1 Select a SharePoint application in the Navigation pane, and click Backup.
2 Select the Schedule Backup tab.
3 Enter a unique Schedule Name.
4 If desired, enter a Schedule Description.
5 In the Instance to Protect area, check the Farm box.
• If you do not see the Farm, click the reload arrows at the bottom to refresh the view.
• The Type column indicates whether this farm is configured as a Single Server or Farm (multi-server) installation.
6 In the Schedule area, select a backup strategy from the list.
• Choose Full with Differentials or Custom.
• Backups for the selected strategy display below.
7 Do one of the following:
For a non-custom strategy, define the frequency at which backups of each type will run using the fields below each backup.
For a custom strategy, click the Calendar icon to define the frequency at which backups of each type will run. Do the following for each backup instance:
• Drag a backup icon onto the calendar. Drag onto today’s date or later.
• In the Add Backup window, define the backup type, start date, start time, recurrence, and description (optional), then click Confirm.
8 If desired, modify the minimum and maximum retention settings.
Modifying retention settings here also updates values displayed on the Backup Retention page. See About retention control for more about these settings.
9 Click Advanced Settings and specify optional settings as desired.
• Select the backup device to which backups will be written.
• Check the Email Schedule Report option to receive email notification upon completion of the scheduled backup jobs. You also have the option to receive a PDF attachment of the report in the email.
• Check the Email Failure Report option to receive email notification upon failure of any backup job on the schedule. You also have the option to receive a PDF attachment of the report in the email.
• Click Confirm to save Advanced Settings.
Note: Reports are delivered to email recipients specified in the report field in Settings > Clients, Networking, and Notifications > Email Recipients. To change the time of day the report is sent, modify the ReportHourMin parameter setting by selecting Settings > System, Updates, and Licensing > General Configuration > Alertman.
10 Click Save to create the schedule.