Hi,
I am experiencing an issue when using "Robocopy" on a 2008 R2 server with the /RH switch.
I want to copy data from one server to another one with the servers located at different sites (headquarter and a branch office) in different time zones.
As people in the branch office need the bandwidth to the headuarter during their office hours for the business, I wanted to copy the data off-hours (according to their time zone).
So I initiated a robocopy session on a 2008 R2 server at the headquarter, setting the /RH switch to correspond with off-hours of the branch office. Specifically, I used this command:
robocopy \\source \\dest /e /mir /rh:1300-2000 /log:log.txt
The job starts at the specified time (13:00 = 1 PM) but for whatever reason, it does not stop at the specified time (20:00 = 8 PM) but just keeps on going, therefore running into in the business hours of the branch office.
I am using robocopy file version 5.1.10.1027 (XP027).
Has anyone seen this behaviour before and knows how to resolve it? I really need the copying to stop or interrupt at the specified time.
Many thanks for your help!