(to delete the images altogether, change the retention time to 0)

Tape:
bpexpdate -d 0 -ev <tapenum> -force

or 

Image:
bpexpdate -d 0 -backupid <bpid> -force

Otherwise, to change the retlevel to something shorter but still keep the
image for some time:

bpexpdate: -recalculate [-backupid <backup id>]
             [-d <mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss | 0 | infinity>] [-client <name>]
             [-class <name>] [-ret <retention level>] [-sched <type>]
             [-M <master_server,...,master_server>]

Choose a specific date with the "-d" option or to specific non-infinity
retention with "-ret".

-M

-----Original Message-----
From: Donaldson, Mark 
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 8:43 AM
To: 'Steven L. Sesar'; Mark T Wragge
Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Can I change retention period of existing
backups


Nope - bpretlevel lets you manage your retention levels, ie: retlevel 1 = 2
weeks retention.

You want to use bpexpdate to change the retention of an existing tape or
image.

Check the man page, it's complex but the man page is pretty good on this
one.

-M

-----Original Message-----
From: Steven L. Sesar [mailto:ssesar AT mitre DOT org]
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 7:51 AM
To: Mark T Wragge
Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Can I change retention period of existing
backups


Yup Use 'bpretlevel'

/export/home/m29338 > bpretlevel --
bpretlevel: unrecognized option --
USAGE: bpretlevel [-s|-l|-L|-U] [-M master_server,...]
       bpretlevel {-r level period} | -d
           [-M master_server,...]

       -s
           Short listing
       -l
           Condensed listing
       -L
           Long listing
       -U
           User listing
       -r level period
           Change the retention period for a retention level
               Valid values for level:
                   0..24
               Valid values for period:
                   <#days> day|days|d
                   <#weeks> week|weeks|w
                   <#months> month|months|m
                   <#years> year|years|y
                   infinite|infinity|i
       -d
           Restore default retention periods for all retention levels



Mark T Wragge wrote:

>  I have a number of clients which had a once off backup with a 
> retention period of infinity.  I would like to remove these backups 
> (to decrease the size of my catalog). What is the best way to do 
> this?  Is it as simple as deleting the volumes that these backups were 
> written to.



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