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By default, snapshots are scheduled to run at 3:00 am every Sunday morning (using the local time of the computer hosting the IDERA SQL Secure Repository). The first snapshot is taken at the first scheduled snapshot collection time. You can manually take a snapshot at any time by right-clicking the SQL Server instance in the Explore Permissions view and then selecting Take Snapshot from the context menu.

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SQL Secure requires that a user be logged in as the SQL Secure Administrator to view snapshot schedules.

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To change the default schedule, click Change and select the new time and frequency. When possible, schedule snapshots to run during non-peak or off-hour times.

Schedule Snapshots window actions

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Keep snapshot for [number] days before allowing them to be groomed.Specify the number of days that you want to store snapshots in the SQL Secure Repository.
Specify a number between 1 and 10000 days. By default, this value is set to 60 days.
Enable SchedulingSelect this option to enable the audit snapshot schedule. If this option is disabled, you have to take snapshots manually.
ChangeClick this button to change the default snapshot collection schedule (3:00 am every Sunday morning). A new window opens where you can specify:
  • The schedule to be Daily, Weekly, or Monthly
  • The respective settings according to the type of schedule selected. For example if you choose Weekly, you can select which days of the week SQL Secure will collect the data and how frequently the schedule will run, for instance, every 1 or 2 weeks. 
  • The specific time of the day when the information will be collected, its frequency, and the Starting and Ending dates for this schedule option.

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In this same view, you can also see the list of snapshots and baselines for a specific SQL Server. To see this information select your required server from the Audited SQL Servers tree and SQL Secure displays an Audit History section on the respective Server Summary. For more information about this view, go to View single server summary. 

 

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