About preventing the direct expiration of backup images
To prevent the expiration of backup images, use the following bp.conf entry on the primary server:
YES: This setting prevents the image delete requests from the database. The delete request receives a status code of 1420 and the log message indicates that the image is on NO: The default setting. All image delete requests are honored from the database. |
Note:
The normal image expiration (retention) and the bpexpdate command are unaffected by this setting.
In a clustered primary server environment, these settings should be set and match in all the primary server bp.conf files.
The following is an example of a log entry when a status code of 1420 is produced.