Creating schedule attributes for policies
This topic describes how to configure certain schedule properties for NAS backups. The schedule properties vary according to your specific backup strategy and system configuration. Additional information about other schedule properties is available in the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I.
To create a schedule:
- On the left, click Policies, under Protection. Click the Schedules tab. Under Backup schedules, click Add. Click the Attributes tab.
- In the Attributes tab, enter a name for the schedule in the Name field.
- Select the Type of backup:
Full Backup-A complete backup of the objects that contain all of the data objects and the log(s).
Differential Incremental Backup-Backup of the changed blocks since the last backup. If you configure a differential incremental backup, you must also configure a full backup.
Cumulative Incremental Backup-Backs up all the changed objects since the last full backup. All objects are backed up if no previous backup was done.
- Select the Accelerator forced rescan option to activate NetBackup accelerator for this policy. This option creates a checksum of the content of each object during backup. It uses checksums for change detection. It provides a safety net by establishing a new baseline for the next accelerator backup. Accelerator forced rescan option
- The Override policy storage selection attribute works as follows:
Disabled-Instructs the schedule to use the Policy storage as specified on the policy Attributes tab.
Enabled-Instructs the schedule to override the Policy storage as specified on the policy Attributes tab.
Select the storage from the list of previously configured storage units and storage lifecycle policies. If the list is empty, no storage is configured.
- The Override policy volume pool attribute works as follows:
Disabled-Instructs the schedule to override the volume pool that is specified as the Policy volume pool on the policy Attribute tab. If no policy volume pool is specified, NetBackup uses NetBackup as the default.
Enabled-Instructs the schedule to override the volume pool that is specified as the Policy volume pool on the policy Attribute tab. Select the volume pool from the list of previously configured volume pools.
- The Override media owner selection attribute works as follows:
Disabled-Instructs the schedule to use the media owner that is specified as theMedia owner in the policy Attribute tab.
Enabled-Instructs the schedule to override the media owner that is specified as the Media owner in the policy Attribute tab.
Select the new media owner from the list:
Any.
NetBackup selects the media owner, either a media server or server group.
None.
Specifies that the media server that writes to the media owns the media. No media server is specified explicitly, but you want a media server to own the media.
- Under Schedule type, select Calendar or Frequency.
Calendar-Calendar-based schedules let you create a job schedule based on a calendar view. Select Calendar to display the Include dates tab.
Enable Retries allowed after run day to have NetBackup attempt to complete the schedule until the backup is successful. With this attribute enabled, the schedule attempts to run, even after a specified run day has passed.
Frequency-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.
- Specify a Retention period for the backups. This attribute specifies how long NetBackup retains the backups. To set the retention period, select a period (or level) from the list. When the retention period expires, NetBackup deletes information about the expired backup. After the backup expires, the objects in the backup are unavailable for restores. For example, if the retention is 2 weeks, data can be restored from a backup that this schedule performs for only 2 weeks after the backup.
- The Media multiplexing attribute specifies the maximum number of jobs from the schedule that NetBackup can multiplex to any drive. Multiplexing sends concurrent backup jobs from one or several clients to a single drive and multiplexes the backups onto the media.
Specify a number from 1 through 32, where 1 specifies no multiplexing. Any changes take effect the next time a schedule runs.
- Click Add to add the attributes, or click Add and add another to add a different set of attributes for another schedule.