NetBackup™ NAS Administrator's Guide

To configure the Start window:

1. On the left, click Policies, under Protection. Click the Schedules tab. Under Backup schedules, click Add. Click the Start window tab.
2. To indicate the opening of the time window, do the following:

   Drag your cursor in the time table.	Click the day and time when you want the window to start and drag it to the day and time when you want the window to close.
   Use the settings in the dialog box.	In the Start day field, select the first day that the window opens. In the Start time field, select the time that the window opens.

3. To indicate the closing of the time window, do one of the following:

   Drag your cursor in the time table.	Click the day and time when you want like the window to start and drag it to the day and time when you want the window to close.
   Enter the duration of the time window.	Enter a length of time in the Duration (days, hours, minutes) field.
   Indicate the end of the time window.	Select a day in the End day list. Select a time in the End time field.

   Time windows show as bars in the schedule display.

   Specify enough time to allow all clients in the policy to complete a backup.

   Consider allowing extra time in the schedule in case the schedule starts late due to factors outside of NetBackup. (Delays due to unavailable devices, for example.) Otherwise, all backups may not have a chance to start.

4. As necessary, do any of the following:

   Click Delete.	Deletes the selected time window.
   Click Clear.	Deletes all the time windows from the schedule display.
   Click Duplicate.	Replicates the time window for the entire week.
   Click Undo.	Erases the last action.

5. Do one of the following:

   Click Add.	To save the time window and leave the dialog box open.
   Click Add and Add another.	To save the time window and add another.