> Rather than using cron, would it make sense to define a hash keyed by > the host that would allow one to specify a desire time or time range > for backups -- sort of like the inverse of blackouts but settable by > host. > > Also, I would make this more of a "soft" preference in that if a > backup can't be accomplished at the given preferred time, then a > backup would be attempted outside of the preferred periods.
Isn't exactly this how blackout periods work? The only difference would be that instead of defining the "forbidden" times, you would define the "allowed" times? Regards, Guillermo
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