Run backup job twice a day

[jp1]

How do I go about scheduling a backup job for say, 7AM and 5PM everyday?

[veremin]

You can set hourly schedule for it, but prohibit its execution during all hours, but 7AM and 5PM (backup window). Otherwise, you might run the job via PowerShell script (set as a task in Windows Task Scheduler). Thanks!

[nitramd]

Or you can run your job at 7am and 7pm, if applicable.

[veremin]

Even in this case you will need to configure a backup window, since job execution time is calculated from the midnight.

With 12-hour periodic schedule a job will be executed at 12-00 and 24-00, not at 7 am and 7 pm.

Thanks!

[jp1]

You can set hourly schedule for it, but prohibit its execution during all hours, but 7AM and 5PM (backup window). Otherwise, you might run the job via PowerShell script (set as a task in Windows Task Scheduler). Thanks!

I was able to get the job to run at 7AM and 9PM by setting the job to run once an hour, but prohibit its execution for all hours EXCEPT 7-8AM and 9-10PM. Works exactly how I want it to.
Thanks!

[veremin]

Glad to hear that, thanks for confirming that the proposed approach works for you.