When you define a schedule you can also define a "startup window".
ADSM spreads the startup of the defined nodes over this time frame.
Maybe in the archives you can find the algorith ADSM uses to start
the backups.
We backup about 40 clients defined in one schedule with a startup window of
1 hour.
Hope this helps

Kind regards
Thomas Rupp
Vorarlberger Illwerke AG
MAIL:   thomas.rupp AT illwerke DOT at
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> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von:  Daniel Swan/TM [SMTP:Daniel.Swan AT TELUS DOT COM]
> Gesendet am:  Freitag, 7. Juli 2000 21:56
> An:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Betreff:      Conceptual question on ADSM scheduling
> 
> I'm just learning ADSM, but have been tasked to take over the ADSM of a
> national corportation.  I'm having some trouble getting my head around
> certain ADSM concepts.
> 
> Lets assume I backup 15 NT servers, all of them associated with a
> schedule
> named "NT-DAILY", which
> kicks off at midnite sharp, Doesn't this cause a huge spike in load at
> midnight sharp?  Is there a better way to spread this load, or do I have
> to
> create different schedules like:  "NT-DAILY-1AM", "NT-DAILY-2AM", and
> associate them with a few servers each?
> 
> It seems a bit ludicrous to me that similar servers will be backed up
> simultaneously..... can anyone clarify this for me?
> 
> Best regards,
> Daniel Swan