Create (add) a new backup schedule

About this task

To create a backup schedule, you first decide what type of data you want to back up. You then indicate the days and time you want the schedule to run, and the destination to which you want the backup files sent.

To create a backup schedule:

Procedure

Log in to the System Management Interface Web page.
Click Server (Maintenance) from the Administration menu.
Select Shedule Backup.
The system displays the Schedule Backup screen.

If backups are already scheduled, the screen lists the current backup schedules. Look at it carefully to determine what backup schedule you want to add.

If this is the first backup schedule to be created, the Schedule Backup screen displays a message that there is no record of any backup schedule.
Click the Add button at the bottom of the screen.
The system displays the Add New Schedule screen.
Click the Communication Manager Messaging checkbox at the top of the messaging list of options.
Then click the button for the data type or data types you want to back up. Only one option in the list can be selected for a specific back up. For detailed information about data sets, see Overview of Backup and Restore.
Select a backup method to indicate the destination to which the system sends the backup data.
For detailed information about backup methods, see Overview of Backup and Restore.
If you want to encrypt the backup data, click the box in the Encryption area of the screen and enter a pass phrase using an arbitrary string of 15 to 256 characters.
It is strongly recommended that you encrypt the backup data. You must remember the pass phrase because you cannot restore the data without it.
If necessary, scroll to the bottom of the screen.
Select the days of the week by clicking the appropriate check boxes, and select the hour and minute you want the backup procedure to start by selecting a time from the drop-down boxes.

You can select multiple days but only one time for the backup schedule to run.
Click the Add New Schedule button to save the schedule you just created.
The system displays the Schedule Backup screen, which adds the new backup schedule to the bottom of the schedule list.