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To create a new backup plan, navigate to the Manage→ Maintenance→Backup menu and click on the button to add a new backup plan.

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AttributeMandatory?Description
EnabledYesOnly enabled plans may be executed, a plan cannot be enabled if it does not contain any activities
NameYesA user-friendly name for the plan, e.g. "BackupQA"
DescriptionNoA user-friendly description for the plan, e.g. "Backup all QA devices"
API ReferenceYesA reference that will be used to execute the plan via the Backup REST API.
This field is pre-populated with a unique value generated by DPOD, you may change this value.
ScheduleYes (only for enabled plans)When to schedule the backup. This field has no effect when the plan is not enabled.
Format is identical to the report scheduling format
Use Default Maint. WindowYes

Should this plan use the default maintenance window defined for the system parameters. (See maintenance configurable parameters for more information)

Maintenance Window StartNo

When not using the system default maintenance window, this will be used as the plan's maintenance window start time in 24H, HH:MM format (e.g. 21:30)
Leave the maintenance window start and end fields empty to disable the maintenance window check (the plan will always be eligible to run)

Maintenance Window EndNo

When not using the system default maintenance window, this will be used as the plan's maintenance window end time in 24H, HH:MM format (e.g. 06:30)
Leave the maintenance window start and end fields empty to disable the maintenance window check (the plan will always be eligible to run)

Default Error PolicyYes

Halt - when a task failed validations or execution, stop all other tasks waiting for execution from this plan.

Ignore - when a task failed validation or execution, ignore and continue to run other tasks from this plan.

Pre-Plan ScriptNo

A user defined script to run before any of the tasks is executed.
The script will not run if the plan failed validation, e.g. when it is executed outside the maintenance window timeframe.
If the script fails (the return code was greater than 0) - the plan will fail too and its tasks will not be executed.

See user defined scripts for more information

Post-Plan ScriptNo

A user defined script to run after all the tasks finished executing.
The screen lets the user select whether to always execute this script or execute only when at least one task failed.

See user defined scripts for more information

Send to SyslogNoSend syslog messages for events generated by this plan- see publish backup events via syslogs and email
Send EmailNoSend emails for events generated by this plan - see publish backup events via syslogs and email

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