What version of NBU are you running?

If you are pre-4.5, then cron is your friend in this instance.  I would
create the schedule with no open window and just use cron to kick off an
immediate backup (bpbackup -i -c $CLASS, in 4.5 it's bpbackup -i -p
$POLICY)

If you MUST run it on a particular day, then cron, if you are looking to
run it every 28 days, then frequency scheduling is best.  Frequency
scheduling is based on the hierarchy of the schedules and schedule type.


If you want a lengthy explanation of how frequency scheduling works, let
me know, I think I have written a paper on it in the past.

David A. Chapa * Technical Advisor, Technical Marketing * ADIC *
720.249.5836 * david.chapa AT adic DOT com

Pathlight VX - Integrated Disk-to-Tape Backup - http://www.adic.com


-----Original Message-----
From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Daryl
Katauskas
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 3:36 PM
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Scheduling?

Hello All:

I have a requirement to schedule full backups for a group of client
machines each Friday.  So far so good.  I also have  an additional
requirement to perform a full backup of the same machines on the LAST
Friday of each month for long term archiving.

Can anyone offer any suggestions on how to accomplish this second type
of schedule?  (Other than by specifically excluding the first backups?

Thanks in advance,

Daryl Katauskas
NST, Inc.
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