Importing Expired Images

The expiration date for the imported items is the current date plus the retention period. For example, if a backup is imported on November 14, 2004 and its retention period is one week, the new expiration date is November 21, 2004.

Notes About Importing Backup Images

• You cannot import data from a disk image.
• You cannot import a backup if an unexpired copy of it already exists on the server where you are trying to import it.
• NetBackup does not direct backups to imported volumes.
• To import from a volume that has the same media ID as an existing volume (for example A00001) on this server, first duplicate the existing volume to another media ID (for example, B00001). Then, remove information about the existing media ID that is causing the problem (in this example, A00001) from the NetBackup catalog by running the following command:

   /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpexpdate -d 0 -m media ID

Next, delete the existing media ID that is causing the problem (in this example, A00001) from Media Manager on this server. Finally, add the volume you are importing (the other A00001) to Media Manager on this server.

To avoid this problem in the future, use unique prefix characters for media IDs on all servers.