Specifying Monthly Schedule

To create a monthly schedule for the backup policy, at the Schedule step of the wizard, do the following:

Set the Monthly schedule toggle to On and click Edit Monthly Settings.
In the Create monthly schedule window, select months when the backup policy must create file system backups and backup copies.

Note

Veeam Backup for AWS does not create backup copies independently from EFS backups. That is why when you select hours for backup copies, the same hours are automatically selected for backups. To learn how Veeam Backup for AWS performs backup, see EFS Backup.

Use the Create restore point at and Run on drop-down lists to schedule a specific time and day for the backup policy to run.

Note

If you have selected a specific time for the backup policy to run at the Weekly schedule section of the Schedule step of the wizard, you will not be able to change the time for the monthly schedule unless you select the On Day option from the Run on drop-down list.

If you select the On day option, harmonized scheduling cannot be guaranteed.

In the Monthly retention section, configure retention policy settings for the monthly schedule. For backups and backup copies, specify the number of days (or months) for which you want to keep restore points in a backup chain.

If a restore point is older than the specified time limit, Veeam Backup for AWS removes the restore point from the chain. For more information, see EFS Backup Retention.

To save changes made to the backup policy settings, click Apply.