how to randomize rep jobs beyond an hour?

[pesos]

Hi, we have a number of file server replication jobs. We want these to replicate every 4 hours. The problem is the randomizing option in the scheduler only allows you to randomize it within one hour... i.e. we have 4 jobs and they are all set to run every 4 hours - then in the randomizer i can use it to get them scheduled for 8pm, 815pm, 830pm, 845pm... but I would prefer to have them offset more... so it would be more like 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm to mazimize separation and minimize overlap. How can we accomplish this? Thanks!

[Brad.Barker]

Hey John! You are able to do this by controlling the "Periodic" schedule option you've been using, but by tweaking things just a little bit. In the Periodic scheduling pop-up, you'll have 'blocks' of times that the job will run. You and block out specific hours that the job won't start, and by doing so, you'll create a offset schedule. So for job one, you would uncheck all times, and then enable it just the 1 hour block that you want it to start. Note that this does not limit the jobs to only being able to run during that 1 hour time frame. This just limits the specific hours of the day that the job can start.

This link is for backup jobs, but the same concept is relevant for the replication jobs: https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/u ... tml?ver=13

Please let us know if you have any other questions!