Create a LUN Data Protection Schedule

You can create a data protection schedule that in turn creates a clone of a protected volume (LUN or Clone LUN) at regular intervals.

1. Navigate to SAN > Data Protection > Clone Schedules.
2. Select Actions > Create.
3. Enter a name for the data protection schedule.
4. (Optional) Select a Volume Group in which to create the Clone LUNs.
5. (Optional) Select Enabled if you want the schedule to start protecting your data at the scheduled time.
   If you do not enable the schedule now, you can do so later by modifying the schedule.
6. From the Select a Volume to Protect table, select a LUN from which to create the Clone LUN.
   Note: Select a volume that has allocated capacity for clones.
7. Click the expansion button to the right of Start Time to select the day and time for your schedule to start.
8. Use the controls in the Modify Date/Time dialog to select the date and time.
9. To close the Modify Date/Time dialog, click OK.
10. Select a frequency for the schedule.
    Valid frequencies:

    • Run Once

    • Hourly

    • Daily

    • Weekly

11. Select a recurrence value for the schedule.
    If you chose a frequency of Weekly, select the day of the week that you would like the schedule to run.
12. Click OK.
    Result:The schedule is listed on the Clone Schedules overview page.