Thank you for the response, that clears things up a bit.  Guess I could / 
should have just opened the book...  ;-)

-----Original Message-----
From: Sias Dealy [mailto:hnre AT UREACH DOT COM]
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 10:57 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Backup Retention Question


If the file was backed up and if the file have not changed.
The file will remain an active copy. The active copy does not
expire.

If you did a full backup 600+ days ago and the file have not
changed. When you restore the file, it will be the original
file when it was backed up 600+ days ago.

It is when the file goes from an active version to an inactive
version is when the timer starts for the 180 day retention.

Hope this make sense.
Sias



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---- On    , Hart, Charles (charles.hart AT MEDTRONIC DOT COM) wrote:

> We currently retain 180 Days of Version Exists, Deleted, Only
and Extra Versions.  Our question is if
> we have been backing up node A for 600days should we not
still have a complete set of the first
> "Full" that is available to restore even though the file has
not changed from the first backup? (IE
> one copy that is 600Days old?)
>
> Thanks!!