Re: [Veritas-bu] Changing the retention period

This is correct. The same logic applies for SLP (Storage Lifecycle Policies). These are smarter retention policies, but changing an SLP will not retroactively change a backup that has already completed, or any other step in the SLP process.

-Rusty

From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Howard Graylin
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 4:00 PM
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Subject: [Veritas-bu] Changing the retention period

Folks,

The only way to change the retention period on backups that have already run is to use the BPEXPDATE command, correct? If I change the retention period on the policy, it has no effect on existing backup images?right? One of the admin?s here said that if you changed the retention time in a specific policy in Tivoli, it would retroactively change the expiration date on existing backups. I?m 99% sure NBU doesn?t do that, but just wanted to make sure.

Thanks,

Howard

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