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.