Changing date on a scheduled full backup job for 1 or 2 times only

[Mhystique]

Hi

Is it possible in Backup Exec 2012, to get a full backup job to run on a diffenrent date then scheduled for 1 or 2 specific dates?

My setup is this:

Every friday night I'm running a full backup, Mondag to Thursday I'm running af differential backup. First I do it to disk, and when that's done a linked job is started which do the same backup to tape. New tape very day, switched by hand.

I my country we have a national holiday next Friday, which means that no one are at the office, so the tape from Thursday can be switched, and I will not get a full backup for that week.

Is there someway, I can set it up to understand that on specfic dates, the full backup should be executeted on Fridays, but Thursdays instead?

I'm not found about switching it manually before and after each date, cause we got a lot at jobs, and the possiblility that we miss something is likely.

Regards

Lars

[CraigV]

Hi Lars,

Check below and see if either of the 2 TNs listed help you:

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO74367

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO74288

Thanks!

[Mhystique]

Not entirely, what I'm seeking is something like this.

If I exclude a Friday which have a full backup, is should auto change the full to Thursday instead. If that is possible.

If I understand it correct, when I exclude the job will just not run on that day.

[CraigV]

No, I don't think that is possible at all! It would have to be a manual change on the job itself.

Thanks!

[pkh]

You can use Windows Scheduler to schedule the BEMCLI cmdlet Start-BEJob to start the full backup on Thursday.  See my articles below

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/preparing-your-powershell-environment-run-bemcli-and-scripts

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/use-bemcli-chain-jobs