PowerProtect Data Manager: Replication Jobs Fails with Error "ARP0030-Unable to setRetentionTime"

Summary: Replication jobs are failing with error code ARP0030, error message: Unable to setRetentionTime.

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Symptoms

Replication jobs are failing when retention lock functionality is enabled within the protection policy.

Error messages similar to the following are found in the job log file or replmgr.log file: 
replmgr.log: 2024-01-08T00:15:00.314Z INFO [] [replmgr-job-worker-thread-736] [00000000-0000-4000-a000-000000000000][][TASK_ID:81984b7f083ed690][TRACE_ID:a4f5c24e99a4c2d8;JOB_ID:b0f4954143a3b8b6][plc.id:169434fd,asset.id:641cf073,pcs.id:cdd721f7] c.e.brs.replmgr.service.ServiceUtils.getRetentionTime(139) -  adhoc retention 7 YEAR  
replmgr.log: 2024-01-08T00:15:00.314Z INFO [] [replmgr-job-worker-thread-736] [00000000-0000-4000-a000-000000000000][][TASK_ID:81984b7f083ed690][TRACE_ID:a4f5c24e99a4c2d8;JOB_ID:b0f4954143a3b8b6][plc.id:169434fd,asset.id:641cf073,pcs.id:cdd721f7] c.e.brs.replmgr.service.ServiceUtils.getRetentionTime(142) -  Retention time for backupLevel=FULL to: 2031-01-09T00:00:00Z lockStatus=true tags=[OperationId||618733f7-4b37-d911-e4b3-c3ebaf8a05d8, OperationId||9d9a39f6-f927-2b4d-5786-924e940ebaf6, OperationId||b0ab63e1-1d94-7eb6-dd5c-0936df8fe5ba] 
replmgr.log: 2024-01-08T00:15:00.314Z INFO [] [replmgr-job-worker-thread-736] [00000000-0000-4000-a000-000000000000][][TASK_ID:81984b7f083ed690][TRACE_ID:a4f5c24e99a4c2d8;JOB_ID:b0f4954143a3b8b6][plc.id:169434fd,asset.id:641cf073,pcs.id:cdd721f7] c.e.b.d.ddboost.DDBoostAdapter.skipRetentionTime(1765) -  comparing existing retention-time=1970-01-01T00:00:00Z updateTo=2031-01-09T00:00:00Z 
replmgr.log: 2024-01-08T00:15:00.314Z INFO [] [replmgr-job-worker-thread-736] [00000000-0000-4000-a000-000000000000][][TASK_ID:81984b7f083ed690][TRACE_ID:a4f5c24e99a4c2d8;JOB_ID:b0f4954143a3b8b6][plc.id:169434fd,asset.id:641cf073,pcs.id:cdd721f7] c.e.b.d.ddboost.DDBoostAdapter.setRetentionTime(1776) -  setting retention-time=2031-01-09T00:00:00Z for SU=StorageUnitName filepath=PLCTLP-xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/Client_HostName/14/2.0/data_ss/MSSQL2%3aUsersRestore/FULL/_ts10k_170403/1704038856.ss 
replmgr.log: 2024-01-08T00:15:00.343Z ERROR [] [replmgr-job-worker-thread-736] [00000000-0000-4000-a000-000000000000][][TASK_ID:81984b7f083ed690][TRACE_ID:a4f5c24e99a4c2d8;JOB_ID:b0f4954143a3b8b6][plc.id:169434fd,asset.id:641cf073,pcs.id:cdd721f7] c.e.b.d.ddboost.DDBoostAdapter.copyFileSetRetentionTime(1738) -  Unable to setRetentionTime for srcStorageUnit=StorageUnitName, dstStorageUnit=StorageUnitName, dstFilePath=PLCTLP-xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/Client_HostName/14/2.0/data_ss/MSSQL2%3aUsersRestore/FULL/_ts10k_170403/1704038856.ss 
replmgr.log: 2024-01-08T00:15:00.343Z INFO [] [replmgr-job-worker-thread-736] [00000000-0000-4000-a000-000000000000][][TASK_ID:81984b7f083ed690][TRACE_ID:a4f5c24e99a4c2d8;JOB_ID:b0f4954143a3b8b6][plc.id:169434fd,asset.id:641cf073,pcs.id:cdd721f7] c.e.b.d.ddboost.DDBoostAdapter.skipRetentionTime(1765) -  comparing existing retention-time=1970-01-01T00:00:00Z updateTo=2031-01-09T00:00:00Z 
