Scheduling Options for Long-Term Protection

Applies To: System Center Data Protection Manager 2010

The following table lists the scheduling options you can modify for long-term protection with DPM.

Scheduling Options for Long-Term Protection

For this backup frequency	Depending on retention range, you can configure
Daily	Time for daily backup Specific day or day of week and time for monthly backup Specific day or date and time for yearly backup
Weekly	Time and day of week for weekly backup Specific day or day of week and time for monthly backup Specific day or date and time for yearly backup
Biweekly	Time and day of week for biweekly backup Specific day or day of week and time for monthly backup Specific day or date and time for yearly backup
Monthly	Specific day or day of week and time for monthly backup Specific day or date and time for yearly backup
Quarterly	Time and date for quarterly backup (Quarterly backups are performed in January, April, July, and October on the specified day of the month.) Specific day or date and time for yearly backup
Half-yearly	Time, specific day or date, and months for half-yearly backup Specific day or date and time for yearly backup
Yearly	Specific day or date and time for yearly backup

See Also

Concepts

Defining Recovery Goals