Rapid Recovery 6.9 - User Guide

1. In the Rapid Recovery Core Console, from the list of protected machines, click the name of the machine with the protection schedule that you want to change.
2. On the Summary page for the machine you selected, in the Volumes pane, expand the volumes of the protected machine, select the applicable volumes, and then click Set a Schedule.

   Initially, all volumes share a protection schedule.

   To select all volumes at once, click in the checkbox in the header row. Click on (Protection Group) to expand the volumes being protected, so you can view all volumes and select one or more.

   NOTE: It is best practice to protect, at minimum, the system reserved volume and the volume with the operating system (typically the C:/ drive).

   The Protection Schedule dialog box appears.
3. On the Protection Schedule dialog box, do one of the following:
   • If you previously created a protection schedule template and want to apply it to this protected machine, click Advanced mode, select the template from the Templates drop-down list, click OK to confirm, and then go to step 7.

   • If you want to remove an existing time period from the schedule, clear the check box next to each time period option, and then go to Options include the following:
     • Weekdays (Mon - Fri): This range of time denotes a typical five-day work week.
     • Weekends (Sat, Sun): This range of time denotes a typical weekend.

   If you want to save a new protection schedule as a template, click Advanced mode, and then continue to step 4.

4. A period is a specified span of time during which you determine how many minutes should pass between each snapshot taken. When the weekday start and end times are from 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM, then a single period exists. To change the start or end time of a defined period, do the following:
   1. Select the appropriate time period.
   2. To change the start time for this period, use the clock icon under Start Time.

      For example, use the arrows to show a time of 08:00 AM.

   3. To change the end time for this period, use the clock icon under End Time.

      For example, use the arrows to show a time of 06:00 PM.

   4. Change the interval according to your requirements. For example, if defining a peak period, change the interval from 60 minutes to 20 minutes to take snapshots three times hourly.

      A blue bar provides a visual representation of this interval.

5. If you defined a period other than 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM in step 7, and you want backups to occur in the remaining time ranges, you must add more periods to define protection by doing the following:
   1. Under the appropriate category, click Add Period.
   2. Click the clock icon and select the desired start and end times, as appropriate.

      For example, set a start time of 12:00 AM and an end time of 07:59 AM.

   3. Change the interval according to your requirements. For example, if defining an off-peak period, change the interval from 60 minutes to 120 minutes to take snapshots every two hours.
6. If needed, continue to create more periods, setting start and end times and intervals as appropriate.

   NOTE: If you want to remove a period you added, click the trash icon to the far right of that period, and then click Yes to confirm.

7. To create a template from the schedule you set, click Save as a Template.
8. In the Save Template dialog box, enter a name for the template, and then click Save.
9. When your protection schedule meets your requirements, click Apply.
   The protection Schedule dialog box closes.

For more information, see Understanding protection schedules.