It uses both specs and it applies all of them.  Thus, the answer to your
question is the 7th file will fall off after 30 days and there will only be
6 due to the following:

  Retain Extra     30
 Versions

rule.  Also if you delete the file, the next day (or after a backup up and
expire inventory) you will only have 3 versions due to the follow:

 Versions Data    3
 Deleted

clause.

Hope that helps

--
Phillip Ford
Senior Software Specialist
Corporate Computer Center
Schering-Plough Corp.
(901) 320-4462
(901) 320-4856 FAX
phillip.ford AT spcorp DOT com




-----Original Message-----
From: Joni Moyer [mailto:joni.moyer AT HIGHMARK DOT COM]
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 8:11 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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