Backup runs according to a backup schedule defined by one of several means.
- Backup schedules defined by default by your subscription and the service level to which you subscribed.
- If you have appropriate rights, by a custom schedule you define.
You can use a different schedule for each policy. If you have multiple backup policies, each policy schedule is independent of the other policies. Under Windows, your backups run continuously by default, but you can change the policies to run under a different schedule.
The Backup Schedule Grid
Using a grid that consists of hours of the day and days of the week, you specify the intervals during which a backup runs for the policy. A schedule interval can consist of one or more successive half-hours, and can span multiple days. Unless the backup is continuous, only one backup will run during each interval. All schedules are run based on your computer's time zone. For example, a backup scheduled to begin at 10:00PM will begin when it is 10:00PM on the computer on which the backup is scheduled to run.
Schedule a Backup
To schedule a backup
- On the Backup Configuration page, click the Schedule tab.
- Specify when you want to run this backup policy.
- Click one of the selections in the list to automatically set up intervals when backup will run.
Note:
The schedules below are examples only. The available schedules vary depending on the subscription to which you are subscribed.
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| Evenings |
Create a schedule where backup runs from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM every evening. |
| Continuous |
Create a 24 x 7 schedule (the default) where backup runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Windows only. |
| Custom |
Specify a custom schedule for when you want backup to occur. If you choose a custom schedule, the policy can no longer be backed up continuously. Click the squares in the schedule grid to set up intervals when backup will run. The grid consists of hours of the day (columns) and days of the week (rows). Each horizontal row identifies a day of the week, with Monday at the top. The first time period (left edge of the grid) is 12 AM, midnight. Each square on the grid represents a half-hour segment.
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Click each square individually to toggle on/off.
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Click a square and drag the mouse across the successive squares to toggle on/off.
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Click a square and drag the mouse diagonally across successive squares to toggle on/off.
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Backup starts at the beginning of each interval.
Note: When you select your backup intervals, if you span multiple hours or days with connecting intervals in the schedule grid, only one backup will run for the entire span. If you need multiple backups to run every few hours, for example, select alternate squares on the grid. The Schedule notation in the legend under the grid shows how many backups are scheduled per week based on your selections.
Check the Run beyond scheduled time... box to run until synchronization is complete, even if the scheduled time has ended.
The Schedule Grid Represents Your Computer's Time Zone
The schedule grid represents the time zone on your Agent computer being backed up. For example, if you select the square for 7:00 PM on the schedule grid, the backup will start when it is 7:00 PM on the Agent computer. The time zone is based on Greenwich mean time, plus or minus the correct number of hours for the time zone adjustment. If the computer's Date/Time properties are set to automatically adjust for daylight savings time, then the time zone displayed reflects daylight savings time as well.