Actions on tasks
The following is a guideline for you to perform operations with tasks.
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Create a new backup plan, or a task on a registered machine |
Click  New, and select one of the following:
Then, you have to specify the registered machine on which the selected task, or the backup plan will run.
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View details of a task |
Click  View details.
In the Tasks details window, examine all information related to the selected task.
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View a task’s log |
Click  View log.
The Log view will display a list of the log entries related to the selected task.
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Run a task |
Click  Run.
The task will be executed immediately in spite of its schedule.
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Stop a 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 over again.
- recovery task (from the disk backup): The target volume will be deleted and its space unallocated – the same result you will get 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 on the period 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 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. Only the management server administrator can do this.
- Do not have the appropriate privilege
Without Administrator privileges on the machine, a user cannot modify tasks owned by other users
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Delete a task |
Click  Delete.
Why can’t I delete the task?
- Task belongs to a backup plan
A task belonging to a backup plan cannot be deleted separately from the plan. Edit the plan to remove the task or delete the entire plan.
- Do not have the appropriate privilege
Without Administrator privileges on the machine, a user cannot delete tasks owned by other users.
- This is a built-in compacting task
Each storage node has a built-in service task called a compacting task. This task cannot be deleted.
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Refresh tasks table |
Click  Refresh.
The management console will update the list of tasks existing on the machines with the most recent information. Though the list of tasks 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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