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Step 2: Schedule a full backup for each Tuesday and Friday at 2:00 A.M.

To create a full backup of the Commerce Server <site name>_commerce database

  1. In SQL Server Enterprise Manager, expand a server group, and then expand a server.
  2. Expand Databases, right-click the database you want to back up, point to All Tasks, and then click Backup Database.
  3. In the SQL Server Backup dialog box, do the following:
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    Name Type Full-<current date: mmddyy> for the backup set name.
    Description Type Full backup of the Commerce database as a description for the backup set.
    Backup Select Database - complete.
  4. In the Destination section, click Add to add a backup device.
  5. In the Select Backup Destination dialog box, select File name, and then click the ellipsis to select the backup destination file.
  6. In the Backup Device Location dialog box, in the File name box, type CommFull, and click OK.
  7. Click OK to close the Select Backup Destination dialog box.
  8. In the SQL Server Backup dialog box, in the Overwrite section, do the following:
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    Append to media Select to append the backup to any existing backup on the backup device.
    Overwrite existing media Select to overwrite any existing backups on the backup device.
  9. In the Schedule, select Schedule, and click ellipsis .
  10. In the Edit Schedule dialog box, do the following:
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    Name Type CSFullSch.
    Schedule type Select Recurring, and then click Change.
  11. In the Edit Recurring Job Schedule dialog box, do the following:
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    Occurs Select Weekly.
    Weekly Select the Tue and Fri check boxes.
    Daily frequency Select Occurs once at, and then type 2:00:00 AM.
  12. Click OK three times to close all of the dialog boxes.

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