[Veritas-bu] Expiration options
2001-06-27 12:56:47
Subject: |
[Veritas-bu] Expiration options |
From: |
jlkennedy AT amcc DOT com (Jeff Kennedy) |
Date: |
Wed, 27 Jun 2001 09:56:47 -0700 |
An excellent feature actually. Came in handy on several occasions,
especially if you have a large library and tape rotation is fairly
slow....
~JK
"David A. Chapa" wrote:
>
> But the database info will be purged.
>
> Sounds like a good feature.
>
> David
>
> Quoting RYAN ANDERSON <RYAN_ANDERSON AT udlp DOT com>:
>
> > As long as you don't reuse the tape(s) and they are
> expired, you can use
> > bpimport to bring the images on the tapes back in.
> >
> > RCA
> >
> > Jeff Kennedy wrote:
> > >
> > > I am wondering about the way images are expired and
> what my options
> > > are. Currently I have my expiration for all images
> set to 6 weeks,
> > > which means every 6 weeks the image database info
> is purged and that
> > > tape is now ready to be re-used, correct? I think
> it is so I'll
> > > continue on that assumption.
> > >
> > > What I would like to see is what was available in
> BudTool. You could
> > > set the time that the image was not over-writable,
> say 6 weeks, but the
> > > image data would stay in the database until it was
> actually
> > > overwritten. So, I could set an image to be locked
> for 6 weeks, but if
> > > the tape had not been written to, and it was week
> 8, you could still
> > > browse the image data.
> > >
> > > Does such an option exist in NetBackup?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > > --
> > > =====================
> > > Jeff Kennedy
> > > Unix Administrator
> > > AMCC
> > > jlkennedy AT amcc DOT com
> >
> > --
> > Ryan C. Anderson | United Defense L.P.
> > ryan_anderson AT udlp DOT com | pager 952.235.9936
> > _______________________________________________
> > Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-
> bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> >
> http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-
> bu
> >
>
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
> David A. Chapa
> Consulting Manager
> DataStaff, Inc.
> 847 413 1144
> http://www.consulting.datastaff.com
> ---------------------------------------
> http://www.xbpadm-commands.com
> NBU-LSERV AT datastaff DOT com - Adv. Scripting
--
=====================
Jeff Kennedy
Unix Administrator
AMCC
jlkennedy AT amcc DOT com
|
|
|