Frequency (schedule attribute)

Use the Frequency attribute to specify how much time must elapse between the successful completion of a scheduled task and the next attempt.

For example, assume that a schedule is set up for a full backup with a frequency of one week. If NetBackup successfully completes a full backup for all clients on Monday, it does not attempt another backup for this schedule until the following Monday.

To set the frequency, select a frequency value from the list. The frequency can be seconds, minutes, hours, days, or weeks.

A frequency-based relocation schedule determines how often images are swept from the basic disk staging storage unit to the final destination storage unit. (A relocation schedule is created as part of a basic disk staging storage unit configuration.)

NetBackup recognizes the intervals that suggest schedules based on days, even if the job does not run daily. For example, if the frequency is 48 hours, NetBackup tries to run the job at the same time every other day. (NetBackup checks if the frequency is divisible by 24 hours.) If the interval is not divisible by 24, NetBackup does not attempt to run the job at about the same time of day. Instead, NetBackup tries to run the job at the indicated interval after the last successful backup. (For example, 52 hours later.)