Changing your long-term backup schedule – Dell PowerVault DP600 User Manual

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stand-alone tape drive for your backups.

3. Click Restore Defaults to restore the defaults back to a three month retention range and

a weekly backup frequency.

4. In the Protection Objectives section, click Customize to change the tape label and to

customize the schedule of backup jobs for your recovery goals. This schedule will replace

the default schedule.

5. To change the long-term backup schedule, click Modify. You have a number of

scheduling options for long-term protection, depending on your retention range and

backup frequency. For more information, see the following Changing Your Long-Term

Backup Schedule section. If you are not modifying the long-term backup schedule,

click Next.

Changing Your Long-Term Backup Schedule

You can use the Modify Long-Term Schedule screen to change your long-term backup

schedule. The following table lists the backup frequency and the schedule you can change

depending on the retention range you selected. After you modify the long-term backup schedule,

click OK, and then click Next.

For this backup frequency

Depending on retention range, you can configure

Daily

• Time for daily backup
• Day of week and time for monthly backup
• Date and time for yearly backup

Weekly

• Time and day of week for weekly backup
• Day of week and time for monthly backup
• Date and time for yearly backup

Biweekly

• Time and day of week for biweekly backup
• Day of week and time for monthly backup
• Date and time for yearly backup

Monthly

• Day of week and time for monthly backup
• Date and time for yearly backup

Quarterly

• Time and date for quarterly backup

(quarterly backups are performed in

January, April, July, and October on the

specified day of the month)

• Date and time for yearly backup

Half-yearly

• Time, date, and months for half-yearly

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