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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section V. Configuring backups
  4. Creating backup policies
  5. Adding or changing schedules in a policy
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

Adding or changing schedules in a policy

Change policies only when no backup activity is expected for the affected policies and clients. Make adjustments before backups begin to ensure an orderly transition from one configuration to another.

Changing a policy causes NetBackup to recalculate when the policy is due.

Note:

It is not recommended that users modify automanaged policies. If a user begins to modify an automanaged policy, a dialog appears that warns users about the possible consequences.

See Warning about modifying or deleting automanaged policies or storage lifecycle policies.

Use the following procedure to add or change schedules in an existing NetBackup policy.

To add or change schedules in a policy

  1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand NetBackup Management > Policies.
  2. Expand the policy name in the middle pane, then select Schedules.
  3. Perform one of the following actions:

    Add a schedule

    Select Actions > New > Schedule.

    Copy a schedule and paste it into another policy

    • Expand the policy which contains a schedule that you'd like to copy.

    • In the right pane, right-click the schedule and select Copy.

    • Expand the policy where you'd like to paste the schedule.

    • In the right pane, right-click anywhere in the schedule area and select Paste.

    Change an existing schedule

    Double-click the schedule name.

  4. Complete the entries in the Attributes tab, Start Window tab, Exclude Days tab, and Include Dates tab (when applicable).

    See Start Window tab .

    See Excluding days from a schedule .

    See Include Dates tab .

  5. Click OK.

More Information

Schedule Attributes tab

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