replmgr.log: 2024-01-08T00:15:00.343Z INFO [] [replmgr-job-worker-thread-736] [00000000-0000-4000-a000-000000000000][][TASK_ID:81984b7f083ed690][TRACE_ID:a4f5c24e99a4c2d8;JOB_ID:b0f4954143a3b8b6][plc.id:169434fd,asset.id:641cf073,pcs.id:cdd721f7] c.e.b.d.ddboost.DDBoostAdapter.setRetentionTime(1776) -  setting retention-time=2031-01-09T00:00:00Z for SU=StorageUnitName filepath=PLCTLP-xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/Client_HostName/14/2.0/data_ss/MSSQL2%3aUsersRestore/FULL/_ts10k_170403/1704038853.ss 
replmgr.log: 2024-01-08T00:15:00.378Z ERROR [] [replmgr-job-worker-thread-736] [00000000-0000-4000-a000-000000000000][][TASK_ID:81984b7f083ed690][TRACE_ID:a4f5c24e99a4c2d8;JOB_ID:b0f4954143a3b8b6][plc.id:169434fd,asset.id:641cf073,pcs.id:cdd721f7] c.e.b.d.ddboost.DDBoostAdapter.copyFileSetRetentionTime(1738) -  Unable to setRetentionTime for srcStorageUnit=StorageUnitName, dstStorageUnit=StorageUnitName, dstFilePath=PLCTLP-xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/Client_HostName/14/2.0/data_ss/MSSQL2%3aUsersRestore/FULL/_ts10k_170403/1704038853.ss 
replmgr.log: 2024-01-08T00:15:00.378Z INFO [] [replmgr-job-worker-thread-736] [00000000-0000-4000-a000-000000000000][][TASK_ID:81984b7f083ed690][TRACE_ID:a4f5c24e99a4c2d8;JOB_ID:b0f4954143a3b8b6][plc.id:169434fd,asset.id:641cf073,pcs.id:cdd721f7] c.e.b.d.ddboost.DDBoostAdapter.skipRetentionTime(1765) -  comparing existing retention-time=1970-01-01T00:00:00Z updateTo=2031-01-09T00:00:00Z 
replmgr.log: 2024-01-08T00:15:00.378Z INFO [] [replmgr-job-worker-thread-736] [00000000-0000-4000-a000-000000000000][][TASK_ID:81984b7f083ed690][TRACE_ID:a4f5c24e99a4c2d8;JOB_ID:b0f4954143a3b8b6][plc.id:169434fd,asset.id:641cf073,pcs.id:cdd721f7] c.e.b.d.ddboost.DDBoostAdapter.setRetentionTime(1776) -  setting retention-time=2031-01-09T00:00:00Z for SU=StorageUnitName filepath=PLCTLP-xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/Client_HostName/14/2.0/data_ss/MSSQL2%3aUsersRestore/FULL/_ts10k_170403/1704038854.ss

Cause

On Data Domain, max-retention-period value set on the MTree is below the value configured within PowerProtect Data Manager Protection Policy.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, check max-retention-period configured on the Data Domain MTree used for replication target. If max-retention-period is below the value configured within the protection policy, change max-retention-period to meet requirements defined within the protection policy.

More details on how to check max-retention-period value for MTree and how to change this value are found within knowledge article 79803, Data Domain: Retention Lock Frequently Asked Questions

Affected Products

PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance, PowerProtect Data Manager, PowerProtect Data Manager Essentials, PowerProtect Data Manager Software, PowerProtect DM5500
Article Properties
Article Number: 000221085
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 02 Sept 2025
Version:  3
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