I am having a problem running bpexpdate on my Solaris NBU 3.4.1 Master
Server.
I just did a User backup of a few specific files from a host name
pvd-dat-60, and now I want to save it for a year (instead of the 1 Month
retention level it now has). So I ask the Master Server (pvd-mgt-05) where
the image lives:
[Please excuse the auto text-wrapping.]
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pvd-mgt-05# bpimmedia -L -mediaid SN1179 -client pvd-dat-60
Backup-ID Class Type RL Files C E T PC Expires
Copy Frag KB Type Density FNum Off Host DWO MPX Expires
MediaID
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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pvd-dat-60_109596135 user_jobs UBAK 3 20 N N R 1 13:42
10/24/2004
1 1 30016064 RMed dlt3 5 355950 pvd-app-04 0 N 13:42
10/24/2004 SN1179
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So the tape in question should be SN1179, which is what the progress
window said. Onward! I try to extend this to retention level 8, which is one
year:
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pvd-mgt-05# bpexpdate -recalculate -backupid pvd-dat-60_109596135 -ret 8
Are you SURE you want to recalculate expiration dates on all images
that meet the following criteria:
backupid pvd-dat-60_109596135
retention will be changed to 8(1 year)
Continue?(y/n)y
no entity was found
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Whattaya mean, no entity?! I tried running it on the Media Server I
question, but the same lame error appears. I tried adding "-h
media_server_hostname" as suggested in a message from this list, but that
just throw the usage message back in my face. I also tried to run it as "
pvd-mgt-05# bpexpdate -backupid pvd-dat-60_109596135 -d 09/23/2005 00:01"
but I got the same "no entity found" error.
Can User backups not be extended? Is this a known NBU 3.4 bug? I can't
find anything specific to bpexpdate in any of the patch descriptions.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
-wde
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William Enestvedt
wenestvedt AT jwu DOT edu
UNIX System Administrator | Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI
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