Use this procedure to create a custom full backup schedule for templates.
1 Select the Templates folder in the Navigation pane. Click Backup.
2 Select the Schedule Backup tab to see the list of templates in the folder.
3 Enter a unique Schedule Name.
4 If desired, enter a Schedule Description.
5 Select all templates to be protected by the schedule.
• A list of available templates displays in the VMs to Protect section. Click the gray box above the first template to select all templates.
• Backups included within the schedule will execute sequentially. A template may be included in only one schedule. If you try to add a template to additional schedules, you will see an error message upon attempting to save subsequent schedules.
6 In the Schedule area, select Custom from the list.
Note: You can select another strategy from the list, but incremental and differential backups will not be queued for templates.
7 For the 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, and recurrence. Then click Confirm.
8 Click Advanced Settings and specify options as desired.
• Select the backup device to which backups will be written.
• Check the Email Schedule Report option to receive email notification upon the completion of the scheduled backup jobs.
• Check the Email Failure Report option to receive an email notification upon failure of any backup job on the schedule.
• Click Confirm to save Advanced Settings.
9 If desired, modify the minimum and maximum retention settings. These settings apply to all selected templates. To set different values for each template, do not enter settings here. Instead, go to Settings > Storage and Retention > Backup Retention. For details see About retention control.
10 Check the Schedule enabled box under Schedule Name. Then click Save to create the schedule.