Adding, changing, or deleting a time window in a policy schedule
Use one of the following procedures to add, change, or delete a time window.
To add or change a time window in the NetBackup Administration Console
- In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand NetBackup Management > Policies.
- Expand the policy name in the middle pane, and then select Schedules.
- Do one of the following:
To add a time window
Click Actions > New > Schedule.
In the Add Schedule dialog box, enter the name of a schedule.
To change a time window
In the right pane, double-click the schedule you want to change. The Change Schedule dialog box appears.
- Click the Start Window tab.
- To change the increments available for selecting start times or end times, change the value in the Resolution field. You can choose 5, 10, 15, or 30 minutes. For example, a resolution of 10 minutes allows time window adjustments by 10-minute increments.
- To indicate the opening of the time window, do the following:
Drag your cursor in the time table
Click the day and time when you'd like the window to start and drag it to the day and time when you'd like the window to close.
Use the settings in the dialog box
In the Start day field, select the first day that the window opens.
In the Start time field, select the time that the window opens.
- To indicate the closing of the time window, do one of the following:
Time windows show as bars in the schedule display.
Specify enough time to allow all clients in the policy to complete a backup.
Consider allowing extra time in the schedule in case the schedule starts late due to factors outside of NetBackup. (Delays due to unavailable devices, for example.) Otherwise, all backups may not have a chance to start.
- As necessary, do any of the following:
- Do one of the following:
Click Add.
To save the time window and leave the dialog box open.
Click OK.
To save the time window and close the dialog box.
