Backup Schedules
This feature is used only for scheduled backups; schedules are the manifestation of a user creating a scheduled backup. Schedules allow the user to not only monitor but to manage schedules so that a scheduled backup may evolve as the customer environment itself changes.
Put more simply, schedules are the place where calendars, client lists, selection lists, and options are all put together into a named entity that may be managed and used to control scheduled backup operations.
Application schedules are displayed on this screen so the schedule can be deleted if an application is removed from the client.
In order to manage these schedules, or to create a new schedule, the user selects the "Schedules" button at the bottom of the backup screen. The screen that appears shows all of the current schedules that are present with the following columns:
- An icon depicting type of client or application that is being protected is seen in the first column.
Exchange application schedule (can only be deleted from this screen) . | |
SQL application schedule (can only be deleted from this screen). | |
Archive schedules, for archival of backups of one or more clients or directories to removable media (can only be deleted from this screen). | |
VMware schedule | |
File-based schedules, used in the backup of volumes, directories, or files for one or more clients. |
- An icon of a lightbulb is depicted in the second column. If the lightbulb is yellow, then the schedule is enabled; if the lightbulb is grey, then the schedule is disabled.
- Schedule: The name of the collection of schedules.
- Last: The last time the schedule was executed (available for file-level schedules only).
- Next: The next time the schedule will be executed (available for file-level schedules only).
- Client: The client the schedule is protecting - this applies to applications only.
- Description: A text description of the schedule.
At the bottom of the pane there are a number of relatively large buttons. These are described below.
- New: This button is used to create a new schedule.
- View/Modify: This button is used to view and/or modify a previously selected schedule (from the pane above these buttons.)
- Delete: This button is used to delete a previously selected schedule.
- Copy: This button is used to copy a previously selected schedule.
- Run Now: Selecting this button causes the schedule to be immediately executed.
- Enable/Disable: This button causes the schedule to be enabled or disabled.
If an application schedule is highlighted, only "Delete" is applicable. All other schedule operations must be performed by selecting the application from the navigation tree.