Schedule Pattern

Use this dialog box to schedule jobs.

Schedule Name

Displays the name of the schedule. If creating a new schedule, use this space to enter the name of the schedule.

One Time

For a job run a single time. Select the date and time you want the job to begin.

Daily

For a job run on a daily basis. Choose the interval, in days, at which you want the job to repeat.

Weekly

For a job run on a weekly basis. You can run the job every n number of weeks on the selected days of the week.

Monthly

For a job run on a monthly basis. You can run the job every n number of months on the selected date or day. You can also select the standard calendar or a custom calendar (if available). Monthly schedules using custom calendars will run according to the definitions of a month as defined in the calendar.

Yearly

For a job run on a yearly basis. You can run the job annually on the selected date or day.

The Monthly and Yearly selections allow you to schedule other calendar events that are commonly of interest. For example, you can schedule backups on the last weekday every three months for quarterly backups. Optionally, you can select the Every n Month(s) option, which allows you to customize intervals at which the job will run. You can also select the standard calendar or a custom calendar (if available). Yearly schedules using custom calendars will run according to the definitions of a year as defined in the calendar.

Automatic Schedule

Select this option to run a job on a specified frequency.

Job Interval

Allows you to specify intervals for jobs.

• Minimum Interval between Jobs

  Specify the number of hours to start a backup job if the below criteria (Network Management, Power Management and Resource Utilization) is/are satisfied.

• Maximum Interval between Jobs

  Specify the number of hours since the last successful job completed to start a job even if the below criteria (Network Management, Power Management and Resource Utilization) is/are not satisfied.

Network Management

Allows you to specify the available network types.

• Start only if wired network is available

  Select to start the job when the network connectivity is wired.

• Start only if specific network is available

  Select to start a job using a specific network. Specify network details and add the network address.

• Minimum Network Bandwidth n Kbps

  Select to specify the minimum number of kbps that the job should use for the network bandwidth. By default, the minimum bandwidth is 128.

• Throttle at n % until bandwidth n Kbps

  Select to specify the percentage of throttle that the job should use until the bandwidth reaches an specific kbps value. By default, the job throttles at 40% until the bandwidth is 2048.

Power Management

Allows you to specify power management options for the computer.

• Start only if the computer is running on A/C power

  Select this option to run the job only when the computer is on A/C power.

• Stop the task if batter mode begins

  Select this option to stop the job if the computer is on battery mode.

Resource Utilization

Allows you to setup the job schedule with specific resource utilization.

• Start only if CPU utilization is below

  Select this option to run the job when CPU utilization is below the specified percentage.

• Start the job if free disk space drops below

  Select this option to run the job when disk space is below the specified percentage.

Options

Click to display Advanced Scheduling Options.