tape expiry is for the physical media. Think of it as shelf life. If you have a new tape and you do not want to use it after it is 3 years old then set the tape expiry to 3 years. After 3 years NetBackup will no longer write to it. Images that are on it may or may not have expired. If they have not expired then they can still be used for a restore.tape expiry is for the physical media. Think of