Defining a Schedule

To create a new schedule, first complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task.

Policy Domain Name

Select the name of the policy domain to which this schedule belongs. This parameter is required. The default is Standard.

Schedule Name

Enter the 1 to 30 character name of the schedule to be defined.

Example: DAILY_DB_BACKUP admincmd1

Description

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

Action

Select the action which will occur when this schedule is executed.

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

Possible values for Start Date:

MM/DD/ YYYY Specifies the date for the beginning of the startup window in MM/DD/YYYY format.

Example: 03/04/1998

TODAY Specifies that the beginning of the startup window is on the current date. The default is Today.
TODAY +numdays or +numdays Specifies that 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.

Example: To specify that the beginning of the initial startup window is 3 days from now, you can specify a start date of TODAY+3, or +3.

Start Time

Enter the time for the beginning of the window in which the schedule is executed.

Possible values for Start Time:

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 Specifies that the beginning of the startup window is at the current time on the specified start date. The default is the Now.
NOW +numhours: numminutes or +numhours: numminutes Specifies the time for 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 Specifies the time for 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.

Duration Units

Select the time unit used to determine the duration of the window in which the schedule can start.

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.

Period Units

Select the 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. The default is 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 Week

Select the day of the week on which the startup window begins.

Any The startup window can begin on any day of the week. The default is Any.
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.

Possible values for Expiration are:

Never The schedule never expires. The default is Never.
Expiration date 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.