Math problem for you guys

[djheater]

I have two servers running scheduled tasks against the same file share and I don't want them to bump into each other.
The process is currently running on one server every eight minutes and takes a max of 4 minutes to complete.
What schedule should I set on the other server to ensure they won't run into each other I can pick my start time for each server.

 

[purbeast0]

is this a parody thread?

 

[Gibson486]

42

 

[zebano]

purbeast0 probably has it right that this is a parody, but why do you need the second server?

 

[halik]

I have two servers running scheduled tasks against the same file share and I don't want them to bump into each other.
The process is currently running on one server every eight minutes and takes a max of 4 minutes to complete.
What schedule should I set on the other server to ensure they won't run into each other I can pick my start time for each server.

Some prime number.

 

[vshah]

4 + 4 = 8

 

[Tweak155]

This sounds stupid. If its a shared file just copy it before running it. No overlaps at that point.

If its a big file just copy it now and run it locally. If its really small and you don't want it on each server, copy, run, delete, etc.

EDIT:

Re-reading you may be referring to the same DB? Maybe more clarification would help.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

42

Is always the answer

 

[JTsyo]

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Well if they both take 4 mins to run your only option is to set it for every 8min, right after the first one is done. You can push both out to ten minutes and offset them to five minutes to ensure a gap.

 

[vshah]

does the process write to the files or just read?