2.5.3 Scheduled backups

A scheduled backup involves creating a schedule to perform backups on a specific DBaaS at regular intervals chosen by the user.
Scheduled backups are only performed on active services.

Adding a scheduled backup plan

A plan for scheduled database backups can be added as follows:

In the vertical left-hand menu, select "Scheduled backups" under "TOOLS";
In the "Cloud DBaaS scheduled tasks" area, click on "ADD TASK";
The "Add scheduled task" window will open, requiring the following parameters:
1. Plan name
2. Service
  - Service type
  - Service
  - Database name
3. Status
4. Schedule
  - Start date and time
  - Task frequency
    - Hourly
    - Daily
    - Weekly
    - Monthly
    - End date and time
5. Notes

Once the plan has been added, it will appear in the "Show as list" section and can be edited or deleted at any time.

Edit a scheduled backup plan

From "Show as list" select the plan you want to edit and click on the corresponding "EDIT" button.
The "Edit scheduled task" window will open, where you can make the following changes:

Plan name
Service type
Service
Database name
Status
Start date
Recurring task
End date
Notes

Click on "CONFIRM" to implement the changes.

Delete a scheduled backup plan

From the "Show as list" section, select the plan you want to delete and click on the corresponding "DELETE" button.
The "Confirm delete scheduled task" window will open, requesting confirmation.
Click on "OK, DELETE" to confirm.

Please note that deleting a scheduled backup plan will not affect the log section and will not delete backups created.