backup retention information

  • Please let me know in which table the Backup retention period information is stored in Msdb/Master DB?

    SQL Server 2000 Edition.

    Thanks in advance,

    Manu

  • As far as I can tell, it is stored in the command column of msdb.dbo.sysjobsteps as an argument passed to master.dbo.xp_sqlmaint. Look for something like:

    -DelBkUps 3DAYS

    I don't see it anywhere else. Have a look at the following tables:

    select * from msdb.dbo.sysjobs

    select * from msdb.dbo.sysjobsteps

  • any idea how to check that for sql 2005 ??

    sysjobsteps table has details of an ssis package (which is created for the maint plans). is there a config file for the SSIS package that can be read from TSQL ?

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