Time windows

To specify a time window, specify two time values separated by a hyphen (-), with no space in between.

time_window = begin_time-end_time

Time format

Times are specified in the format:
[day:]hour[:minute]
where all fields are numbers with the following ranges:

  • day of the week: 0-6 (0 is Sunday)

  • hour: 0-23

  • minute: 0-59

Specify a time window one of the following ways:

  • hour-hour

  • hour:minute-hour:minute

  • day:hour:minute-day:hour:minute

The default value for minute is 0 (on the hour); the default value for day is every day of the week.

You must specify at least the hour. Day of the week and minute are optional. Both the start time and end time values must use the same syntax. If you do not specify a minute, LSF assumes the first minute of the hour (:00). If you do not specify a day, LSF assumes every day of the week. If you do specify the day, you must also specify the minute.

You can specify multiple time windows, but they cannot overlap. For example:
timeWindow(8:00-14:00 18:00-22:00)
is correct, but
timeWindow(8:00-14:00 11:00-15:00)

is not valid.

Parent topic: Time Configuration

Examples of time windows

Daily window

To specify a daily window omit the day field from the time window. Use either the hour-hour or hour:minute-hour:minute format. For example, to specify a daily 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m window:

8:30-18:30

Overnight window

To specify an overnight window make time1 greater than time2. For example, to specify 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. the following day:

18:30-8:30

Weekend window

To specify a weekend window use the day field. For example, to specify Friday at 6:30 p.m to Monday at 8:30 a.m.:

5:18:30-1:8:30