On Mon, Dec 17, 2007 at 01:24:31AM -0500, bob944 wrote:
> Nothing to do with the scheduler timing, and nothing to do with NB5.  
> 
> The NetBackup System Administrator's Guide Vol 1, since at least 5.x (I
> don't have a 4.5 manual to check) have _clearly_ stated that a time
> window which spans midnight is considered two separate days, and pointed
> out what will happen the _first_ time a midnight-spanning schedule runs
> (once at window-opening time and once post-midnight the next day), and
> that "[t]he backups will continue to run soon after midnight from that
> time forward."  See the heading "How Calendar Scheduling Interacts with
> Daily Windows" in all manual releases.

It says that, but it's not always true.

I'm using calendar based schedules with start windows that cross
midnight on both 5.1 and 6.0 installations.  In all cases my backups
launch at the start of the window, not shortly after midnight.

I don't know why I'm so lucky, but it works well for me.

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