Machine details
Accumulates in four tabs all information on the selected machine. Lets the management server administrator perform operations with the backup plans and tasks existing on the machine, and policies applied to the machine.
This information is also duplicated on the Information panel.
Machine
The tab displays the following information on the registered machine:
- Name – name of the selected machine (taken from the Computer name in Windows)
- IP address – IP address of the selected machine
- Status – the machine’s status. Determined as the most severe status of all backup plans (both local and centralized) existing on the machine and backup policies applied to the machine.
- Last connect – how much time has passed since the management server last connected to the machine.
- Last successful backup – how much time has passed since the last successful backup.
- Availability:
- Online – the machine is available for the management server. This means that the management server’s last connection to the machine was successful. Connection is established every 2 minutes.
- Offline – the machine is unavailable for the management server: it is turned off, or its network cable is unplugged.
- Unknown – this status is displayed until the first connection between the management server and the machine is established after adding the machine or starting the management server’s service.
- Withdrawn – the machine was registered on another management server, or the Stand-alone management parameter is selected in the Options > Machine options > Machine management. As a result, it is not possible to control the machine from the current management server. However, you are able to regain control over the machine by specifying the management server address in the Machine management settings.
- Expired – the trial period of the machine’s agent has expired. To specify a full license key, use the Change License functionality, or run the setup program and follow its instructions.
- Installed agents – full name of Acronis agents, installed on the machine.
- Operating system – the operating system the machine’s agent runs.
- Processor – the type of CPU used in the managed machine
- CPU clock – clock rate of the CPU
- RAM – memory size
- Comments – the machine’s description (taken from the Computer description in Windows)
Backup policies
Displays a list of backup policies applied to the selected machine and lets the management server administrator perform the following operations:
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View details of a policy
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Click  View details.
In the Policy details window, examine all information related to the selected backup policy.
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View tasks of a policy
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Click  View tasks.
The Tasks view will display a list of the tasks related to the selected backup policy.
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View log of a policy
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Click  View log.
The Log view will display a list of the log entries related to the selected backup policy.
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Revoke policy from the machine.
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Click  Revoke.
The management server will revoke the policy from the machine. The policy itself remains on the management server.
In case the machine is a member of a group and the policy is applied to the group, you cannot revoke the policy from a single machine without firstly removing the machine from the group.
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Examine where the applied policy has come from
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Click  Explore inheritance.
The Inheritance order window will display the inheritance order of the policy appliied to the machine.
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Filtering and sorting Filtering and sorting of the backup policies is performed in the same way as for the Backup policies view. See the Filtering and sorting backup policies section for details.
Plans and tasks
Displays a list of the plans (both local and centralized) and tasks existing on the selected machine.
Operations The following is a guideline for you to perform operations with backup plans and tasks.
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View details of a plan/task
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Backup plan Click View details.
In the Plan Details window, review the plan details.
Task Click View details.
In the Task Details window, review the task details.
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View plan’s/task’s log
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Backup plan Click View log.
You will be taken to the Log view containing the list of the plan-related log entries.
Task Click View log.
You will be taken to the Log view containing the list of the task-related log entries.
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Run a plan/task
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Backup plan Click  Run.
In the Run Backup Plan window, select the task you need to run.
Running the backup plan starts the selected task of that plan immediately in spite of its schedule and conditions.
Task Click Run.
The task will be executed immediately in spite of its schedule and conditions.
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Stop a plan/task
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Backup plan Click  Stop.
Stopping the running backup plan stops all its tasks. Thus, all the task operations will be aborted.
Task Click Stop.
What will happen if I stop the task? Generally, stopping the task aborts its operation (backup, recovery, validation, exporting, conversion, migration). The task enters the Stopping state first, then becomes Idle. The task schedule, if created, remains valid. To complete the operation you will have to run the task again.
- recovery task (from the disk backup): The target volume will be deleted and its space unallocated – you will get the same result if the recovery is unsuccessful. To recover the “lost” volume, you will have to run the task once again.
- recovery task (from the file backup): The aborted operation may cause changes in the destination folder. Some files may be recovered, but some not, depending when you stopped the task. To recover all the files, you will have to run the task once again.
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Edit a plan/task
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Backup plan Click  Edit.
Backup plan editing is performed in the same way as creation, except for the following limitations:
It is not always possible to change backup scheme properties if the created archive is not empty (i.e. contains backups).
- It is not possible to change the scheme to Grandfather-Father-Son or Tower of Hanoi.
- If the Tower of Hanoi scheme is used, it is not possible to change the number of levels.
In all other cases the scheme can be changed, and should continue to operate as if the existing archives were created by a new scheme. For empty archives all changes are possible.
Why can’t I edit the backup plan?
Task Click Edit.
Why can’t I edit the task?
- Task belongs to a backup plan
Only tasks that do not belong to a backup plan, such as a recovery task, can be modified by direct editing. When you need to modify a task belonging to a local backup plan, edit the backup plan. A task belonging to a centralized backup plan can be modified by editing the centralized policy that spawned the plan.
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Delete a plan/task
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Backup plan Click  Delete.
What will happen if I delete the backup plan? The plan’s deletion deletes all its tasks.
Why can’t I delete the backup plan?
- The backup plan is in the “Running” state
A backup plan cannot be deleted, if at least one of its tasks is running.
- The backup plan has a centralized origin.
A centralized plan can be deleted by the management server administrator by revoking the backup policy that produced the plan.
Task Click Delete.
Why can’t I delete the task?
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Refresh table
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Click  Refresh.
The management console will update the list of backup plans and tasks existing on the machine with the most recent information. Though the list is refreshed automatically based on events, the data may not be retrieved immediately from the managed machine, due to some latency. Manual refresh guarantees that the most recent data is displayed.
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Filtering and sorting Filtering and sorting of the backup policies is performed in the same way as in the Backup plans and tasks view for direct management. See the Filter and sort backup plans and tasks section for details.
Member of
This tab appears only if the selected machine is added to one or more custom groups and displays a list of the groups the machine is a member of.
Operations
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View details of a group
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Click View details.
You will be taken to the Group details window, where you can examine all information related to this group.
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View tasks related to a group
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Click View tasks.
You will be taken to the Tasks view with pre-filtered tasks related to the selected backup group.
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View log related to a group
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Click View log.
This opens Log view with pre-filtered log entries of the selected group.
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Remove machine from a group.
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Click  Remove.
The centralized plans, which were deployed to the parent group, will no longer affect this machine.
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Hosted virtual machines
The tab displays a list of the machines hosted on the selected virtualization server or managed by the specified virtual appliance.
You can create a dynamic group based on the list of the hosted virtual machines. To do this, click Create a dynamic group. The created group will be accessible in the Virtual machines view.
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