Updating a Schedule

To modify an existing schedule, complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task.

Description

Enter the description of the schedule. This parameter is optional.

Action

Select an option to specify the action that occurs when this schedule is executed.

Archive Archives the files described in the Objects entry field.
Command Executes a client operating system command described in the Objects entry field.
Incremental Backs-up any files that have changed since the last backup and for which the specified time between backups has elapsed. Incremental is the default.
Macro Executes a macro whose file name is described in the Objects entry field.
Restore Restores the files described in the Objects entry field.
Retrieve Retrieves the files described in the Objects entry field.
Selective Backs-up the files described in the Objects entry field.

Options

Enter the options to supply to the DSMC command at the time the schedule is executed.

Objects

Enter the objects for which the specified action is performed.

Priority

Enter the priority value for a schedule.

Start Date

Enter the date for the beginning of the window in which the schedule is first executed. Valid options are:

MM/DD/YYYY The date for the beginning of the startup window in MM/DD/YYYY format (for example, 03/04/1998).
Today The beginning of the startup window is on the current date.
TODAY+numdays or +numdays The beginning of the startup window is a specific number of days after the current date. The maximum value for the number of days is 9999. For example, to specify that the beginning of the initial startup window is 3 days from now, you can specify TODAY+3 or +3.

Start Time

Enter the time for the beginning of the window in which the schedule is first executed. Valid options are:

HH:MM:SS Specifies the time for the beginning of the startup window in HH:MM:SS format. HH is hours, MM is minutes, and SS is seconds.

Example: 12:33:28

Now The beginning of the startup window is at the current time on the specified start date.
NOW+numhours:numminutes or +numhours:numminutes The beginning of the startup window is at the current time plus a specific number of hours (and, optionally, minutes) on the specified start date.

Example: If you issue this command at 5:00 with a Starttime of NOW+02:00 or, +02:00, the beginning of the initial startup window is at 7:00.

NOW-numhours:numminutes or -numhours:numminutes The beginning of the startup window is at the current time minus a specific number of hours (and, optionally, minutes) on the specified start date.

Example: If you issue this command at 5:00 with a Starttime of NOW-02:00, or -02:00, the beginning of the initial startup window is at 3:00.

Duration

Enter the number of units that define the length of the startup window. This value can be any number from 1 to 999. This parameter is optional.

Duration Units

Select one of these options. This parameter is optional.

Hours The duration of the window is defined in hours. The default is Hours.
Minutes The duration of the window is defined in minutes
Days The duration of the window is defined in days.
Indefinite The startup window has an indefinite duration. The schedule can run any time after the scheduled start time, until the schedule expires. You cannot specify Indefinite unless you also specify the Period Units parameter with a value of Onetime.

Period

Enter the length of time between startup windows for this schedule. This parameter is optional.

Period Units

Select one time unit used to determine the period between startup windows for this schedule.

Days The time between startup windows for the schedule is in days.
Hours The time between startup windows for the schedule is in hours.
Weeks The time between startup windows for the schedule is in weeks.
Months The time between startup windows for the schedule is in months.
Years The time between startup windows for the schedule is in years.
Onetime The schedule executes only once. This value overrides the value specified for the Period parameter.

Day of the Week

Select one option to specify the day of the week on which the startup window begins.

Any The startup window can begin on any day of the week.
Weekday The startup window can begin on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.
Weekend The startup window can begin on Saturday or Sunday.
Sunday The startup window begins on Sunday.
Monday The startup window begins on Monday.
Tuesday The startup window begins on Tuesday.
Wednesday The startup window begins on Wednesday.
Thursday The startup window begins on Thursday.
Friday The startup window begins on Friday.
Saturday The startup window begins on Saturday.

Expiration

Enter the date after which this schedule is no longer used.

Never The schedule never expires.
expirationdate The date after which this schedule is no longer used, in MM/DD/YYYY format. If you specify an expiration date, the schedule expires at 23:59:59 on the specified date.