What is the name of the command that lets you expire a backup image manually in NetBackup?

The bpexpdate command is the designated utility in Veritas NetBackup for modifying the expiration date and time of a backup image stored in the catalog. To manually expire an image, an administrator uses this command to set the expiration date to a time in the past (e.g., using the -d 0 option, which means "now"). Once the image is marked as expired, it becomes eligible for removal from the disk storage unit and the catalog during the subsequent run of the NetBackup image cleanup job, thereby freeing up storage space.

B. bpexpire: This is not a valid command in the Veritas NetBackup command-line interface for managing backup images.

C. bpdelete: This command is used for deleting configuration entries from the NetBackup database, such as clients, policies, or storage units, not for expiring backup data.

D. bpremove: This is not a recognized command within the standard suite of NetBackup administration utilities.

1. Veritas NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide

Version 10.2. (2023). bpexpdate

Page 301. "The bpexpdate command changes the expiration date of backups in the NetBackup image catalog. You can expire a specific backup or all backups for a particular client

policy

or schedule type and retention level."

2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide

Volume I

Version 10.2. (2023). Expiring images manually

Page 1001. "Use the bpexpdate command to manually expire backups that are no longer needed... To expire an image immediately

specify an expiration date that is in the past."