Creating a Schedule

Add a schedule for data tiering.

Prerequisites

You must be a fabric manager to perform this task.

About this task

A schedule is a group of rules that specify recurring points in time at which certain actions are determined to occur. You can use schedules to automate the creation of snapshots and mirrors. A schedule can be attached to a volume.

A schedule can have one or more rows.

A rule is made up of three elements.
  • Frequency of the schedule such as yearly, daily, weekly, or specific time interval in minutes.
  • Time at which schedule is to run
  • Time period for which data is to be retained

Follow the steps given below to create a schedule.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the Data Fabric UI.
  2. Click the Fabric administration icon on the left pane.
  3. Select from the Select fabric dropdown the fabric for which you wish to create a schedule.
  4. Click the Others tab and scroll down to the Schedules card.
  5. Click Create schedule.
  6. Enter the Name for the schedule.
  7. Configure the rule. Select the frequency and time to trigger the schedule, and the data retention period.
  8. Click Create.

Results

The schedule is created with the specified rule or rules.