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Before using this setting, make sure that you have enabled Wake-on-LAN on the registered
machines. The machine's basic input/output system (BIOS) configuration, network adapter
configuration, and the operating system configuration must allow waking up the machine from the
powered-off state—also known as the S5 or G2 power state.
Distribute start time within the time window
When this setting is enabled, the backup task on each registered machine will start with a specific
delay from the start time set in the policy. This distributes the tasks' actual start times within a time
interval.
You may want to use this setting when creating a backup policy for backing up multiple machines to a
network location, to avoid excessive network load.
Delay values range from zero to the specified maximum delay value, and are determined according
to the chosen distribution method.
The delay value for each machine is determined when the policy is deployed to the machine, and
remains the same until you edit the policy and change the maximum delay value.
The conditions, if any, will be checked at the task's actual start time on each machine.
The following examples illustrate this setting.
Example 1
Suppose that you are deploying a backup policy with the following schedule to three machines:
Run the task: Daily
Once at: 09:00:00 AM
Distribute start time within the time window
Maximum delay: 1 Hour(s)
Distribution method: Random
Then the task's start time on each machine may be any time between 09:00:00 AM and
09:59:59 AM—for instance:
First machine: Every day at 09:30:03 AM
Second machine: Every day at 09:00:00 AM
Third machine: Every day at 09:59:59 AM
Example 2
Suppose that you are deploying a backup policy with the following schedule to three machines:
Run the task: Daily
Every: 2 Hour(s) From: 09:00:00 AM Until: 11:00:00 AM
Distribute start time within the time window
Maximum delay: 1 Hour(s)
Distribution method: Random
Then the time of the task's first run on each machine may be any time between 09:00:00 AM and
09:59:59 AM; the interval between the first and the second run is exactly two hours—for
instance:
First machine: Every day at 09:30:03 AM and 11:30:03 AM
Second machine: Every day at 09:00:00 AM and 11:00:00 AM
Third machine: Every day at 09:59:59 AM and 11:59:59 AM