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Summary



On some larger servers the DPX bitmap location can grow very large especially when doing multiple backups per day. This document provides steps to decrease the default 7 day retention of these files.

Step By Step



Please note that this setting requires DPX 4.5.3  or later patch level to be effective
  • Open regedit on the client 
  • Go to HKLM | Software | Syncsort | Backupexpress | Nodename | 0 
  • Add the registry key SNAPCATRETENTION with value of XX days ( 2 days is the minimum)
  • Restart the DPX settings and wait for the next scheduled condense. The retention should be reduced to XX days.