As far as I know once images expire they are deleted from the Netbackup catalog - as a result (and as you state) it is not possible to unexpire images within the catalog via bpexpdate. The only option is to manually import the images off the tapes, assuming you know what tapes have the images you need and they haven't yet been overwritten. If you are able to do the import then you can assign whatever retention you want.
It's not hard to find existing images for current clients, but if the image has expired it doesn't exist in the catalog anymore. ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brandon Zermeno Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 15:51 To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: [Veritas-bu] retentions We had an issue where was server was down for over 2 weeks and the last full backups expired. The retention for this environment is 2 weeks. After the tapes expired the App team decided they wanted to restore. Now management wants Veritas to extend the retention period automatically if a full is not successfully run. I do not know of any company that has this capability so I am looking for ideas. I do not think it would be possible for a person to manually track all the servers and their last full and then manually bpexpdate the images. I have pushed back with the question of why was this server allowed to be down for 2 weeks but nobody is answering. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review, use, distribution or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by email and delete the message and any file attachments from your computer. Thank you.
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