Configuring the exclude dates
Use the Exclude dates tab to exclude specific days from a schedule for a backup policy. If a day is excluded from a schedule, jobs do not run on that day. The tab displays a calendar of three consecutive months. Use the lists at the top of the calendar to change the first month or year displayed.
To exclude a day from a schedule:
- On the left, click Policies, under Protection. Click the Schedules tab. Under Backup schedules, click Add. Click the Exclude dates tab.
- Use one or more methods to indicate the days to exclude:
Select one or more days on the 3-month calendar that you want to exclude. Use the dropdown list at the top of the calendar to change the months or years.
To indicate Recurring week days:
Click Set all to select all of the days in every month for every year.
Click Clear all to remove all existing selections.
Select a box in the matrix to select a specific day to exclude for every month.
Click the column head of a day of the week to exclude that day every month.
Click the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or Last row label to exclude that week every month.
To indicate Recurring days of the month:
Click Set all to select all of the days in every month.
Click Clear all to remove all existing selections.
Select a box in the matrix to select that day to exclude each month.
Click Last to exclude the last day of every month.
To indicate Specific dates:
Click New. Enter the month, day, and year in the dialog box. The date appears in the Specific dates list.
To delete a date, select the date in the list. Click Delete.
- Click Add to save the changes.