Maintenance Plan Jobs are not deleting old backups (4244220)

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Maintenance Plan Jobs are not deleting old backups
Description
Maintenance Plan Jobs are not deleting old backups. The backup files are older than our retention configuration.
Steps To Reproduce:
1. Create a maintenance plan (MP) with a backup task.
2. Select the option to "remove files older than".
3. Run the MP.
4. Change system time to move ahead by whatever was selected in "remove files older than".
5. Run the MP.
6. Note results.
Cause

Software Defect. This issue is being tracked as LS-1995: "Maintenance plans do not delete old backups". Issue found in LS 8.9.0 build 511 to 534
Resolution

WORKAROUND

none

RESOLUTION
Defect fixed on LiteSpeed version 8.9.1. (also fixed on version 8.9.0 build 535 and higher).
You can download version 8.9.1 at the URL below:
https://support.quest.com/download-install-detail/6108775
Defect ID

LS-1995

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