Recovery Point Schedule Page

The Recovery Point Schedule Page contains two sections:

Table 35 Recovery Point Creation Fields

Field

Description

File System Name

This read-only field identifies the file system for which to create the recovery points.

Recovery Point Schedule

To create recovery points according to a schedule, you must select Enable Schedule and provide the following information:

  • Start Date

  • Start Time

  • Repeat Interval

Recovery Point File Path

The path in which to store the created recovery point file.

Recovery Point File Name Prefix

The first part of the name to identify the recovery point file.


Note - The creation date and time are added to the file name prefix so that the name of a specific recovery point file is always unique.


Retention

By default, all retention points are retained until you manually delete them. Alternatively, you can set a specific time after which the software deletes the recovery points.

Send error notification e-mail to

Enables you to choose a user to which email is sent when a recovery point is created.

Table 36 Recovery Point Options Fields

Option

Description

Recovery Point File Compression

Because recovery point files can be quite large, by default the files are compressed in gzip format. You can choose a different format or choose to disable this compression.

Index Recovery Point After Creation

By default, an index of the recovery point file is created.

Script to Run Before Recovery Point Creation

You might create a script to run before the recovery point file is created. For example, you might want to delete a specific class of files or might want to specifically compress a type of file. You can also choose whether to create the recovery point file even if the script fails.

Script to Run After Recovery Point Creation

You might create a script to run after the recovery point file is created.

Log File Location

Contains the complete path in which to store information about the creation of the recovery point.

Files and directories to Exclude

Allows you to identify specific files and directories that are not to be included in the recovery point.