Administrator Guide

6. Select backup job options.

7. In the Backup Type area, select Run Now.

8. Click Submit.

The job is listed in the Backup Jobs display. When the backup completes, a summary report is listed in

the Reports display.

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Summary of Backup Set Options

Create and Schedule a Backup

Follow these instructions to create a backup set and submit the backup job for execution at the

scheduled time(s). For recurring schedules, you can additionally configure the frequency and interval at

which backups jobs are run.

1. In the Server Connections area of the navigation pane, connect to a server or host.

2. In the Backup Extensions area of the navigation pane, select a data source.

3. Select the components to include in the backup set. Right‐click the name of a server and select

Select All Children to select all components listed for a server. Verify backup selections by viewing

the Component Details.

4. In the Backup area of the action pane, click Create Backup Set. The Create Backup Set dialog box

appears.

5. In the User Defined Name field, type in a name or use the name suggested.

6. Select backup set options.

7. In the Backup Type area, select Schedule for later, and click Modify to set up the schedule. The

Backup Schedule dialog box appears.

8. Set up a schedule. Note that the time scheduled for a backup is based on server time, which is shown

in the upper right of the dialog box.

a. In the Schedule Type area, specify the schedule type.

One Time: Select this option to schedule one occurrence of the backup job, and then specify the

date and time for the backup job in the One-Time Occurrence area.

Recurring: Select this option to set up a recurring schedule for the backup job.

b. For recurring backups, select the frequency options for the backup schedule.

9. When you have finished setting up the schedule, click OK.

10. Click Submit.

The job is listed in the Backup Jobs display. When the backup is finished, a summary report is listed in the

Reports display.

NOTE: To set up overnight schedules, click Exclude Time Range and then specify the range of time

to exclude from the schedule. For example, to create an overnight schedule that runs from 5 PM to

8 AM, click Exclude Time Range and then specify 8 AM as the Starting at time and specify 5 PM as

the Ending at time. The backup schedule will begin at 5 PM of the current day and stop at 8 AM the

following day.