NW 7.4 SP2 can not backup data with retention > 2038

[tom303r]

Is it right that NW 7.4 SP2 can not backup data with a retention/browsetime > year 2038 ?

NW crashs when we start the backup.

NW 7.22 could do backups but the retention time was shown as "no date".

EMC/Legato said there will be no patch because it is an Unix OS bug/feature.

 

[605]

I do not support the answer although it might be true for 32bit systems. However, it is a known problem.

 

[tom303r]

ok, its a known problem but no solution.

Do you think if I install NW 7.4 server on a 64bit OS it would help ?

 

[605]

No - AFAIK even on a 64 bit machine, NW's database will only use 32 bits.

 

[Chapter11]

605 is correct. I am running Networker on AIX 5.3 on a P5 (64-bit host OS) and I cannot set an expiration later than 12/31/2037.

I sincerely hope that a future iteration of Networker gets away from WISS, and to something a little more supportable.

 

[jjack5]

2038 is an Os system like was 01/01/2000.
At the moment infinite retention time cannot execeed the year 2038.

JJ.