Cannot use Data Copy Plugin on Archived Backups (4032569)

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Cannot use Data Copy Plugin on Archived Backups
Description

An "Archived Backup" will not be an available backup job or set in the "Data Copy Plugin"
Cause

Archived backups cannot be data copied primarily because they are standalone backups whose savesets are not kept in the NVDB. They are only FULL and ad-hoc backups and do not have a expiration period.
Resolution

For more information on this topic, please see the Module 3 Advanced Administration Part One-Web-based Training
There are 2 ways however to Data Copy or Duplicate a Archived Job:
The first way is to use the Secondary Copy job on the original backup. This will archive the source media but you can then specify on the duplicate destination media any backup life that you wish, or it can inherit the source media's life.
The second way is to restore the Archived Backup files to disk, then create a backup job to backup the restored data, from here it can be set to any expiry needed.
Additional Information

For information on how to create a secondary copy in general, see Solution 79876, located here: https://support.quest.com/SolutionDetail.aspx?id=SOL79876 Prepared By: Andre Cooley

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