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What we do is setup monthly and yearly schedules, with the same time as 
the regular full but longer retention periods, as user backups(not 
recognized by the scheduler).  At the first of the month have a script run 
via crontab change these schedules to full backups and then back to user 
backups on the 8th of the month.  The scheduler will take the backup with 
the longer retention period.

Hope this helps.

Lowell






"Geoffrey Hazel" <geoffh AT us.ibm DOT com>
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2002-05-07 04:04 PM

 
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        Subject:        [Veritas-bu] What is the BEST WAY to schedule a monthly 
backup (without 
4.5)


I have a requirement to run a month end backup in the first week of the
month.  The data isn't there prior to that week, and after that week it
disappears.  If I wanted to schedule the job with NetBackup and not simply
run a manual job from "cron", what would be the best way to do that?

I'm toying with the idea of scheduling it every 730 hours (that's 365 days
x 24 hrs/day / 12 months) and just opening up the schedule 24/7 so when it
gets to the 730'th hour, off it goes.

Anyone else come up with a better way? A more clever plan?


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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">What we do is setup monthly and yearly 
schedules, with the same time as the regular full but longer retention periods, 
as user backups(not recognized by the scheduler). &nbsp;At the first of the 
month have a script run via crontab change these schedules to full backups and 
then back to user backups on the 8th of the month. &nbsp;The scheduler will 
take the backup with the longer retention period.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Hope this helps.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Lowell</font>
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;[Veritas-bu] What is the BEST WAY to schedule a monthly 
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">I have a requirement to run a month end 
backup in the first week of the<br>
month. &nbsp;The data isn't there prior to that week, and after that week it<br>
disappears. &nbsp;If I wanted to schedule the job with NetBackup and not 
simply<br>
run a manual job from &quot;cron&quot;, what would be the best way to do 
that?<br>
<br>
I'm toying with the idea of scheduling it every 730 hours (that's 365 days<br>
x 24 hrs/day / 12 months) and just opening up the schedule 24/7 so when it<br>
gets to the 730'th hour, off it goes.<br>
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Anyone else come up with a better way? A more clever plan?<br>
<br>
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