Backup Schedule

A Backup Schedule defines the time, time period allowed, and frequency that backup job for an existing backup set should be run automatically.

Key:

Field Description
Name Schedule task name.
Type Type of the schedule backup, eg: Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Custom.
Start backup Start backup time.
Stop Stop backup time. The schedule backup can be set to stop either
  • Full backup is completed regardless of how much time it takes. (default)
  • or
  • After the backup has started for the set time (1-24 hr) regardless if the backup is done.
  • Run Retention Policy after backup After the backup, %edition_name% will follow the retention setup to clean up the disk space.

    To set up a backup schedule:

    1. Slide the switch to right hand side to turn on the schedule.
    2. Click on the [Add] to add a new backup schedule.


    To modify an existing backup schedule:

    1. Click on the backup schedule name.
    2. Configure a meaningful backup schedule name if necessary.
    3. The type of the backup schedule cannot be modified. If you need another type of schedule, you need to create a new schedule type.
    4. Configure the start time according to your requirement.
    5. Configure the stop option according to your requirement.