Fragment Number   : 1
     Resume Count      : 0
     Media ID          : @aaaab
     Media Server      : air1
     Storage Server    : (none specified)
     Media Type        : 0 (DISK)
     Media Sub-Type    : 6 (STSDYNAMIC)
     Fragment State    : 1 (ACTIVE)
     Fragment Size     : 436533248
     Delete Header     : 0
     Fragment ID       : @aaaab
     Snap MountHost    : (none specified)
     Media Description : 1;PureDisk;air1;DP_MSDP;PureDiskVolume;0

 Copy:
   Master Server       : air1
   Backup ID           : air1_1338859064
   Copy Number         : 102
   Copy Type           : 3 (REPLICATE_TO_REMOTE_MASTER)
   Expire Time         : 1340068664 (Tue Jun 19 10:17:44 2012)
   Expire LC Time      : 1340068664 (Tue Jun 19 10:17:44 2012)
   Try To Keep Time    : 1340068664 (Tue Jun 19 10:17:44 2012)
   Residence           : Remote Master
   Copy State          : 3 (COMPLETE)
   Job ID              : 2
   Retention Type      : 0 (FIXED)
   MPX State           : 0 (FALSE)
   RetryCount          : 1
   Last Retry Time     : 1338859930 (Tue Jun 05 10:32:10 2012)
   Source              : 1
   Target ID           : (none specified)
   Last Retry Time     : 1338859930
   Replica:            : 0
   DataFormat          : 0 (DF_UNDEFINED)
   SLP Index           : 2


C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd>bpimagelist -L

Client:            air1
Backup ID:         air1_1338859064
Policy:            TEST1
Policy Type:       MS-Windows (13)
Proxy Client:      (none specified)
Creator:           root
Name1:             (none specified)
Sched Label:       Full
Schedule Type:     FULL (0)
Retention Level:   2 months (4)
Backup Time:            2012/06/05 10:17:44 (1338859064)
Elapsed Time:      67 second(s)
Expiration Time:        2012/06/19 10:17:44 (1340068664)
Compressed:        no
Client Encrypted:  no
Kilobytes:         426305
Number of Files:   18
Number of Copies:  1
Number of Fragments:   3
Histogram:         0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DB Compressed:     no
Files File Name:   TEST1_1338859064_FULL.f
Previous Backup Files File Name:   (none specified)
Parent Backup Image File Name:   (none specified)
SW Version:        (none specified)
Options:           0x0
MPX:               0
TIR Info:          0
TIR Expiration:          1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
Keyword:           (none specified)
Ext Security Info: no
File Restore Raw:  no
Image Dump Level:  0
File System Only:  no
Object Descriptor: (none specified)
Previous BI Time:        1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
BI Full Time:            1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
Request Pid:       0
Backup Status:     0
Stream Number:     0
Backup Copy:       Standard (0)
Files File size:     3234
PFI type:     0
IMAGE_ATTRIBUTE:     0
Primary Copy:      1
Image Type:        0  (Regular)
Job ID:            1
Num Resumes:       0
Resume Expiration:       1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
Data Classification:    (none specified)
Data_Classification_ID: (none specified)
Storage Lifecycle Policy:    SLP_TEST1
Storage Lifecycle Policy Version:    0
STL_Completed:      3
Remote Expiration Time:       1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
Origin Master Server:  (none specified)
Origin Master GUID:    (none specified)
Snap Time:            1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
IR Enabled:      no
Client Character Set:     1
Image On Hold:     0
Indexing Status:   0
Copy number:       1
 Fragment:         TIR (-2147482648)
 Kilobytes:        1
 Remainder:        181
 Media Type:       Disk (0)
 Density:          qscsi (0)
 File Num:         0
 ID:               @aaaab
 Host:             air1
 Block Size:       262144
 Offset:           0
 Media Date:             1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
 Dev Written On:   -1
 Flags:            0x100
 Media Descriptor:        1;PureDisk;air1;DP_MSDP;PureDiskVolume;0
 checkpoint:       0
 resume num:       0
 Key tag:          *NULL*
 STL tag:          *NULL*
 Copy on hold:     0
Copy number:       1
 Fragment:         TIR (-1)
 Kilobytes:        3
 Remainder:        162
 Media Type:       Disk (0)
 Density:          qscsi (0)
 File Num:         0
 ID:               @aaaab
 Host:             air1
 Block Size:       262144
 Offset:           0
 Media Date:             1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
 Dev Written On:   -1
 Flags:            0x80
 Media Descriptor:        1;PureDisk;air1;DP_MSDP;PureDiskVolume;0
 checkpoint:       0
 resume num:       0
 Copy on hold:     0
Copy number:       1
 Fragment:         1
 Kilobytes:        426302
 Remainder:        0
 Media Type:       Disk (0)
 Density:          qscsi (0)
 File Num:         0
 ID:               @aaaab
 Host:             air1
 Block Size:       262144
 Offset:           0
 Media Date:             1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
 Dev Written On:   -1
 Flags:            0x4
 Media Descriptor:        1;PureDisk;air1;DP_MSDP;PureDiskVolume;0
 Expiration Time:       2012/08/06 10:17:44 (1344215864)
 MPX:              0
 retention_lvl:    2 months (4)
 Try to Keep Time:       2012/08/06 10:17:44 (1344215864)
 Copy Creation Time:       2012/06/05 10:18:51 (1338859131)
 Data Format:      Tar
 checkpoint:       0
 resume num:       0
 Copy on hold:     0

