You need to check to ensure that you have not "customized" any of the Retention 
levels on the import machine.  I have done this on a test box where we were 
doing "immediate" expirations while testing backups (it can be done).
 
When we imported some tapes, the retention level was at the same number that we 
set the immediate to.  When the import sees the retention level on the imported 
tapes as being immediate, it expires them.  
 
I don't know how to find out the retention level on the tapes without doing the 
import.
 
Just look at your master server and look at the table for retention times.  It 
may be set at something like immediate or 1 minute or something else strange.
 
Bobby Williams
Sr. Systems Engineer
4250-A Benton Drive
Chattanooga, Tennessee  37406
Pager: 423-819-3336
Phone: 423-624-2600  x122
 

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From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu on behalf of Paul Keating
Sent: Fri 5/6/2005 8:35 AM
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Imported media expiring too soon


So you're saying you can't do phase 2 on any of the tapes untill phase 1 is 
complete on all 7-8??
 
Haven't run into this, but just want to clarify.
 
Paul

        -----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 TLake AT 
LANDAM DOT com
        Sent: May 5, 2005 7:37 PM
        To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
        Subject: [Veritas-bu] Imported media expiring too soon
        
        

        I am trying to import a set of media where about 10 clients span 7 or 8 
tapes.  The master server is Windows running NBU 5.1.  Before I can finish 
Phase One of the last tape NBU has gone and expired the media so I have to run 
Phase One of the import on the tape again.  After Each tape has completed the 
Phase One import I extend the image expiration date to 12/15/2008 because I 
know the default expiration data on imported media is 1 or 2 weeks.  In most 
cases NetBackup is expiring the media less than 12 hours after Phase One has 
completed.  The result is that I am not able to search on the whole set of 
tapes to start Phase Two of the import.  Has any one run into this problem.

         

        Thanks in advance.

         

        Tom Lake tlake AT landam DOT com

        LandAmerica Financial Group

        Enterprise Backup and Storage Team

        804.267.8086