Configuring Backup Settings

Defining how, when, and where your data is backed up

You can define a schedule for creating backups of your cluster. The Backup Settings dialog lists the current schedule:

Configuring Backup Settings

Figure 1 - The Backup Settings dialog

There are five options to define the Period when backups should occur:

  • Monthly - Define the day of the month
  • Weekly - Define the day of the week
  • Daily - Define the time of day
  • Every 6 hours - Backups occur every six hours
  • Every hour - Backups occur every hour.

NOTE: All times are expressed in GMT and are displayed in 12- or 24-hour format depending on your machine’s settings.

In addition to defining the period, you can also define the number of backups to keep. The default is seven.

The button lets you define multiple schedules. For example, if you only want backups to occur on Friday and Saturday, create two Weekly schedules, one for Friday and one for Saturday. You can define up to three schedules.

The Preferred Backup Replica setting lets you select the preferred replica for backups. That replica will be used if it is active.