Secuencial copy jobs on ix2?

Hi,
Is there some way to program the copy jobs on an ix2 so they execute in sequence?
Currently I have several copy jobs scheduled to execute daily at predefined hours but as the ammout of information to copy can vary so does the time required for the backup so I would like to know if there is a way to execute the next copy job when the first one finishes.
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Carlos.
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Hi Carlos,
There is not an option to run Copy Jobs in sequence, only on a timed schedule. You can run multiple copy jobs at the same time though so you can try to schedule them apart and if two or so copy jobs over lap, it should not slow the device down too much.
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