Actions on backup plans and tasks
The following is a guideline for you to perform operations with backup plans and tasks.
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Create a new backup plan, or a task
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Click  New, then select one of the following:
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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 be run.
Running the backup plan starts the selected task of that plan immediately in spite of its schedule and conditions.
Why can’t I run the backup plan?
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 over 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 on the moment 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 use all scheme options, when editing a backup plan 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 existing archives were created by a new scheme. For empty archives all changes are possible.
Why can’t I edit the backup plan?
- The backup plan is currently running.
Editing of the currently running backup plan is impossible.
- Do not have the appropriate privilege
Without the Administrator privileges on the machine, a user cannot edit plans owned by other users.
- The backup plan has a centralized origin.
Direct editing of centralized backup plans is not possible. You need to edit the original backup policy.
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 so.
- Do not have the appropriate privilege
Without the Administrator privileges on the machine, a user cannot modify tasks owned by other users.
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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.
- Do not have the appropriate privilege
Without the Administrator’s privileges on the machine, a user cannot delete plans owned by other users.
- 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?
- 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 the Administrator privileges on the machine, a user cannot delete tasks owned by other users.
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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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