Viewing and Modifying the Backup Schedule :: SAS(R) Environment Manager 2.5 Administration: User's Guide

View the Backup Schedule

To view the backup schedule, select Schedule from the drop-down box. The Schedule page displays a row for each time of day that backups are scheduled to run. Check marks in the columns indicate the scheduled days of the week for each time.

Best Practices for Scheduling Backups

Follow these best practices when scheduling backups:

If you schedule multiple backups per day, be sure to leave enough time for each backup job to complete before the next scheduled backup starts.
To avoid conflicts, make sure not to schedule the deployment backup at the same time as the stand-alone SAS Metadata Server backups. By default, metadata server backups are scheduled to run at 1:00 a.m. server local time every day except Sunday.

Note: To see the current metadata server backup schedule, go to the Plug-ins tab of SAS Management Console and select Environment ManagementMetadata ManagerMetadata UtilitiesServer BackupBackup Schedule.

Enable or Disable Scheduled Backups

In order for schedules to be in effect, the Schedule Allowed backup option must be set to YES. This setting is turned on by default. In addition, make sure that the SAS Deployment Agent is running. See “Starting and Stopping the SAS Deployment Agent” in the SAS Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide.

If you want to disable scheduled backups for some reason, change the Schedule Allowed setting to NO. See Update the Backup Policy.

Update the Backup Schedule

By default, the SAS Deployment Wizard schedules backups to be performed automatically each Sunday at 1:00 a.m. You can modify the schedule as follows:

To change an existing row in the schedule, click the Edit icon in the toolbar. You can then do the following:
- Specify different times by clicking the Time field. Use the time selector to specify the backup start time, and then click OK.
- Specify different days of the week by selecting or clearing the check boxes in the columns Mon through Sun.
- Delete the row by clicking the Delete icon in the first column.
When you are finished, click Save.
To add another row to the schedule:
1. Click the Add icon in the toolbar.
  
  A new row is added to the schedule with the default time (1:00 a.m.) and default day (Sunday) selected.
2. In the new row, click the Time field. Use the time selector to specify the backup start time, and then click OK.
3. Select or clear the appropriate check boxes in the columns Mon through Sun.
4. Click Save.

Tip

You can also use the commands sas-set-backup-schedule, sas-list-backup-schedule, and sas-delete-backup-schedule to manage the backup schedule. See “Deployment Backup Command Reference” in the SAS Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide.