Create Backup Set

Set the 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.
Backup set type Type of backup, default is Full. eg: Full, Differential, Incremental (only for VSS mode) or Transaction Log (only for ODBC mode).
Type Type of the schedule backup, eg: Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Custom.
Start backup Start backup time. The scheduled backup can be set to start either
  • At a specific time. (default)
or
  • Every, set interval in minutes or hours.
    Minute interval: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20 or 30 minutes.
    Hourly interval: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 or 12 hours.
Stop Stop backup time. This only applies to schedules with start backup "at" and is not supported for periodic backup schedule (start backup "every"). The scheduled backup can be set to stop either
  • Until 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. By the default the Run scheduled backup for this backup set is turned on. There is backup scheduled to run daily at 9:00pm until full backup is completed.
  2. The existing daily schedule may be edited by clicking on it and changing the settings or you can add a new schedule instead by click on the [Add] button.
  3. Configure a meaningful backup schedule name if necessary.
  4. Configure the type of the backup schedule.
  5. Configure the start time according to your requirement.
  6. Configure the stop option according to your requirement.
  7. Option: Check the 'Run Retention Policy after backup' checkbox if necessary.
  8. Click [OK] to save.