Backups which originally had an expiry time cannot be used for virtual restore

Detail name	Value
Changelog Number	24567
Type	Bug
Status	Resolved
Affected Versions	Exasol 8.0.0
Fix Versions	Exasol 8.29.12, Exasol 2025.1.3, Exasol 2025.2.0
Resolution Date	2025-09-15

Description

Removing the expiration time from a backup on a local archive volume with ConfD job db_backup_change_expiration does not allow to use the backup for virtual access restore, even though it does not expire.

Workaround

Remove the expire file for the backup in question using the sdfs command.

v2 is the archive volume id as returned by ConfD job st_volume_list

sdfs remove v2 Exasol/id_0/level_0/node_0/expire_202507071250

Fix

ConfD job db_backup_change_expiration changes backup expiration date the way that allows using the backup for virtual access restore.