Acronis Backup for Windows Server Essentials - User Guide - Manual (Page 87)

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2. Once at: 09:00:00 PM.
3. Effective:
From: not set.
To: not set.
4.4.3 Monthly schedule
Monthly schedule is effective in Windows and Linux operating systems.
To specify a monthly schedule
In the Schedule area, select the appropriate parameter as follows:
Months: <...> Select a certain month(s) you want to run the task in.
Days: <...> Select specific days of the month to run the task on. You can also select the
last day of the month, irrespective of its actual date.
On: <...> <...> Select specific days of the weeks to run the task on.
In the During the day execute the task... area, select one of the following:
Once at: <...> Set up the time at which the task will be run once.
Every: <...>
From: <...> Until: <...>
Set up how many times the task will be run during the specified time interval.
For example, setting the task frequency to Every 1 hour From 10:00:00 AM
until 10:00:00 PM allows the task to be run 12 times from 10 AM to 10 PM
during one day.
In the Effective... area, set the following settings:
From: <...> Set up a date when this schedule will be enabled (an effective date). If this
check box is cleared, the task will be started on the nearest day and time you
have specified above.
To: <...> Set up a date when this schedule will be disabled. If this check box is cleared,
the task will be run for an indefinite number of months.
Advanced scheduling settings (p. 90) are available only for machines registered on Acronis Backup
Management Server. To specify these settings, click Change in the Advanced settings area.
All the settings you made are displayed in the Result field at the bottom of the window.
Examples
"Last day of every month" schedule
Run the task once at 10 PM on the last day of every month.
The schedule's parameters are set up as follows.
1. Months: <All months>.
2. Days: Last. The task will run on the last day of every month despite its actual date.
3. Once at: 10:00:00 PM.
4. Effective:
From: empty.
To: empty.
This schedule is widely used when creating a custom backup scheme. The "Last day of every month"
schedule is added to the full backups, while the differential backups are scheduled to be performed