To prevent backup operations from running during certain time periods of the day, tenant administrators can define blackout window rules for a company. By default, backup operations in the Command Center run for 24 hours without restriction.
If you create a blackout window, the backup operations that would start within the blackout window go into a queued state. After the blackout window ends, the queued operations automatically resume. The client time zone is honored at the company level.
Procedure
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From the navigation pane, go to Manage > Companies.
The Companies page appears.
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Click the Company name for which you want to define the blackout window rule.
The company dashboard page appears.
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Under the Overview tab, beside the Blackout window tile, click add (+).
The Blackout window dialog box appears.
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In the Name box, enter a name for the blackout window.
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To include only a few backup types in the blackout window, move the Operations toggle key to the left.
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Under the Operations box, select the Full, Incremental and Differential, Synthetic Full, or Transaction Log backup types to black out.
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Under the Admin operations box, select the administrative job types such as Auxiliary copy, Backup copy, or Upgrade software to black out.
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By default, all backup types are included in the blackout window that is created at system level.
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The operations apply to the ones that you select and will not affect the hidden operations.
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Under Do not run job, select the days, weeks, and times to include in the blackout window.
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Under Of these weeks box, specify the day of the week for which the blackout window rule is applied.
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To enable the blackout window for dates, move the Between these dates toggle key to the right, and then enter dates in the Start date and End date boxes.
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To skip the jobs that are scheduled to run during the blackout window, instead of putting them into a queued state, move the Do not submit scheduled job toggle key to the right.
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If you move the Do not submit job toggle key to the right, schedule operations will not start during the blackout window.
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If you submit an interactive job, the Commvault software starts the operation during the blackout window.
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Click Save.