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EXPDT date Option

Use the EXPDT date option to specify the exact date on which a tape is to expire.

Specify date using the format yyyy/ddd, where yyyy is the four-digit year and ddd is the three-digit Julian date (that is, the number of days from the beginning of the year). Your system administrator can tell you the latest expiration date you can specify. By default, you can specify any date from today’s date to December 31, 2155. However, if your system administrator has modified your site’s CA VM:Tape configuration, the latest expiration date you can specify might be earlier than that.

Note: Support for the yyddd format has been discontinued.