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Skipping backups during holidays, Configuring backup options when scheduling backups – HP B6960-90078 User Manual

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Backup

Scheduling Unattended Backups

Chapter 5

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To disable a backup schedule, select the

Disable Schedule

option in the

Schedule

property page. The backup will not be performed until you

deselect this option.

Disabling backup schedules does not influence currently running backup
sessions.

Skipping Backups During Holidays

By default, Data Protector runs backups on holidays.

If you do not wish to run your backups on holidays, set the

Holidays

option to ON in the

Schedule

page of the Backup wizard. You can

identify holidays from the

Holidays

file or as red dates on the S

chedule

Calendar

.

To set different holidays, edit the

Holidays

file, located in the following

directory:

• on UNIX:

/etc/opt/omni/Holidays

• on Windows:

\Config\Holidays

How you configure your scheduling policies strongly influences the
effectiveness and performance of your backup. For example, if the date
January 1 is registered as a holiday, Data Protector will not back up on
that date. If you have scheduled a full backup for January 1st and an
incremental for January 2nd, Data Protector will skip running the full
backup on January 1st but will run the incremental backup scheduled
for January 2nd. The incremental backup will be based on the last full
backup.

Configuring Backup Options When Scheduling
Backups

When scheduling a backup, you can set further options. These options
are only valid for scheduled backups and not for those started
interactively. Data protection that is specified in the

Schedule Backup

dialog overrides protection settings anywhere else in the backup
specification.

How to Set
Schedule Backup
Options

You can set schedule backup options when creating a new backup
specification, or when modifying an existing one. For detailed steps, refer
to the online Help index keyword “setting schedule backup options”.