On Fri, 10 Jul 2009, Heathe Kyle Yeakley wrote:

> Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but the way I understand it is when you 
> import an expired image, the imported image is set to expire based on the 
> original retention setting plus today's date.
>
> So, for example, if you had a series of images that had a 90 retention and 
> you imported them today, the new images would be set to expire on October 10, 
> 2009.
>
> As far as suspending the media first, I can't remember if Netbackup is picky 
> about media state. I'm pretty sure it can't be frozen, but beyond that I 
> don't know.
>
> Hope I kind of answered your question.
>
> - Heathe Kyle Yeakley
>
> On 07/10/2009 08:44 AM, Justin Piszcz wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> Had a quick question, when importing tape media that may have already
>> expired, during the phase1/phase2 import, does it reset it in advance or
>> does it re-expire after you import it?  Should one suspend the media
>> first? What is the recommended procedure?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Justin.
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Thanks all for the replies! This answers the question.

Justin.
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