Backup and Archive Job Schedules

Overview

This article explains the available scheduling options for Backup and Archive jobs.

The Run at times are displayed in your local time zone. For example, if you are in the PST time zone and select 8:00 a.m., a user in the EST time zone will see the job as scheduled for 11:00 a.m.

Daily

The Daily schedule runs every day at a set time.

• Repeat every: This field is always 1 and can’t be changed.
• Run at: This field specifies the time (local time) to start the job.

Weekly

The Weekly schedule runs at a set time on one or more days of the week. A weekly schedule can be set to repeat every week or every X number of weeks.

• Repeat every: This field specifies how often the weekly schedule repeats. Valid values are 1 to 4. For example, a value of:

Example Value	Description
1	The schedule repeats every week.
2	The schedule repeats every other week.
3	The schedule repeats every third week, with one active week followed by two inactive weeks.
4	The schedule repeats every fourth week, with one active week followed by three inactive weeks.

• Repeat on: This field indicates which days of the active week the job will run.
• Run at: This field specifies the time (local time) to start the job.

Monthly

The Monthly schedule runs at a set time on a set day of the month. A monthly schedule can be set to repeat every month or every X number of months.

• Repeat every: This field specifies how often the monthly schedule repeats. Valid values are 1 to 12. For example, a value of:

Example Value	Description
1	The schedule repeats every month.
2	The schedule repeats every other month.
6	The schedule repeats every sixth month, with one active month followed by five inactive months.
12	The schedule repeats every year, with one active month followed by 11 inactive months.

• Occurs on: This field allows you to select between Day of the month and First/Last Week Day of the month.

  • Day of the month: This option lets you select the day of the month the job runs.
  • First/Last Week Day of the month: This option lets you select the First or Last occurrence of a Day of the week when the job runs.
• Run at: This field specifies the time (local time) to start the job.