Planning a Backup Schedule

When determining your backup requirements, consider the following:

• The amount of data on your backup source nodes.

• The frequency at which it changes.

• How many backup versions you want to save.

• How long you want to retain tapes or destination disk files.

• How many tapes you want to manage.

• The purpose and scope of the backups.

Your goal is to design a backup schedule that utilizes your resources efficiently and provides the protection you need.