Backing up filesystems

Adding, modifying, and removing filesystem backup schedules

To add or modify a filesystem backup schedule, in the Backup Manager:

Select the filesystem from the list.
(Unscheduled filesystems show not scheduled in the ``Next Backup'' column; scheduled filesystems show a date in this column.)
Select Add Filesystem Schedule or Modify Filesystem Schedule from the Schedule menu.
Modify the filesystem backup schedule:
- Change the schedule length by clicking on the Up arrow or Down arrow button or press <Del> and enter a new number. See ``About the backup schedule''.
- Change the backup level for each day in the schedule cycle by clicking on the ``Day''. For example, to change the backup level on ``Day 6'' from No backup to Level 2 Incremental Backup, click on ``Day 6'' two times. See ``Understanding incremental backups''.
  When you set the backup level to something other than No backup, a check mark appears in the left column to indicate that a backup will be performed on that day in the schedule.
- Specify where Today (the current date) falls in the backup schedule by clicking on the Up or Down arrow button or by pressing <Del> and entering a new number.
  For example, if you want to start by performing a complete backup of the filesystem today, specify that ``Today'' is Day 1. If you are already performing regularly scheduled backups and you want to perform a complete backup tomorrow, set ``Today'' to be the last day in the backup schedule. In other words, if you perform a complete backup every seven days (your backup schedule is seven days long), set ``Today'' to Day 7.
- Specify how the filesystem is mounted and whether to save backup file lists for the filesystem by clicking on the Backup Options button. See ``Modifying scheduled filesystem backup options''.
When you finish setting up the backup schedule, click on OK.

To remove a filesystem backup schedule, select the filesystem from the main list, then select Delete Filesystem Schedule from the Schedule menu.

To modify the default backup schedule (the schedule that is used whenever you add a new filesystem to the backup schedule), select Defaults from the Options menu, then select Schedule. Proceed with step 3 of the above procedure.