About the backup schedule

Before performing a scheduled backup of a filesystem, you must first set up a backup schedule for that filesystem. Once you create a backup schedule, you only have to insert a media volume and respond to a series of prompts to perform your daily backups; the backup system automatically locates modified files and copies them to the backup media.

The backup schedule defines these characteristics of the scheduled backup:

• The length of the schedule cycle (how many days between performing complete backups). The default is 7 days, maximum length is 35 days.

• The backup level to use for each backup. See ``Understanding incremental backups''.

• Where today (the current date) falls in the backup schedule.

• Whether to mount the filesystem if it is not mounted when the scheduled backup is run. See ``Mounting and unmounting filesystems''.

• Whether to save the backup history file lists. See Saving backup contents lists.

See also:

• ``Modifying scheduled filesystem backup options''