Setting the DRM Database Backup Series Expiration Criteria

To specify the number of days before a database backup series is eligible for expiration, complete the following field and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end this task. This panel only applies to environments licensed to use the ADSM Disaster Recovery Manager (DRM) feature.

DB Backup Series Expiration Days

Enter the number of days (0 to 9999) that must elapse from the time a database backup series is created until it is eligible for expiration. This parameter is required. The original installation default is 60. This parameter value and the number of days specified with the Delay Period for Volume Reuse parameter (for the copy storage pool) should be the same for the copy storage pools managed by DRM. This ensures that the database can be restored to an earlier level and database references to files in the storage pool are still valid.

A database backup volume is considered eligible for expiration if all of the following conditions exist: