How to manually adjust the number of days a backup job's history remains available in the Job Activity Monitor

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How to manually adjust the number of days a backup job's history remains available in the Job Activity Monitor

Windows servers:
Create two registry entries to change from the default number of three days that is viewable in the Activity Monitor.

• a. KEEP_JOBS_SUCCESSFUL_HOURS: This will adjust the number of hours successful jobs remain in the Activity Monitor.
• b. KEEP_JOBS_HOURS: This will adjust the number of hours all jobs (all status codes) remain in the Activity Monitor.

1. Open the registry by going to Start | Run and entering regedt32 and clicking OK
2. Proceed to the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VERITAS\NetBackup\CurrentVersion\Config
3. From the drop-down menu, select Edit | Add Value (for Windows 2003, select Edit | New | DWORD Value)
4. In the Value Name field, enter "KEEP_JOBS_SUCCESSFUL_HOURS." Change the Data Type to REG_DWORD and click OK.
5. The DWORD Editor window will pop-up. Change the Radix to Decimal and enter the number of hours in the data field.

Example: To keep successful jobs for 10 days, enter a decimal value of 240 (10 days multiplied by 24 hours) and click OK.

6. Repeat steps 3 through 5 for the other value "KEEP_JOBS_HOURS."

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7. Close the registry
8. Stop and restart all NetBackup services

Warning: Incorrect use of the Windows registry editor may prevent the operating system from functioning properly. Great care should be taken when making changes to a Windows registry. Registry modifications should only be carried-out by persons experienced in the use of the registry editor application. It is recommended that a complete backup of the registry and workstation be made prior to making any registry changes.
 

Linux/Unix servers: