Based on how the original question was worded, both Mark's and Bill's
answers below are incorrect.

The last version expires 21 days after it went _inactive_, not after
it became the the only version.  In the original question, 14 days
have passed since the file was deleted (and went inactive), leaving
7 more days before the last version is deleted in TSM (for a total
of 21 days).

If that isn't how TSM behaves, then the documentation is wrong.

=Dave

Mark Stapleton wrote:
>
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:14:31 -0800, it was written:
> >Versions data exists - nolimit
> >Versions data deleted - nolimit
> >Retain extra versions - 14
> >Retain only versions - 21
> >
> >When a version is deleted from the server and after 14 days have passed,
> >is the "only" version retained for 7 more days or for 21 more days?
>
> The retain only version's clock doesn't start running until it does
> into effect. Hence, the answer is "21".


Bill Mansfield wrote:
>
> 21 days.  According to Table 17 in the admin guide, the RETONLY clock
> starts ticking when the file goes inactive, which happens during the first
> backup after the file is deleted from server storage.


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