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Is there a way to control when the synthetic full in a server plan runs?

  • 31 May 2023
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Hello,

 

I am still tryin to get used to server plans. Consider the following requirements:

  • weekly full backups on Fridays
  • incrementals on the other days of the week

 

If I create a server plan, with a 1 week retention, I understand it will run a synth full every 7 days. but when? will it be on Friday? Can I control this via backup window?

 

If I do not have a full backup windows defined in the plan, synth fulls are controlled by the backup window as the incrementals?

 

Regards,

Pedro


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Hi @PedroRocha ,

Can you check this Post for a similar question:

Best Regards,

Sebastien

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@PedroRocha 

To ensure that synthetic full runs on preferred day of week, you can use Blackout Window for Synthetic full operation at Global System, Company or Server group levels.

 

Creating a Blackout Window (commvault.com)

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Hi @PedroRocha ,

Can you check this Post for a similar question:

Best Regards,

Sebastien

So, you would suggest me to change the automatically created synth full schedule from automatic to manual and indicate it to run weekly?

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@PedroRocha

To ensure that synthetic full runs on preferred day of week, you can use Blackout Window for Synthetic full operation at Global System, Company or Server group levels.

 

Creating a Blackout Window (commvault.com)

So, if there's an automatic synth full schedule to run every seven days, I would create a blackout window excluding sat-thu, so it would run on friday?

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