Before you begin backup procedures, plan a backup schedule based on your needs. Consider such factors as the number of users and frequency of changes to files.
You can perform different types of backups on different schedules:
Daily: Perform an incremental or differential backup after the close of business. If revisions are heavy and rapid, consider several backup sessions each day.
Weekly: Perform an incremental or differential backup after the close of business on the last day of the week for three of the four weeks in the month.
Monthly: Perform a full backup on the last business day of the month.
Major changes: Perform a full backup before and after you change your configuration, and before and after you upgrade your server to a new version of NetWare.
Application changes: Perform a custom backup before and after you modify applications.