172 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2010Run the task: DailyOnce at: 09:00:00 AMDistribute start time within the time windowMaximum delay: 1 Hour(s)Distribution method: RandomThen the task's start time on each machine may be any time between 09:00:00 AM and09:59:59 AM—for instance:First machine: Every day at 09:30:03 AMSecond machine: Every day at 09:00:00 AMThird machine: Every day at 09:59:59 AMExample 2Suppose that you are deploying a backup policy with the following schedule to three machines:Run the task: DailyEvery: 2 Hour(s) From: 09:00:00 AM Until: 11:00:00 AMDistribute start time within the time windowMaximum delay: 1 Hour(s)Distribution method: RandomThen the time of the task's first run on each machine may be any time between 09:00:00 AM and09:59:59 AM; the interval between the first and the second run is exactly two hours—forinstance:First machine: Every day at 09:30:03 AM and 11:30:03 AMSecond machine: Every day at 09:00:00 AM and 11:00:00 AMThird machine: Every day at 09:59:59 AM and 11:59:59 AMTo specify advanced settings1. Connect to the management server or to a machine registered on it, and then start creating abackup policy or a backup plan.2. In How to back up, select the Simple, Tower of Hanoi, or Custom scheme, and then click Changeto specify a schedule for the scheme.3. Under Run the task, select Daily, Weekly, or Monthly.4. In the Advanced settings area, click Change.5. To enable the use of the Wake-On-LAN functionality, select the Use Wake-on-LAN check box.6. To distribute the centralized backup tasks' start times, select the Distribute start time within thetime window check box and then specify the maximum delay value and the distribution method.5.6 ConditionsConditions add more flexibility to the scheduler, enabling to execute backup tasks with respect tocertain conditions. Once a specified event occurs (see the Scheduling section for the list of availableevents), the scheduler checks the specified condition and executes the task if the condition is met.The scheduler behavior in case the event occurs but the condition (or any of multiple conditions) isnot met, is defined by the Task start conditions (p. 112) backup option. There, you can specify howimportant the conditions are for the backup strategy: conditions are obligatory - put the backup task run on hold until all the conditions are met. conditions are preferable, but a backup task run has higher priority - put the task on hold for thespecified time interval. If the time interval lapses and the conditions are still not met, run the
