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Specify the Schedule

The Schedule page lets you define a backup schedule to repeat at specific intervals. After you define a schedule, the jobs run automatically per the schedule. You can add multiple schedules and provide retention settings. If Local disk or shared folder is the backup destination, the default value is a custom incremental backup at every 10:00 PM. If RPS server is the backup destination, the default value is a daily Incremental backup at every 10:00 PM.

You can edit or delete a backup job schedule.

Follow these steps:

1. Click the Schedule tab.
2. Click Add and select Add Backup Schedule.

   The New Backup Schedule dialog opens.

   

   1. Select one of the following options:

      Custom

      Specifies the backup schedule that repeats multiple times a day.

      Daily

      Specifies the backup schedule that occurs once a day. By default, all the days of the week are selected for Daily backup. If you do not want to run the backup job on a specific day, clear the checkbox for that day of the week.

      Weekly

      Specifies the backup schedule that occurs once a week.

      Monthly

      Specifies the backup schedule that occurs once a month.

   2. Select the backup type.

      Full

      Determines the backup schedule for Full Backups. As scheduled, Arcserve UDP performs a full backup of all used blocks from the source machine. A full backup typically consumes time depending on the backup size.

      Verify

      Determines the backup schedule for Verify Backups.

      Arcserve UDP verifies that the protected data is valid and complete by performing a confidence check of the stored backup image to the backup source. If necessary, the image is resynchronized. A Verify Backup looks at the most recent backup of each individual block and compares the content and information to the source. This comparison verifies that the latest backed up blocks represent the corresponding information at the source. If the backup image for any block does not match the source (possibly because of changes in the system since the last backup), Arcserve UDP refreshes (resynchronizes) the backup of the block that does not match. You can also use a Verify Backup (infrequently) to get the guarantee of full backup without using the space required for a full backup.

      Advantages: Produces a small backup image when compared to full backup because only the changed blocks (blocks that do not match the last backup) are backed up.

      Disadvantages: Backup time is long because all source blocks are compared with the blocks of the last backup.

      Incremental

      Determines the backup schedule for Incremental Backups.

      As scheduled, Arcserve UDP incrementally backs up only those blocks that have changed since the last successful backup. The advantages of Incremental Backups are that it is a fast backup and it produces a small backup image. This is the most optimal way to perform a backup.

   3. Specify the backup start time.
   4. (Optional) Select the Repeat check box and specify the repeat schedule.
   5. Click Save.

   The Backup Schedule is specified and it is displayed on the Schedule page.

3. Specify the retention settings if the destination is a shared or a network folder.

   Note: For more information about the recovery sets, see Understanding the Recovery Sets.

   Specify the number of recovery sets to retain

   Specifies the number of recovery sets retained.

   Start a new recovery set on every:

   Selected day of the week

   Specifies the day of the week selected to start a new recovery set.

   Selected day of the month

   Specifies the day of the month selected to start a new recovery set. Specify 1 through 30, or the last day of the month.

   Note: The Linux Backup Server checks for the number of recovery sets in the configured backup storage every 15 minutes and deletes any extra recovery set from the backup storage location.

4. If you have selected Arcserve Recovery Point Server as the destination, then follow these additional steps.

   Add Merge Schedule

   1. Click Add and select Add Merge Schedule.

      The Add New Merge Schedule dialog opens.

   2. Specify the start time to start the merge job.
   3. Specify Until to specify an end time for the merge job.
   4. Click Save.

      The Merge Schedule is specified and it is displayed on the Schedule page.

   Add Throttle Schedule

   1. Click Add and select Add Throttle Schedule.

      The Add New Throttle Schedule dialog opens.

   2. Specify the throughput limit in MB per minute unit.
   3. Specify the start time to start the backup throughput job.
   4. Specify Until to specify an end time for the throughput job.
   5. Click Save.

      The Throttle Schedule is specified and it is displayed on the Schedule page.

5. Specify the start time for the scheduled backup.

   

6. Specify the recovery points retention settings for Custom, Daily, Weekly, and Monthly schedule.

   These options are enabled if you have added the corresponding backup schedule. If you modify the retention settings on this page, the changes are reflected on the Backup Schedule dialog.

The backup schedule is specified.