Backup plans include a predefined schedule policy for data backup jobs and a predefined schedule policy for database clients.
The schedule policy names are derived from the backup plan name. For example, the following schedule policies are included with a backup plan named Test:
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Test
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Test schedule policy for the database clients
RPO Settings
You can modify the schedules by modifying the RPO (recovery point objective) settings for the backup plan:
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Backup frequency: The frequency of backup jobs. By default, an incremental backup job runs everyday at 9:00 AM, according to the time zone of the client.
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You can modify the default backup job schedule, or click Add and schedule additional full, differential, and incremental backup jobs.
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You can delete all backup schedules, including the default incremental backup job.
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Backup window: The days and times when you want incremental and differential backups to run.
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Full backup window: The days and times when you want full backups to run.
Automatic schedules and dynamic priorities are used to achieve your RPO, based on these settings.
When Incremental Backups Are Converted to Full Backups
By default, each predefined schedule policy consists of an incremental backup schedule and a synthetic full backup schedule. For all database agents, the jobs from the incremental schedule are automatically converted to a full backup job every 7 days.
For SQL agents only, a differential backup job runs everyday and converts to a full backup job every 7 days.
You can modify the full backup frequency in the backup plan.