Networker

Re: [Networker] Problem with Expiration and retention dates

2006-04-04 15:07:32
Subject: Re: [Networker] Problem with Expiration and retention dates
From: Darren Dunham <ddunham AT TAOS DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 12:05:48 -0700
> So, I can tell this is the new group I created with the two new clients.  I
> have two instances of each client; each one is in the Wintel group with the
> Monthly/Quarter policy.  They are also each in the Monthly group that has
> the Year/Decade policy.
> 
> So, what I think I am seeing is that the Wintel group is causing the
> problem, but I can't see how to solve it since the clients seem to be
> configured with the correct browse/retention policy.
> 
> What am I missing?  Thanks!, Diane
> 
> prsvr03:/root# mminfo -q 'volume=000015L2,ssretent>01/01/2007' -r
> 'client,savetime,ssretent,group,level,name'
>  client      date    retent  group         lvl name
[snip]
> prsvr03.km-law.local 04/01/06 03/31/16 Wintel full bootstrap
> prsvr03.km-law.local 03/28/06 03/27/16 Wintel 9 index:terminal.km-law.local
> prsvr03.km-law.local 03/29/06 03/28/16 Wintel 9 index:terminal.km-law.local
[snip]

bootstrap and indexes are from the server, not the client.  So the
server's retention polices affect them.  

You'd need to do one of:

  Not do an index backup with this group
  Ensure the indexes go to a different pool
  Reset the retention after the backup completes


-- 
Darren Dunham                                           ddunham AT taos DOT com
Senior Technical Consultant         TAOS            http://www.taos.com/
Got some Dr Pepper?                           San Francisco, CA bay area
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