[IDEA] *** Feature Request ***

[Skywatch]

(12th Apr, 2016 04:33 AM)Nachteule Wrote:  Another reason for mystic delays is anacron, if installed (it is per default)

look into /etc/anacrontab

I have searched the web and learnt some more about anacron and now think I have an idea as to why the backups are so late.

I have set the backup times between 2-4AM, but still they always have a time stamp of 9.30-11.00AM. Quite a big delay! - But now I understand that if anacron cannot complete a task at the assigned time, it will do so at the next opportunity.

This has got me thinking that the HDD's in the NAS go into powerdown mode (to save energy) when not in use for 30mins. I wonder if when they are sleeping, anacron can't wake them up to do the backups and so waits until the drives are woken up by some other activity during the morning.

Is there a way to test this theory by somehow waking up the drives just before the assigned time to write?