Adding a Schedule to a User-defined Backup Policy

Add a schedule to a user-defined (custom) backup policy in Block Volume.

    1. On the Backup Policies list page, select the backup policy that you want. If you need help finding the list page or the backup policies, see Listing Backup Policies.
    2. On the details page, select Schedules and then select Add schedule.
    3. On the Add schedule page, enter the following information.
      Schedule Type: Select the backup frequency and then select values for associated options, such as hour of the day, day of the week, day of the month, and month of the year.
      Retention Time: Specify the number of days, weeks, months, or years (depends on schedule type).
      Backup type: Select Full or Incremental.
      Timezone: Select UTC or Regional Data Center Time.
    4. Select Add schedule.
  • Use the oci bv volume-backup-policy create command and specify the --schedules parameter to add a schedule to a user-defined backup policy:

    oci bv volume-backup-policy create --schedules

    For a complete list of parameters and values for CLI commands, see the CLI Command Reference.

  • Run the CreateVolumeBackupPolicyDetails operation and specify the schedules attribute in the CreateVolumeBackupPolicyDetails resource to add a schedule to tenancy's volume backup policy.