Schedule options

You can use the schedule that is associated with the profile or you can set up a customized schedule, if your profile allows it.

See Changing schedule options for a DLO backup job.

Table: Schedule options

Item

Description

Use Profile schedule

Select Use Profile schedule from the drop-down menu to use the scheduling options that are specified in the profile.

If this option is selected, additional settings on the Schedule tab cannot be modified.

Use custom schedule

Lets you specify a customized schedule that differs from the profile schedule.

Whenever a file changes

Backs up files automatically whenever they change.

This feature is available only for NTFS file systems. For FAT file systems, type a number of minutes or hours between backups in the Back up changed files every field.

According to a schedule

Backs up files according to a schedule. The default is to run a backup at 11:00 P.M. every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Click Modify to change this default.

Manually

Runs a backup only when you initiate it.

Logout/Restart/Shutdown

Lets you choose from the following options:

  • Do nothing

    Proceeds with a logout, restart, or shutdown even when files require a backup.

    If a job is already running, a prompt asks if the user wants to log out, restart or shutdown when the job is complete.

  • Prompt user to run job

    Prompts the user to run a backup job before proceeding with the logout, restart, or shutdown.

    If a job is already running, a prompt asks if the job should be canceled to continue with the logout, restart, or shutdown.

  • Run job immediately

    Backs up waiting files without prompting before proceeding with a logout, restart, or shutdown.

    If a job is already running, a prompt asks if the job should be canceled to continue with the logout, restart, or shutdown.

  • Run job as scheduled

    Proceeds with a logout, restart, or shutdown and back up files according to the schedule.

    If a job is already running, a prompt asks if the job should be canceled to continue with the logout, restart, or shutdown.

  • Run job at next login

    Proceeds with a logout, restart, or shutdown without prompting, and run a job at the next logon.

Schedule options