Installation and User's Guide

Event Window start Window endActual start (just anexample, times vary)1 12:00:00 12:30:00 12:05:332 13:00:00 13:30:00 13:15:023 14:00:00 14:30:00 14:02:00and so onThe variation in actual start times is a result of the randomization feature providedby the Tivoli Storage Manager central scheduler which helps to balance the load ofscheduled sessions on the Tivoli Storage Manager server.Examples: Blank spaces in file names in schedule definitionsWhen defining or updating a schedule objects parameter with file specificationsthat contain blank spaces, use quotation marks around each file specification thatcontains blanks, then single quotation marks around all of the specifications.The following are some examples.objects=’"C:\Program Files\MyApp\Some file.doc"’objects=’"C:\Program Files\MyApp\Some file.doc" "C:\Another file.txt"C:\noblanks.txt’objects=’"E:\My Directory With Blank Spaces\"’This ensures that C:\Program Files\MyApp\Some file.doc is treated as a single filename, as opposed to two separate files (C:\Program Files\MyApp\Some, andfile.doc).You can also refer to the objects parameter information for the DEFINE SCHEDULEand UPDATE SCHEDULE commands in the appropriate IBM Tivoli StorageManager Administrator's Reference.Related concepts“Specifying input strings that contain blank spaces or quotation marks” on page 89Preferential start times for certain nodesOccasionally, you might want to ensure that a particular node begins its scheduledactivity as close as possible to the defined start time of the schedule. The need forthis typically arises when prompted mode scheduling is in use.Depending on the number of client nodes associated with the schedule and wherethe node is in the prompting sequence, the node might be prompted significantlylater than the start time for the schedule.In this case, you can perform the following steps:1. Copy the schedule to a new schedule with a different name (or define a newschedule with the preferred attributes).2. Set the new schedule priority attribute so that it has a higher priority than theoriginal schedule.3. Delete the association for the node from the original schedule, then associatethe node to the new schedule.Now the Tivoli Storage Manager server processes the new schedule first.218 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Backup-Archive Clients: Installation and User's Guide