You can limit the time window of each app-sched and allow it to run only when 
you want it to run. When the auto sched runs only the app-sched that is open at 
that given time...
I have implemented this on MSQSL backups..

Regards,
Jim





>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: Wayne T Smith <wtsmith AT maine DOT edu>
>  Subject: [Veritas-bu] How to use multiple "Application-Backup" schedules?
>  Sent: 17 Nov '05 16:50
>  
>  How to use multiple "Application-Backup" schedules?
>  
>  Background:
>  
>      I'm using the (v5.1) NetBackup Oracle Agent.  All of my "Automatic"
>      backup schedules have used my one "Default-Application-Backup"
>      schedule.  I have noticed that the retention period in the
>      *automatic* backup is *not* used for storage. The retention on the
>      Application-Backup schedule is always used!
>  
>      I just recently defined a 2nd Application-Backup schedule with a
>      longer retention period and now it seems to be always used.  Note:
>      Both of my Application-Backup schedules have 24x7 windows.
>  
>  
>  Question: How do I (is it possible?!) sometimes use the longer retention
>  period?  
>  
>      For example, my file system backups all do full backups early
>      Saturday morning.  Every 4th one of these is for a much longer
>      retention than the "normal" ones.  Can I do this with my Oracle
>      Agent backups? (I realize that I must tell RMAN to save information
>      for at least the longer time).
>  
>  
>  Thanks for sharing your experience ... I'm fairly new to Oracle Agent usage.
>  
>  cheers, wayne
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