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9.5.2 Scheduling and reviewing scheduled HMC backups
You can schedule a backup to DVD to occur once, or you can set up a repeated schedule. You
must provide the time and date that you want the operation to occur. If the operation is
scheduled to repeat, you must select how you want this backup to repeat (daily, weekly, or
monthly).
To schedule a backup operation, do the following steps:
1. In the Navigation area, open the HMC Management folder.
2. In the Navigation area, double-click the HMC Configuration folder.
3. In the Contents area, click Schedule Operations.
4. From the list, select the HMC you want to back up and click OK.
5. Select Options > New.
6. In the Add a Scheduled Operation window, select Backup Profile Data and click OK.
7. In the appropriate fields, enter the time and date that you want this backup to occur.
8. If you want this scheduled operation to repeat, click the Repeat tab and enter the intervals
at which you want the backup to repeat. You can schedule backup operations to repeat at
monthly, weekly, daily, or hourly intervals.
9. In the Set Up Scheduled Operations window, click the Options tab and name this file.
10.When you are finished setting the backup time and date, click Save.
After you have defined a scheduled backup operation, a description of the operation displays
in the Scheduled Operations window.
Note: Only the most-recent backup image is stored at any time on the DVD.