To create a new schedule, first complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task.
Select the name of the policy domain to which this schedule belongs. This parameter is required. The default is Standard.
Enter the 1 to 30 character name of the schedule to be defined.
Example: DAILY_DB_BACKUP admincmd1
Enter the description of the schedule. This parameter is optional.
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. |
Enter the options to supply to the DSMC command at the time the schedule is executed.
Enter the objects for which the specified action is performed.
Enter the priority value for a schedule.
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. |
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. |
Enter the number of units that define the length of the startup window.
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. |
Enter the length of time between startup windows for this schedule.
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. |
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. |
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. |