You can use System Clone to
schedule automatic clonings, which is the easiest way to keep your cloned instances up to
date.
Instead of manually cloning instances, you can schedule
clonings that happen automatically. You create a cloning schedule in the same interface
you use to create a clone. This topic assumes
that you created a clone but not a cloning schedule for it.
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Click .
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Click the Options arrowhead so it turns downward.
The
Options panel displays.
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Enter values in the following fields to schedule automatic clonings.
| Field | Description |
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| Clone frequency |
Defines how often this target automatically receives clone
data. |
| No. of occurrences |
Specify the number of automatic clonings. The maximum
value you can enter depends on the value selected for the clone request in the
Clone Frequency field. The following are the maximum value for
each selected the clone frequency: |
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Click Submit.
The system displays the Authenticate Target
modal.
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Enter the Username and Password
for an administrator account on the target instance and click
Authenticate.
The System Clone form displays for the target clone.
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To see the cloning schedule for this target, click the Recurring
Clones tab.
Each line in the list shows a separate, scheduled cloning
session.
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To see log messages for past clonings on this target, click the
Clone Log tab.
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To see cloning schedules for all the clones in the system, click .
The System Clones page lists all the cloning
instances in the system along with their scheduled clonings.
