How many days in advance should I schedule instance cloning?

[ayano]

When I set up cloning in a production environment, how many days in advance do I need to submit it?

[Sandeep Rajput]

@ayano 

When scheduling a cloning operation in ServiceNow for a production environment, it is generally recommended to submit the request at least 7 to 14 days in advance. The exact timeframe can vary depending on the specific policies and processes of your organization, as well as the complexity of the clone.

[ayano]

Hi @Sandeep Rajput ,
Thank you for your comment.
In my experience, I have been unable to set a schedule for cloning if it is too close to the schedule.
Do you know how many days in advance you can't set a schedule?

[Sandeep Rajput · Accepted solution]

@ayano In ServiceNow, the ability to set a clone schedule depends on the lead time required by the system. Typically, you cannot schedule a clone less than 24 hours in advance due to the time needed for planning and resource allocation. However, this timeframe might vary depending on instance size, ServiceNow version etc.

[Dr Atul G- LNG]

Hi @ayano 

As suggested by @Sandeep Rajput  7- 14 days in advance is good period , also you need time to inform your dev team to take back up of update set as well.