Re: [Veritas-bu] How to change the retention level of a tape (not the images)?
Have you tried the bpexpdate command?
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[Veritas-bu] How to change the retention level of a tape (not the images)?
Hi all,
In our NBU 6.0 environment, we have a number of tapes (about 60) that
we want to change the retention level of. From retention level 12 to
retention level 4.
I've already written a solid script (on Solaris) that recalculates the
expiry (via retention level) for each of the images on each tape, and
this is working fine.
The tape attributes themselves though still have the original
retention level (level 12).
I'd like to adjust the retention level of each tape to match the
images on it (from 12 to 4), so that tapes which aren't yet full can
receive further backup data.
Was expecting something like vmchange would work, but no luck there.
Hoping I don't have to manipulate catalog data directly. (I have a
fairly strong SQL background, but still...)
Regards and best wishes,
Justin Clift
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Re: [Veritas-bu] How to change the retention level of a tape (not the images)?
Quick Answer from memory: This applies to 5.1 and below but I cannot vouch for 6.0+ bpexpdate -m "MEDIAID" -ret 4 -force I also recall a "-just_media" option Jonathan Marianu Sent from AT&T Blackberry 8820 ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] How to change the retention level of a tape (not the images)?
Two things... 1. NBU will not reduce the retention period of a media. That is to say that the expiration date of a media (data portion, not the physical useful life span) will never be made to be a date which is closer in time to today. 2. NBU will not change the retention level. That is to say in your case, there's no way to change the retention level of the media from 12 to 4 (regardless of if the images expire sooner rather than later now). So, I think you'll be left with poking into the DB... But I wouldn't recommend it in case something goes awry. HTH -Tim On Nov 29, 2007, at 5:30 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all, > > In our NBU 6.0 environment, we have a number of tapes (about 60) that > we want to change the retention level of. From retention level 12 to > retention level 4. > > I've already written a solid script (on Solaris) that recalculates the > expiry (via retention level) for each of the images on each tape, and > this is working fine. > > The tape attributes themselves though still have the original > retention level (level 12). > > I'd like to adjust the retention level of each tape to match the > images on it (from 12 to 4), so that tapes which aren't yet full can > receive further backup data. > > Was expecting something like vmchange would work, but no luck there. > > Hoping I don't have to manipulate catalog data directly. (I have a > fairly strong SQL background, but still...) > > Regards and best wishes, > > Justin Clift > > ___ > Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
[Veritas-bu] How to change the retention level of a tape (not the images)?
Hi all, In our NBU 6.0 environment, we have a number of tapes (about 60) that we want to change the retention level of. From retention level 12 to retention level 4. I've already written a solid script (on Solaris) that recalculates the expiry (via retention level) for each of the images on each tape, and this is working fine. The tape attributes themselves though still have the original retention level (level 12). I'd like to adjust the retention level of each tape to match the images on it (from 12 to 4), so that tapes which aren't yet full can receive further backup data. Was expecting something like vmchange would work, but no luck there. Hoping I don't have to manipulate catalog data directly. (I have a fairly strong SQL background, but still...) Regards and best wishes, Justin Clift ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
