topic Backup Schedules in VMware Solutions Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Backup-Schedules/m-p/2474#M241 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I want to create the following 3 backup jobs with the following retention plans.</P><P></P><P>Daily - MTWT - Retain 4</P><P>Weekly - F - Retain 4</P><P>Monthly - First day fo the month - Retain 1</P><P></P><P>Is it possible to NOT take the daily or Weekly backup if and when it falls on the monthly schedule?&nbsp; </P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:04:28 GMT sladehornick 2025-06-05T06:04:28Z Backup Schedules https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Backup-Schedules/m-p/2474#M241 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I want to create the following 3 backup jobs with the following retention plans.</P><P></P><P>Daily - MTWT - Retain 4</P><P>Weekly - F - Retain 4</P><P>Monthly - First day fo the month - Retain 1</P><P></P><P>Is it possible to NOT take the daily or Weekly backup if and when it falls on the monthly schedule?&nbsp; </P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:04:28 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Backup-Schedules/m-p/2474#M241 sladehornick 2025-06-05T06:04:28Z Re: Backup Schedules https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Backup-Schedules/m-p/2479#M242 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>My advice?&nbsp; Let both happen.&nbsp; They'll be tagged differently, and the daily will cycle out after the retention period expires anyway.&nbsp; I would schedule the monthly at a different time than the others to avoid contention.</P><P></P><P>To answer your question directly, I do not believe there is a way to avoid that scenario.&nbsp; Let me double-check, and if I find out differently, I'll report back!</P><P></P><P>-Nick</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:05:40 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Backup-Schedules/m-p/2479#M242 datacenterdude 2013-04-24T21:05:40Z