Checking the status of tasks

In the Tasks panel, you can do the following:

  • Check the overall status of the tasks in your data protection environment.
  • Check the status of the tasks that are currently running.
  • Check the completed and stopped tasks.
  • List the tasks that match the specified filter.
  • Check more details about a specific task in the Details section that appears at the bottom of the screen after you select the task.

  • Generate a report about a specific task by selecting it, and then clicking  View Report. To copy the report to the clipboard, in the Task Report dialog box that opens, click Copy to clipboard.
  • Cancel any currently running task by selecting it, and then clicking  Abort Task. Keep in mind that you cannot abort tasks related to retention maintenance.
Task information Description
Description Summary of the task (for example, running a backup, performing a restore, restoring individual files, and so on).
Status Current status of the task (for example, Done, Ready, a progress bar indicating the Running status, Failed, Done with errors, and so on).
Started Date and time the task started running.
Finished Date and time the task finished.