---
title: "Schedule Replication in WSC"
slug: "schedule-replication"
description: "Wasabi Surveillance Cloud (WSC) enables you to leverage the Windows Task Scheduler to schedule replication and offload video data when the network bandwidth limit is reached. This article provides instructions on scheduling replication using the Windows Task Scheduler."
updated: 2026-05-28T18:44:42Z
published: 2026-05-28T18:44:42Z
---

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# Schedule Replication in WSC

WSC enables you to leverage the Windows Task Scheduler to schedule replication and offload video data when the network bandwidth limit is reached. To configure the task scheduler, follow the steps below.

## Pause the Replication Task Scheduler

1. Navigate to the Windows Task Scheduler.

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2. Select the **Action**tab.
3. Select **Create Task** from the drop-down.
4. Under the General****tab, enter "Pause WSC Replication" into the Name field.

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5. Select **Run whether user is logged on or not**.
6. Select **Run with highest privileges**.
7. Click **OK**.
8. Select the **Triggers**tab.

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9. Click **New...**
10. Specify when WSC should pause/stop replicating data to your Wasabi bucket. In the Start field, click ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/calendar%20icon.png)to select a calendar date. Optionally, click in the type field to manually enter a date.

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11. Optionally, select the appropriate advanced settings.
12. Click the checkbox to select **Expire**.

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13. In the Expire field, click ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/calendar%20icon.png) to select a calendar date. Optionally, click in the type field to manually enter a date.
14. Click **OK.**
15. Select the **Actions**tab.
16. Click **New...**
17. Click the **Action** drop-down.
18. Select **Start a program**.

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19. Click **Browse.**
20. Select "C:\Program Files\Wasabi\Wasabi Surveillance Cloud\tiercli.exe" as the location.
21. In the Add arguments (optional) field, enter "op pause s".

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22. Click **OK**.
23. Click **OK**again.
24. Enter the local administrator password.

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25. Click **OK**.
26. To verify the newly created task, click **Task Scheduler Library**. You will see your task listed.

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27. Verify that Wasabi Surveillance Cloud switches from a Running state to a Paused state as the schedule is met.

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## Resume Replication Task Creation

1. Navigate to the **Task Scheduler**.
2. Select the Action****tab.
3. Click **Create Task**.
4. Under the General****tab, enter "Resume WSC Replication" in the Name field.
5. Select **Run whether the user is logged on or not**.
6. Select **Run with highest privileges**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/19647801686043.png)
7. Select the Triggers****tab.
8. Click **New...**
9. Specify the date and time you need WSC to replicate the data to your Wasabi Bucket.
10. Optionally, select the appropriate advanced settings.
11. Click **OK**.
12. Select the Actions****tab.
13. Click **New...**
14. From the Action drop-down list, select **Start a program**.
15. Click **Browse**.
16. Select "C:\Program Files\Wasabi\Wasabi Surveillance Cloud\tiercli.exe" as the location.
17. In the Add arguments field, enter "op pause none".

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/19648007428763.png)
18. Click **OK**.
19. Click **OK**,****again.
20. Enter the local administrator password.
21. Click **OK.**

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22. To view all created tasks, click **Task Scheduler Library**in the left pane.

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23. As the schedule for Resuming the replication is met, you will see that the WSC application switches from Paused to Running.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/19648147469595.png)