Creating a snapshot schedule

You can schedule a snapshot of a volume or volumes to automatically occur at specified intervals.

About this task

When you configure a snapshot schedule, you can choose from time intervals based on days of the week or days of the month. You can also create a recurring schedule and specify the days, hours, and minutes before the next snapshot occurs.

If you schedule a snapshot to run at a time period that is not divisible by 5 minutes, the snapshot will run at the next time period that is divisible by 5 minutes. For example, if you schedule a snapshot to run at 12:42:00 UTC, it will run at 12:45:00 UTC. You cannot schedule a snapshot to run at intervals of less than 5 minutes.

Steps

Click Data Protection > Schedules.
Click Create Schedule.
In the Volume IDs CSV field, enter a single volume ID or a comma-separated list of volume IDs to include in the snapshot operation.
Enter a new schedule name.
Select a schedule type and set the schedule from the options provided.
Optional: Select Recurring Schedule to repeat the snapshot schedule indefinitely.
Optional: Enter a name for the new snapshot in the New Snapshot Name field.
If you leave the field blank, the system uses the time and date of the snapshot's creation as the name.
Optional: Select the Include Snapshots in Replication When Paired check box to ensure that the snapshots are captured in replication when the parent volume is paired.
To set the retention for the snapshot, select from the following options:
- Click Keep Forever to retain the snapshot on the system indefinitely.
- Click Set Retention Period and use the date spin boxes to choose a length of time for the system to retain the snapshot.
Click Create Schedule.