Backup Exec 20.2 Administrator's Guide

To schedule a storage operation job

1. On the Storage tab, right-click the device for which you want to schedule a storage operation job.

   If the storage operation can be scheduled, a small arrow appears next to the operation name.

2. Click the storage operation, and then click Schedule.
3. On the storage operation job dialog box, in the left pane, click Schedule.
4. Select any of the following options:

   Recurrence	Specify a recurrence schedule for the job.
   Hours	Create a recurrence pattern that is measured in hours or minutes. When you select Hours, you can configure the following options: Every X hour/minute Indicates the number of hours or minutes between the start time of a job and the start time of the next job instance. From Designates the starting time for a job to run. Between Restricts the job to certain hours and days. For example, if you only want the job to run during business hours, you can select 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The start time and end time can span a maximum of 24 hours, however they can cross over midnight into the following day.
   Days	Create a recurrence pattern that is measured in days. When you select Days, you must choose between the following options: Every X day Indicates the number of days between the start time of a job and the start time of the next job instance. Every weekday Specifies that the job should run on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
   Weeks	Create a recurrence pattern that is measured in weeks. When you create a recurrence pattern that is measured in weeks, you must configure the Every X week on field. The Every X week on specifies the number of weeks between the start time of a job and the start time of the next job instance. It also specifies the days of the week on which the job should run.
   Months	Create a recurrence pattern that is measured in months. When you select Months, you must choose between the following options: Day X of every X month Specifies the day on which the job should run. It also indicates the number of months between the start time of a job and the start time of the next job instance. Every X X of every X month Specifies the day on which the job should run. It also indicates the number of months between the start time of a job and the start time of the next job instance. Selected days of the month Specifies the weeks and days of the month on which Backup Exec runs the job. You select the days and weeks on a grid. The recurrence pattern that you select repeats itself every month. The default setting is for the job to run every month on the current week and day of the month. For example, if you create the job on the third Monday of the month, the default setting is for the job to run once a month on the third Monday. You can change the default or select additional days on which the job should run. Any additional days that you select are added to the monthly recurrence pattern. Selected dates of the month Specifies the dates of the month on which Backup Exec runs the job. The recurrence pattern that you select repeats itself every month. The default setting is for the job to run every month on the current date of the month. For example, if you create the job on the 15th, the default setting is for the job to run once a month on the 15th. You can change the default or select additional days on which the job should run. Any additional days that you select are added to the monthly recurrence pattern. If you select the 31st, the job runs on the last day of the month in months that do not have 31 days. For example, if you configure the job to run on the 31st, in September the job runs on the 30th instead.
   Years	Create a recurrence pattern that is measured in years. When you select Years, you can configure the following options: Every X year Specifies the number of years between the start time of a job and the start time of the next job instance. On X Specifies the date on which Backup Exec runs the job. The date that you select in this field corresponds to the number of years that you selected in the Every X year field. So if you selected to run the job every 2 years and you selected June 28th in this field, the job runs every 2 years on June 28th. On the X of X Specifies the day and month on which Backup Exec runs the job. The date that you select in this field corresponds to the number of years that you selected in the Every X year field. So if you selected to run the job every 2 years and you selected the fourth Thursday of June in this field, the job runs every 2 years on the fourth Thursday of June.
   at	Designate the starting time for the first job in the recurrence pattern.
   Calendar	View all scheduled jobs on a calendar to check for scheduling conflicts.
   Reschedule the job if it does not start x hours after its scheduled start	Specify the amount of time past the job's scheduled start time at which Backup Exec changes the job completion status to Missed. The job is rescheduled to run based on the time window that you configured.
   Cancel the job if it is still running x hours after it scheduled start time	Specify the amount of time after the job's scheduled start time at which you want to cancel the job if it is still running. Backup Exec changes the job completion status to Canceled, timed out.
   Include dates with the schedule of this job	Specify dates to include with the job schedule. The job runs on all of the dates that you select using this option, in addition to the dates that are part of its normal schedule recurrence. The job resumes its normal schedule on the next day that it is scheduled after an include date.
   Exclude dates from the schedule for this job	Specify dates to exclude from the job schedule. The job does not run on any of the dates that you select using this option. It resumes its normal schedule on the next day that a job is scheduled after an excluded date.
   Run now with no recurring schedule	Run the job immediately without scheduling any more instances of it for the future.
   Run on	Run the job at the time and date that you specify.
   Create without a schedule	Create a job without scheduling it. When you use this option, the job does not run at the time of creation and it does not have a recurring schedule. The job remains unscheduled until you choose to run it. You can use a third-party job automation or task scheduling tool to run the job later. If you use this option to create a job, you cannot place the job on hold. You cannot place jobs on hold unless they are scheduled.

5. Click OK.