Hi Mark

Extract from NBU Admin Guide I for Windows:

Wait time before clearing archive bit
The Wait time before clearing archive bit property specifies how long
the client waits before the archive bits for a differential incremental
backup are cleared. The minimum allowable value is 300 (default). The
client waits for acknowledgment from the server that the backup was
successful. If the server does not reply within this time period, the
archive bits are not cleared.
This option applies only to differential-incremental backups.
Cumulative-incremental backups do not clear the archive bit.



Regards

M.

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[mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of
Donaldson, Mark
Sent: 23 March 2010 08:52 PM
To: Veritas
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Resetting the archive bit on windows backups

This occurred to me on the way to work.  Does the NB client for windows
reset all the archive bits on files after the backup's completion?
That's the only thing that makes sense as I see it.  If it reset the bit
after each file, then a last-minute failure of the backup would not let
the next incremental backup what failed the previous run.

-M

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