4.Optional: If you want to adjust the expiration or retention time policy values (or both) for this virtual copy (or, if you are scheduling automatic copies, this group of virtual copies):
•To adjust the expiration time, check the Expiration Time checkbox and enter the new expiration time.
•To adjust the retention time, check the Retention Time checkbox and enter the new retention time.
Even if the policy has a retention time value, you can override the policy for an individual virtual copy in this Retention Time checkbox. Valid values are 0 (for no retention time) to 43,800 hours/1,825 days.
For more information, see “Setting the Recovery Manager Policy Configuration” (page 31).
5.To immediately create one CCR virtual copy, click Finish in the Create Virtual Copy dialog box. To schedule virtual copies, see “Scheduling Automatic Virtual Copies” (page 39).
Scheduling Automatic Virtual Copies
To schedule automatic virtual copies:
1.In the node tree pane,
•Create→Virtual Copy
•Create→Remote Virtual Copy
•Create→LCR Virtual Copy
•Create→CCR Virtual Copy
2.Click Next in the Create Virtual Copy dialog box.
The Task Scheduler appears. For more information, see “Scheduling Automated Tasks with Task Scheduler” (page 39).
Automating Tasks
You can use the Task Scheduler to schedule Recovery Manager to automatically create virtual copies (standard, LCR, and CCR), remote virtual copies, and backups, and to automatically analyze and synchronize (if desired) a repository.
You can use Task Manager to manage all your scheduled virtual copies and backups for all Recovery Manager products running on your servers.
Scheduling Automated Tasks with Task Scheduler
To schedule automatic virtual copies, backups, and analysis and synchronization of the repository:
1.Set up a virtual copy creation, backup creation, or repository analysis task as desired. For more information, see:
•“Scheduling Automatic Virtual Copies” (page 39)
•“Scheduling Automatic Backups at the Storage Group Level” (page 45)
•“Scheduling Automatic Repository Analysis and Synchronization” (page 48)
2.In the Task Scheduler dialog box, check the Schedule this task checkbox.
3.In the Password text box, enter a local user password for the backup server.
4.In the Password (confirm) text box,
5.From the Start Time
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