Hi Joni, it will keep 7 copies for 30 days. If any of those 7 files go over
30 days they get expired. It's a either/or thing, whichever comes first I
guess you could say.

If you want to just keep 7 copies, then make retain extra unlimited and it
will keep 7 copies for ever....

Mark


-----Original Message-----
From: Joni Moyer [mailto:joni.moyer AT HIGHMARK DOT COM]
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 9:11 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: backup copy group


There is some confusion as to how backup copy groups work with the
retention periods of files.  Could someone please clarify?  Thanks!!!

Here is the backup copy group in question:


 Policy Domain    DESKTOP
 Name

 Policy Set Name  STANDARD

 Mgmt Class Name  STANDARD

 Copy Group Name  STANDARD

 Versions Data    7
 Exists

 Versions Data    3
 Deleted

 Retain Extra     30
 Versions

 Retain Only      90
 Version

 Copy Mode        MODIFIED

 Copy             SHRSTATIC
 Serialization

 Copy Frequency   0

 Copy Destination SPACEMGPOOL




          File1          File2           File3          File4
File5          File6          File7
Created   1/1/03         1/2/03          1/3/03         1/4/03
1/5/03         1/6/03         1/7/03

If I have 7 files out there (1 still being the active version) and I no
longer make any changes to the file, therefore the file doesn't get
updated, in this environment, if 30 days have passed (and the date is
2/7/03), will the 7th version of the file fall off and leave only 6
remaining versions of the file even though the versions data exist is 7?
Or will 7 versions of that file always exist as long as the file is
"active"?  Thanks for any help!



Joni Moyer
Systems Programmer
joni.moyer AT highmark DOT com
(717)975-8338

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