Configuration (Level 4)

Installing SQL Server

Installing SQL Server
Configuration (Level 4)

Administration scripts may have used these configuration options. For more information about configuration options, see sp_configure and Setting Configuration Options.

SQL Server 6.x SQL Server 2000
Administration scripts may have used the nonadvanced media retention option to set the number of days to retain each backup medium after it is used for a database or transaction log dump. media retention is now an advanced option.

Expect different results as compared to earlier versions of Microsoft® SQL Server™. Expect the media retention configuration option to appear only if you have enabled the advanced configuration options of sp_configure.