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Scheduling Backup Jobs with Command Center

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Backup jobs can be scheduled by the administrator and by users. To perform an on-demand backup job, see Performing an On-Demand Backup.

Schedule a Backup Job

  1. From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Laptops.

    The Laptops page appears.

  2. Click SETTINGS for the computer that you need to schedule a backup job for.

    The Overview tab of the laptop page appears.

  3. Click the Configuration tab.

  4. In the Schedules section, click Scheduling Backup Jobs with Command Center (1).

    The Add schedule dialog box appears.

  5. Add details like the name of the schedule and frequency of the backup job.

    • If you select Automatic, specify the job interval. Similarly, select for you

      • To run the job only when the computer is on A/C power, select Start only on AC power.

      • To stop the job if the computer is switched to battery mode, select Stop if battery mode begins.

      • To run the job when CPU utilization is below the specified percentage, select Start only if CPU usage percentage is below.

      • To run the job when the disk space is below the specified percentage, select Start only if free disk space percentage drops below.

    • If you select Daily, in the At what time box, enter the time when the backup should run.

    • If you select Weekly set the following:

      • In the At what time box, enter the time when the backup should run.

      • Select the days of the week that the backup should run.

  6. Click OK.

    The newly created schedule is displayed in the Schedules section. The backup job is executed according to the schedule.

Edit a Schedule

Note

You cannot modify an automatic schedule set by the administrator.

  1. From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Laptops.

    The Laptops page appears.

  2. Click SETTINGS for the computer that you need to schedule a backup job for.

    The Overview tab of the laptop page appears.

  3. Click the Configuration tab.

  4. In the Schedules section, click the schedule name.

  5. From the Edit Schedule dialog box, update your current selections and then click OK.

Delete a Schedule

Note

You cannot delete an automatic schedule set by the administrator.

  1. From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Laptops.

    The Laptops page appears.

  2. Click SETTINGS for the computer for which you want to delete the backup schedule.

  3. In the Schedules section, click the schedule name.

  4. From the Edit Schedule dialog box, click Delete.

  5. Click OK to confirm the deletion.