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bpexpdate
If the backup is on removable media, the expiration date of the media ID in
the media database is changed, providing the expiration date on this
command is greater than the current expiration of the media ID.
OPTIONS
-ev
media_id
Specifies the media ID that is affected by the expiration date
change. The expiration dates of the backups on the media ID are
also changed. The
-d
option must be included with this option.
This option can also be used when the
-deassignempty
option is
specified to check if valid backups exist on this particular media ID.
In this case, do not include the
-d
option.
The media ID must be six or less characters and must be in the
NetBackup media database.
-deassignempty
Expires removable media from the media database when that
media no longer contains valid backups and also deassigns the
media ID in the Media Manager database.
-backupid
backup_id
Specifies the backup ID of the backup that is affected by the
expiration date change. The
-d
option must be included with this
option.
This option can also be used to specify a backup ID for the
-recalculate
option. In this case, the
-d
option is not required.
-recalculate
Recalculates the expiration of backups based on the retention level.
Other options can be included in order to change the expiration
based on the retention level for a single backup, or for all backups
based on client name, class name, or schedule type. Either the
-d
or
-ret
option must be specified with this option.
-d
date_time
Specifies the expiration date and time. date_time can be any one of
the following:
mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss
NetBackup 3.2 System Administrator's Guide for Windows NT
NetBackup 3.2 System Administrator's Guide for Windows NT
