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[Veritas-bu] changing retention after-the-fact

2004-07-07 14:01:58
Subject: [Veritas-bu] changing retention after-the-fact
From: Robert.Stump AT dla DOT mil (Stump, Robert (Contractor) (DRMS))
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 14:01:58 -0400
bpexpdate: -recalculate [-backupid <backup id>] [-copy <number>]
             [-d <mm/dd/yyyy HH:MM:SS | 0 | infinity>] [-client <name>] 
             [-policy <name>] [-ret <retention level>] [-sched <type>] 
             [-M <master_server,...,master_server>] 
        legal values for sched: 0=full,1=differential incr,2=user,3=arch
                                4=cumulative incr 

-----Original Message-----
From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Kevin 
Freels
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 1:56 PM
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] changing retention after-the-fact

Greetings!

Is there a way to change the retention period of a normal backup after the
backup has already been run? I realize I could just remove the
tape(s) from the robot to insure that they won't get over-written, but won't
the catalog just expire the tape(s) anyways?

....k
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