Hi Len,

Some nifty ideas, but non-trivial to implement. And I cannot make any kind
of commitments in regard to adding new functionality. You (and others
interested in such a thing) should consider opening a requirement for this
type of functionality. If the demand is sufficiently high, that would
weigh in favor of such a feature. But at this time, I do not see it on the
horizon. (This is just my take.)

Best regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 2006-06-01
13:39:46:

> Hello Joe,
>
> We have the same problem, just with a larger window. I do not know
> of a good solution from tsm, but if you hear of anything we would
> like to hear of it. We do not need for the backup to stop, but just
> to have almost no effect on a wan link during the day.
>
> Andy I assume that you are the best person to answer this question.
>
> Would it be possible to have an tsm server command that could do one
> of the following. This command could then be issued by hand, or via
> an scheduler.
>
> - Put the backup session to sleep and later with a different commandwake
up.
>
> - Put a governor on the data transfer rate of the client with a
> command from the tsm server. Either a fixed rate, such as 16kps or a
> relative rate based on the link speed and usage.
>
> - A interface to work with the networking gear and qos that could
> keep the tsm traffic to an background priority level.
>
> Thanks much len
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
> Behalf Of Joe Crnjanski
> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 4:21 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: [ADSM-L] weird request for schedule
>
> Hello,
>
> I have a customer who wants to run backup only during specific time
> window; from 10pm to 4am.
>
> That means when backup starts at 10pm, and runs until 4am, and even if
> at 4am there are more files to be backed up, he wants backup to stop and
> to be rescheduled for next backup cycle.
>
> Any ideas appreciated.
>
> Joe Crnjanski
> Infinity Network Solutions Inc.
> Phone: 416-235-0931 x26
> Fax:     416-235-0265
> Web: www.infinitynetwork.com
>