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Modifying protection schedules
A protection schedule defines when backups are transferred from protected agent machines to the Rapid
Recovery Core. Protection schedules are initially defined using the Protect Machine Wizard or the Protect Multiple
Machines Wizard.
You can modify an existing protection schedule at any time from the Summary tab for a specific agent machine.
NOTE:
For conceptual information about protection schedules, see
Understanding protection schedules
For information about protecting a single machine, see
bulk protect (protecting multiple machines), see
About protecting multiple machines
. For information on
customizing protection periods when protecting an agent using either of these wizards, see
. For information about modifying an existing protection schedule, see
Modifying protection schedules
.
Complete the steps in this procedure to modify an existing protection schedule for volumes on a protected
machine.
1. In the Core Console, from the list of protected machines, click the protected machine that has the protection
schedule that you want to change.
2. On the page for the machine you selected, select the applicable volumes, and then click Set a Schedule.
To select all volumes at once, click in the checkbox in the header row. Initially, all volumes share the same
protection schedule.
NOTE:
Typically, it is good practice to protect, at minimum, the System Reserved volume and the
volume with the operating system (typically the C drive).
The Protection Schedule dialog box appears.
3. On the Protection Schedule dialog box, do one of the following:
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If you previously created a protection schedule template and want to apply it to this protected machine, select the
template from the drop-down list, and then go to
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If you want to remove an existing time period from the schedule, clear the check box next to each time period
option, and then go to
. Options include the following:
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Mon - Fri: This range of time denotes a typical five-day work week.
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Sat - Sun: This range of time denotes a typical weekend.
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If you want to save a new protection schedule as a template, continue to
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4. When the weekday start and end times are from 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM, then a single period exists. To
change the start or end time of a defined period, do the following:
a. Select the appropriate time period.
b. To change the start time for this period, use the clock icon under Start Time.
For example, use the arrows to show a time of 08:00 AM.
c. To change the end time for this period, use the clock icon under End Time.
For example, use the arrows to show a time of 06:00 PM.
d. Change the interval according to your requirements. For example, if defining a peak period.
change the interval from 60 minutes to 20 minutes to take snapshots three times hourly.
5. If you defined a period other than 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM in
, and you want backups to occur in the
remaining time ranges, you must add additional periods to define protection by doing the following:
a. Under the appropriate category, click Add period.
b. Click the clock icon and select the desired start and end times, as appropriate.
For example, set a start time of 12:00 AM and an end time of 07:59 AM.
c. Change the interval according to your requirements. For example, if defining an off-peak period.
change the interval from 60 minutes to 120 minutes to take snapshots every two hours.
6. If needed, continue to create additional periods, setting start and end times and intervals as appropriate.
