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Updating Metalogix Essentials and better Monthly Scheduled backup options

kevin dolby
over 5 years ago

Hello,

I have 2 questions below, I appreciate any help that can be provided!

1. Is there any plans to make updates to Metalogix Essentials available in the application without requiring a separate download and reinstall. Currently every time a new version comes out, I have to download and reinstall which is wiping out all of my scheduled backups!? This can't be the way it is meant to be? When I click the 'check for updates' button in the tool, it says I have the latest version (even when I do not have the latest version)??

2. Can I request that you create better monthly scheduled backup options besides the current offering (which only lets you select a specific # day for every month). It would be great if you could add the option to select the 'First Sunday', 'Second Sunday', 'Third Sunday', 'Fourth Sunday' of a month instead. This provides much more structure in a backup schedule instead of the current offering (the 15th of every month which will always be a different day each month). Is there any way to get a backup to run on the First Sunday, Second Sunday, etc... using the current options?

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  • over 5 years ago

    Hello Kevin,

    First I want to apologize for the late reply. There have been some issues with the integration of Metalogix into Quest.

    To answer your questions.

    1. When there was an update from version 2.1.4 to 2.1.5, it was required to perform an uninstall and then a re-install in order to update to 2.1.5. There was also a need to uninstall and re-install when updating to 2.1.6 as the infrastructure of the software was changed to align better with Quest products.  Once you have updated to version 2.1.6 you should not need to uninstall and then re-install again. Updating to 2.1.6 did have some significant changes to backup. While you can import your old backups and restore from them, the old backups will no longer work and you will need to recreate your backup schedule to take advantage of the new backup functionality.

    2. For the backup schedule, it is possible to edit the schedule in the Windows Task Scheduler. In the Task Scheduler library, any scheduled tasks that were created with Essentials will appear in the "Architect Tasks" library. You can edit the backup scheduled task, go to the "Triggers" tab and then edit the trigger for the task. Select the "Monthly" radio button, and then the "On" radio button. In the dropdowns next to On: you can select which day of the month you wish your scheduled task to run, as well as any other scheduling settings you wish.

    I hope this answers your questions.

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  • over 5 years ago

    Hello Kevin,

    First I want to apologize for the late reply. There have been some issues with the integration of Metalogix into Quest.

    To answer your questions.

    1. When there was an update from version 2.1.4 to 2.1.5, it was required to perform an uninstall and then a re-install in order to update to 2.1.5. There was also a need to uninstall and re-install when updating to 2.1.6 as the infrastructure of the software was changed to align better with Quest products.  Once you have updated to version 2.1.6 you should not need to uninstall and then re-install again. Updating to 2.1.6 did have some significant changes to backup. While you can import your old backups and restore from them, the old backups will no longer work and you will need to recreate your backup schedule to take advantage of the new backup functionality.

    2. For the backup schedule, it is possible to edit the schedule in the Windows Task Scheduler. In the Task Scheduler library, any scheduled tasks that were created with Essentials will appear in the "Architect Tasks" library. You can edit the backup scheduled task, go to the "Triggers" tab and then edit the trigger for the task. Select the "Monthly" radio button, and then the "On" radio button. In the dropdowns next to On: you can select which day of the month you wish your scheduled task to run, as well as any other scheduling settings you wish.

    I hope this answers your questions.

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