To create a new schedule, first complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task.
Note: Storage Manager cannot run multiple schedules concurrently for the same client node.
Select the name of the policy domain to which this schedule belongs. This parameter is required. The default is Standard.
Enter the 1 to 30 character name of the schedule to be defined.
Example: DAILY_DB_BACKUP
Enter the description of the schedule. This parameter is optional.
Select the action which will occur when this schedule is processed.
Incremental | Backs up any files that have changed or are new since the last backup and for which the specified time between backups has elapsed. The default is Incremental. |
Selective | Backs up only the files described in the Objects field. |
Imagebackup | Backs up logical volumes described in the Objects field. |
Archive | Archives the files described in the Objects field. |
Restore | Restores the files described in the Objects field. |
Imagerestore | Restores logical volumes described in the Objects field. |
Retrieve | Retrieves the files described in the Objects field. |
Command | Executes a client operating system command described in the Objects field. |
Macro | Executes a macro whose file name is described in the Objects field. |
Enter the options to supply to the scheduled command at the time the schedule is processed.
Note (applies to Windows operating systems): When you define a scheduler service by using the DSMCUTIL command or the wizard in the backup-archive client GUI, you specify an options file for the scheduler service to use. You cannot overwrite the options in that options file by issuing the scheduled command. You must modify the options in your scheduler service.
Enter the objects for which the specified action is performed. Use a single space between each object. This parameter is required except when Action=Incremental. If the action is a backup, archive, retrieve, or restore operation, the objects are file spaces, directories, or logical volumes. If the action is to run a command or macro, the object is the name of the command or macro to run.
The allowed objects depend on the action you specify with the Action parameter and the operating system used by the clients associated with the schedule.
To select all file spaces, directories, or logical volumes, explicitly list them in the object field. Entering an asterisk will cause the backup to only occur for the directory where the scheduler was started. To remove a previously defined description, specify a null string ('') for this value.
When you specify Incremental for the Action parameter, and do not specify any objects with this parameter, the scheduled command is invoked without specified objects and attempts to process objects as defined in the client's option file.
When you specify Restore for the Action parameter, and the Replace option is set to Prompt, no prompting occurs. If you set the option to Prompt, the files are skipped. If you specify a second file specification, the second file specification acts as the restore destination. If you need to restore multiple groups of files, schedule one for each file specification that you need to restore.
When you specify Archive, Incremental, or Selective for the Action parameter, you can list a maximum of twenty (20) file systems in this Objects field.
Enclose the object string in double quotes if it contains blank characters (spaces), and then surround the double quotes with single quotes. If the object string contains multiple file names, enclose each file name with its own pair of double quotes, then surround the entire string with one pair of single quotes. Errors can occur if file names contain a space that is not quoted correctly. Refer to the following platform specific examples:
Enter the priority value for a schedule.
Enter the date for the beginning of the window in which the schedule is first processed.
Possible values for the start date:
Value | Description | Example |
mm/dd/yyyy | A specific date. | 09/15/1999 |
Today | The current date. | Today |
Today+days or +days | The current date plus additional days. The maximum number of days you can enter is 9999. Example: To specify that the beginning of the initial startup window is 3 days from now, you can enter STARTDATE=TODAY+3 or STARTDATE=+3. |
Today +3 or +3 |
Enter the time for the beginning of the window in which the schedule is processed.
Possible values for the start time:
Value | Description | Example |
hh:mm:ss | A specific time. | 10:30:08 |
Now | The current time. | Now |
Now+hh:mm:ss or +hh:mm | The current time plus hours and minutes specified. | Now +02:00 or +2:00 Example: If you define a schedule at 5:00 with STARTTIME=NOW+2:00 or STARTTIME=+2:00, the beginning of the startup window is at 7:00. |
Now-hh:mm:ss or -hh:mm | The current time minus hours and minutes specified. | Now -02:00 or -2:00 Example: If you define a schedule at 5:00 with STARTTIME=NOW-2:00 or STARTTIME=-2:00, the beginning of the startup window is at 3:00. |
Enter the number of units that define the length of the startup window. The number can be from 1 to 999. The default is 1.
Select the time unit used to determine the duration of the window in which the schedule can start.
Hours | The duration of the window is defined in hours. The default is Hours. |
Minutes | The duration of the window is defined in minutes. |
Days | The duration of the window is defined in days. |
Indefinite | The startup window has an indefinite duration. The schedule can run any time after the scheduled start time, until the schedule expires. You cannot specify Indefinite unless you also specify the Period Units parameter with a value of Onetime. |
Enter the length of time between startup windows for this schedule.
Select the time unit used to determine the period between startup windows for this schedule.
Days | The time between startup windows for the schedule is in days. The default is Days. |
Hours | The time between startup windows for the schedule is in hours. |
Weeks | The time between startup windows for the schedule is in weeks. |
Months | The time between startup windows for the schedule is in months. |
Years | The time between startup windows for the schedule is in years. |
Onetime | The schedule executes only once. This value overrides the value specified for the PERIOD parameter. |
Select the day of the week on which the startup window begins.
Any | The startup window can begin on any day of the week. The default is Any. |
Weekday | The startup window can begin on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. |
Weekend | The startup window can begin on Saturday or Sunday. |
Sunday | The startup window begins on Sunday. |
Monday | The startup window begins on Monday. |
Tuesday | The startup window begins on Tuesday. |
Wednesday | The startup window begins on Wednesday. |
Thursday | The startup window begins on Thursday. |
Friday | The startup window begins on Friday. |
Saturday | The startup window begins on Saturday. |
Enter the date after which this schedule is no longer used.
Possible values for Expiration are:
Never | The schedule never expires. The default is Never. |
Expiration date | The date after which this schedule is no longer used, in MM/DD/YYYY format. If you specify an expiration date, the schedule expires at 23:59:59 on the specified date. |