C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd>

Image information in destination domain:

C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd>bpimagelist -L

Client:            air1
Backup ID:         air1_1338859064
Policy:            TEST1
Policy Type:       MS-Windows (13)
Proxy Client:      (none specified)
Creator:           root
Name1:             (none specified)
Sched Label:       Full
Schedule Type:     FULL (0)
Retention Level:   2 months (4)
Backup Time:            2012/06/05 10:17:44 (1338859064)
Elapsed Time:      67 second(s)
Expiration Time:        2012/06/19 10:17:44 (1340068664)
Compressed:        no
Client Encrypted:  no
Kilobytes:         426305
Number of Files:   18
Number of Copies:  1
Number of Fragments:   3
Histogram:         0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DB Compressed:     no
Files File Name:   TEST1_1338859064_FULL.f
Previous Backup Files File Name:   (none specified)
Parent Backup Image File Name:   (none specified)
SW Version:        (none specified)
Options:           0x0
MPX:               0
TIR Info:          0
TIR Expiration:          1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
Keyword:           (none specified)
Ext Security Info: no
File Restore Raw:  no
Image Dump Level:  0
File System Only:  no
Object Descriptor: (none specified)
Previous BI Time:        1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
BI Full Time:            1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
Request Pid:       0
Backup Status:     0
Stream Number:     0
Backup Copy:       Standard (0)
Files File size:     3234
PFI type:     0
IMAGE_ATTRIBUTE:     0
Primary Copy:      1
Image Type:        0  (Regular)
Job ID:            1
Num Resumes:       0
Resume Expiration:       1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
Data Classification:    (none specified)
Data_Classification_ID: (none specified)
Storage Lifecycle Policy:    SLP_TEST1
Storage Lifecycle Policy Version:    0
STL_Completed:      3
Remote Expiration Time:       1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
Origin Master Server:  (none specified)
Origin Master GUID:    (none specified)
Snap Time:            1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
IR Enabled:      no
Client Character Set:     1
Image On Hold:     0
Indexing Status:   0
Copy number:       1
 Fragment:         TIR (-2147482648)
 Kilobytes:        1
 Remainder:        181
 Media Type:       Disk (0)
 Density:          qscsi (0)
 File Num:         0
 ID:               @aaaab
 Host:             air1
 Block Size:       262144
 Offset:           0
 Media Date:             1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
 Dev Written On:   -1
 Flags:            0x100
 Media Descriptor:        1;PureDisk;air1;DP_MSDP;PureDiskVolume;0
 checkpoint:       0
 resume num:       0
 Key tag:          *NULL*
 STL tag:          *NULL*
 Copy on hold:     0
Copy number:       1
 Fragment:         TIR (-1)
 Kilobytes:        3
 Remainder:        162
 Media Type:       Disk (0)
 Density:          qscsi (0)
 File Num:         0
 ID:               @aaaab
 Host:             air1
 Block Size:       262144
 Offset:           0
 Media Date:             1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
 Dev Written On:   -1
 Flags:            0x80
 Media Descriptor:        1;PureDisk;air1;DP_MSDP;PureDiskVolume;0
 checkpoint:       0
 resume num:       0
 Copy on hold:     0
Copy number:       1
 Fragment:         1
 Kilobytes:        426302
 Remainder:        0
 Media Type:       Disk (0)
 Density:          qscsi (0)
 File Num:         0
 ID:               @aaaab
 Host:             air1
 Block Size:       262144
 Offset:           0
 Media Date:             1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
 Dev Written On:   -1
 Flags:            0x4
 Media Descriptor:        1;PureDisk;air1;DP_MSDP;PureDiskVolume;0
 Expiration Time:       2012/08/06 10:17:44 (1344215864)
 MPX:              0
 retention_lvl:    2 months (4)
 Try to Keep Time:       2012/08/06 10:17:44 (1344215864)
 Copy Creation Time:       2012/06/05 10:18:51 (1338859131)
 Data Format:      Tar
 checkpoint:       0
 resume num:       0
 Copy on hold:     0

