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===Use WOL setting to ensure Workstation is powered on===  
 
===Use WOL setting to ensure Workstation is powered on===  
Use Wake on LAN to ensure backup target is powered on before starting Backup with DAR,
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Use Wake on LAN to ensure backup target is powered on before starting Backup with DAR,  
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db config property set MAC address of target workstation
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db config property set MAC address of target workstation. eg MAC = 00:4E:89:F5:FD:2B
  db configuration setprop backupwk SmbHostMAC XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
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  db configuration setprop backupwk SmbHostMAC 00:4E:89:F5:FD:2B
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There is also the ability to specify how long to wait between the WOL being sent and the attempt to write the backup files to the workstation.
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The default wait time is 300 seconds. This may be varied via a custom config setting, it is recommended to not set the wait period below 300 seconds.
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Set wait time to 600 seconds
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db config setprop backupwk SmbHostDelay 600
    
Target system must be WOL capable and network infrastructure must also support WOL packets, WOL is ineffective via WLAN
 
Target system must be WOL capable and network infrastructure must also support WOL packets, WOL is ineffective via WLAN

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