The blackout window suspends scheduled replications from starting during a specified period of time and pattern. It helps you to reserve network bandwidth for users or mission critical communications during peak traffic periods. You can also use it to prevent conflicts for other data backup or snapshot activities. For example, suspend replications during peak network utilization hours or to prevent conflicts between VSS-aware software and the PlateSpin VSS block-level data transfer component.
The default setting is None. No blackout window is scheduled.
NOTE:The blackout start and end times are based on the system clock on the PlateSpin Server.
PlateSpin Migrate Client does not provide and option to configure a blackout window for data transfer.
To set or modify a blackout window:
On the Edit Migration Details page, go to Schedule Settings > Blackout Window, then click Edit.
Specify the start and end time for the blackout period.
The blackout start and end times are based on the system clock on the PlateSpin Server.
Select Daily, Weekly, or Monthly to enable a blackout window, then set the recurrence pattern.
Click Close to return to the Edit Migration Details page.
Click Save.