C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd>

Although bpimagelist in source domain show image expiration date as Jun 19, this image copy will alive until Aug 06. After image expiration at Jul 06:

C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd>bpimagelist.exe -U -d 2012/01/01
 00:00:00
Backed Up         Expires       Files       KB  C  Sched Type   On Hold Index St
atus Policy
----------------  ---------- -------- --------  -  ------------ ------- --------
---- ------------
2012/07/06 11:29  2012/07/20      112    14639  N  Full Backup  0       0
     test
2012/06/05 10:17  2012/06/19       18   426305  N  Full Backup  0       0
     TEST1

C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd>bpimagelist.exe -L -d 2012/06/05
 00:00:00 -e 2012/06/05 12:00:00

Client:            air1
Backup ID:         air1_1338859064
Policy:            TEST1
Policy Type:       MS-Windows (13)
Proxy Client:      (none specified)
Creator:           root
Name1:             (none specified)
Sched Label:       Full
Schedule Type:     FULL (0)
Retention Level:   2 months (4)
Backup Time:            2012/06/05 10:17:44 (1338859064)
Elapsed Time:      67 second(s)
Expiration Time:        2012/06/19 10:17:44 (1340068664)
Compressed:        no
Client Encrypted:  no
Kilobytes:         426305
Number of Files:   18
Number of Copies:  1
Number of Fragments:   3
Histogram:         0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DB Compressed:     no
Files File Name:   TEST1_1338859064_FULL.f
Previous Backup Files File Name:   (none specified)
Parent Backup Image File Name:   (none specified)
SW Version:        (none specified)
Options:           0x0
MPX:               0
TIR Info:          0
TIR Expiration:          1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
Keyword:           (none specified)
Ext Security Info: no
File Restore Raw:  no
Image Dump Level:  0
File System Only:  no
Object Descriptor: (none specified)
Previous BI Time:        1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
BI Full Time:            1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
Request Pid:       0
Backup Status:     0
Stream Number:     0
Backup Copy:       Standard (0)
Files File size:     3234
PFI type:     0
IMAGE_ATTRIBUTE:     0
Primary Copy:      1
Image Type:        0  (Regular)
Job ID:            1
Num Resumes:       0
Resume Expiration:       1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
Data Classification:    (none specified)
Data_Classification_ID: (none specified)
Storage Lifecycle Policy:    SLP_TEST1
Storage Lifecycle Policy Version:    0
STL_Completed:      3
Remote Expiration Time:       1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
Origin Master Server:  (none specified)
Origin Master GUID:    (none specified)
Snap Time:            1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
IR Enabled:      no
Client Character Set:     1
Image On Hold:     0
Indexing Status:   0
Copy number:       1
 Fragment:         TIR (-2147482648)
 Kilobytes:        1
 Remainder:        181
 Media Type:       Disk (0)
 Density:          qscsi (0)
 File Num:         0
 ID:               @aaaab
 Host:             air1
 Block Size:       262144
 Offset:           0
 Media Date:             1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
 Dev Written On:   -1
 Flags:            0x100
 Media Descriptor:        1;PureDisk;air1;DP_MSDP;PureDiskVolume;0
 checkpoint:       0
 resume num:       0
 Key tag:          *NULL*
 STL tag:          *NULL*
 Copy on hold:     0
Copy number:       1
 Fragment:         TIR (-1)
 Kilobytes:        3
 Remainder:        162
 Media Type:       Disk (0)
 Density:          qscsi (0)
 File Num:         0
 ID:               @aaaab
 Host:             air1
 Block Size:       262144
 Offset:           0
 Media Date:             1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
 Dev Written On:   -1
 Flags:            0x80
 Media Descriptor:        1;PureDisk;air1;DP_MSDP;PureDiskVolume;0
 checkpoint:       0
 resume num:       0
 Copy on hold:     0
Copy number:       1
 Fragment:         1
 Kilobytes:        426302
 Remainder:        0
 Media Type:       Disk (0)
 Density:          qscsi (0)
 File Num:         0
 ID:               @aaaab
 Host:             air1
 Block Size:       262144
 Offset:           0
 Media Date:             1970/01/01 9:00:00 (0)
 Dev Written On:   -1
 Flags:            0x4
 Media Descriptor:        1;PureDisk;air1;DP_MSDP;PureDiskVolume;0
 Expiration Time:       2012/08/06 10:17:44 (1344215864)
 MPX:              0
 retention_lvl:    2 months (4)
 Try to Keep Time:       2012/08/06 10:17:44 (1344215864)
 Copy Creation Time:       2012/06/05 10:18:51 (1338859131)
 Data Format:      Tar
 checkpoint:       0
 resume num:       0
 Copy on hold:     0

C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd>

[Scott_Lewis_2]

Thanks for the information - very helpful