To create a new schedule, first complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task.
Select the name of the policy domain to which this schedule belongs. This parameter is required. The default is Standard.
Enter the 1 to 30 character name of the schedule to be defined.
Example: DAILY_DB_BACKUP
Enter the description of the schedule. This parameter is optional.
Select the action which will occur when this schedule is processed.
Incremental | Backs up any files that have changed or are new since the last backup and for which the specified time between backups has elapsed. The default is Incremental. |
Selective | Backs up only the files described in the Objects field. |
Imagebackup | Backs up logical volumes described in the Objects field. |
Archive | Archives the files described in the Objects field. |
Restore | Restores the files described in the Objects field. |
Imagerestore | Restores logical volumes described in the Objects field. |
Retrieve | Retrieves the files described in the Objects field. |
Command | Executes a client operating system command described in the Objects field. |
Macro | Executes a macro whose file name is described in the Objects field. |
Enter the options to supply to the DSMC command at the time the schedule is processed.
Enter the objects for which the specified action is performed.
Enter the priority value for a schedule.
Enter the date for the beginning of the window in which the schedule is first processed.
Possible values for the start date:
Value | Description | Example |
mm/dd/yyyy | A specific date. | 09/15/1999 |
Today | The current date. | Today |
Today+days or +days | The current date plus additional days. The maximum number of days you can enter is 9999. Example: To specify that the beginning of the initial startup window is 3 days from now, you can enter STARTDATE=TODAY+3 or STARTDATE=+3. |
Today +3 or +3 |
Enter the time for the beginning of the window in which the schedule is processed.
Possible values for the start time:
Value | Description | Example |
hh:mm:ss | A specific time. | 10:30:08 |
Now | The current time. | Now |
Now+hh:mm:ss or +hh:mm | The current time plus hours and minutes specified. | Now +02:00 or +2:00 Example: If you define a schedule at 5:00 with STARTTIME=NOW+2:00 or STARTTIME=+2:00, the beginning of the startup window is at 7:00. |
Now-hh:mm:ss or -hh:mm | The current time minus hours and minutes specified. | Now -02:00 or -2:00 Example: If you define a schedule at 5:00 with STARTTIME=NOW-2:00 or STARTTIME=-2:00, the beginning of the startup window is at 3:00. |
Enter the number of units that define the length of the startup window. The number can be from 1 to 999. The default is 1.
Select the time unit used to determine the duration of the window in which the schedule can start.
Hours | The duration of the window is defined in hours. The default is Hours. |
Minutes | The duration of the window is defined in minutes. |
Days | The duration of the window is defined in days. |
Indefinite | The startup window has an indefinite duration. The schedule can run any time after the scheduled start time, until the schedule expires. You cannot specify Indefinite unless you also specify the Period Units parameter with a value of Onetime. |
Enter the length of time between startup windows for this schedule.
Select the time unit used to determine the period between startup windows for this schedule.
Days | The time between startup windows for the schedule is in days. The default is Days. |
Hours | The time between startup windows for the schedule is in hours. |
Weeks | The time between startup windows for the schedule is in weeks. |
Months | The time between startup windows for the schedule is in months. |
Years | The time between startup windows for the schedule is in years. |
Onetime | The schedule executes only once. This value overrides the value specified for the PERIOD parameter. |
Select the day of the week on which the startup window begins.
Any | The startup window can begin on any day of the week. The default is Any. |
Weekday | The startup window can begin on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. |
Weekend | The startup window can begin on Saturday or Sunday. |
Sunday | The startup window begins on Sunday. |
Monday | The startup window begins on Monday. |
Tuesday | The startup window begins on Tuesday. |
Wednesday | The startup window begins on Wednesday. |
Thursday | The startup window begins on Thursday. |
Friday | The startup window begins on Friday. |
Saturday | The startup window begins on Saturday. |
Enter the date after which this schedule is no longer used.
Possible values for Expiration are:
Never | The schedule never expires. The default is Never. |
Expiration date | The date after which this schedule is no longer used, in MM/DD/YYYY format. If you specify an expiration date, the schedule expires at 23:59:59 on the specified date. |