I don't recall if there is an mminfo techinique to list dependencies. You
can list the savesets after 1/18/04 for this client.
An easier way..
For the client here, jusstusd001, one can probably go to the savset recover
window (from recover gui in Windows, nwadmin gui for unix). Here if you
list this client you'll see all the savesets for D:\NTBACKUP after the
full on 1/18/04. Are any of the savesets after the full browsable in
this window? That would explain why the full needs to be kept.
Highlight a saveset in this window it will tell what tape it is on. The
very last saveset of D:\NTBACKUP before the next full backup needs to
be recyclable before it will recycle/expire the 1/18/04 backup.
Robert Maiello
Thomson Healthcare
On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 12:38:45 +0100, Staudenmaier, Thomas (ZKD)
<Thomas.Staudenmaier AT ZKD.BWL DOT DE> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>you are right, there are still browsable savesets on the volume as mminfo
>shows:
>mminfo -a -v 000098
> volume client date time size ssid fl lvl
>name
>000098 jusstusd001 18.01.2004 01:58:53 2157 MB 185195329 cb full
>D:\NTBACKUP
>
>But this saveset is already ready for recycling:
>C:\>mminfo -q "ssid=185195329" -r
>"sscreate,ssbrowse,ssretent,state,fragflags"
> created browse retent fl
>18.01.2004 18.02.2004 18.02.2004 E hE
>18.01.2004 18.02.2004 18.02.2004 E mE
>18.01.2004 18.02.2004 18.02.2004 E tE
>
>Now this is a saveset with "E" and with "b"; how come?
>Is there somewhere a saveset (still browsable) that depends on this one? How
>do I find this saveset?
>
>Thomas
>ZKD Stuttgart
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Maiello [mailto:robert.maiello AT THOMSON DOT COM]
>Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 3:47 PM
>To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU; Thomas Staudenmaier
>Subject: Re: Retention Period expired but Volume not ready for recycling
>
>
>We ponder this quite often as our tapes come up for recycling. Networker
>is usually right though and seems to know better then us.
>
>You can
>do a mminfo -a -p -v 000098 and it will show you the retention of each
>saveset on the tape. Still you may find all the expire/retention dates
>have pasted. You can do a mminfo -a -v 000098 and look for savesets
>with a "E" flag as recycle and no "E" (still browsable?).
>
>In short Networker keeps track of dependencies of the save sets; even though
>all savesets on the tape have reached their retention period there are still
>other savesets that depend on them..ie. incrementals or level 9's that
>depend on a full level saveset. When these other dependent savesets reach
>their retention then Networker will recycle/expire the saveset on the tape
>in question and thus the tape.
>
>
>Robert Maiello
>Thomson Healthcare
>
>On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 14:14:56 +0100, Staudenmaier, Thomas (ZKD)
><Thomas.Staudenmaier AT ZKD.BWL DOT DE> wrote:
>
>>Hello there,
>>
>>perhaps someone can introduce me to the secrets of how Networker handles
>>retention policies and when volumes are marked as recycleable.
>>Here in my setup (W2K, Networker 7.1 Build 320) I have volumes where the
>>retention time has been reached but who are not marked eligible for
>>recycling:
>>
>>mminfo -m -q "full,volretent<today"
>> volume written (%) expires read mounts capacity
>>E 000003 267 GB full expired 0 KB 27 97 GB
>> 000004 137 GB full 17.02.2004 0 KB 104 97 GB
>> 000006 119 GB full 02.03.2004 0 KB 86 97 GB
>>E 000008 268 GB full expired 0 KB 40 97 GB
>>E 000011 233 GB full expired 1748 MB 222 97 GB
>> 000012 133 GB full 28.02.2004 0 KB 152 97 GB
>>E 000019 264 GB full expired 0 KB 10 97 GB
>>E 000023 144 GB full expired 0 KB 66 97 GB
>>E 000034 57 GB full expired 0 KB 281 97 GB
>>E 000036 57 GB full expired 0 KB 78 97 GB
>>E 000053 272 GB full expired 0 KB 20 100 GB
>>E 000054 195 GB full expired 0 KB 14 97 GB
>> 000056 143 GB full 17.02.2004 0 KB 37 100 GB
>>E 000058 220 GB full expired 925 MB 295 97 GB
>>E 000076 0 KB full expired 0 KB 1 95 GB
>> 000091 312 GB full 18.02.2004 0 KB 625 95 GB
>>E 000097 270 GB full expired 118 GB 9 95 GB
>> 000098 158 GB full 21.02.2004 0 KB 35 95 GB
>>E 000108 0 KB full expired 0 KB 3 95 GB
>>E 000119 0 KB full expired 0 KB 1 95 GB
>>E 000139 0 KB full expired 0 KB 4 95 GB
>>
>>Today is 12.03.2003 so why are volumes 4,6,12,56,91,98 not ready for
>>recycling?
>>
>>Thanks for your input
>>Thomas
>>
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