Scheduled snapshots affected by transition to Daylight Savings Time

Last published : Oct 01, 2026
The transition from Standard Time to Daylight Savings Time (DST) and the transition from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time affects the Snapshot Scheduler. (929625)
  • On the first day of DST, any snapshots scheduled during 2:00 A.M.- 2:59 A.M. are taken during 3:00 A.M.- 3:59 A.M. DST.
  • On the last day of DST, any snapshots scheduled during 1:00 A.M. - 1:59 A.M. are taken 1:00 A.M. - 1:59 A.M. Standard Time.
  • If during 1:00 A.M. - 1:59 A.M. on the last day of DST the Veritas Scheduler Service is started/restarted or a VSS refresh occurs, some snapshots scheduled for this period are not taken. For example, if a VSS refresh occurs at 1:30 A.M. on the last day of DST, then any snapshots scheduled during 1:00 A.M. - 1:29 A.M.are not taken.
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