Checking task statuses

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 tasks that are currently running.
  • Check the status of completed and stopped tasks.

  • Check more details about a specific task.

    The information is presented in the Details section that appears at the bottom of the screen after you select the task.

    t Tip  To minimize the Details section, click Minimize or press the Spacebar. To return it to its original size, click Maximize or press the Spacebar.

  • Generate a report about a specific task.

    To generate the report, select a task, and then click  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.

To access the Tasks panel, in the navigation pane, click  Tasks. Alternatively, in the Dashboard panel, click the Tasks widget title.

Task information Description
Description Summary of the task (for example, running a backup, performing a restore, restoring individual files or folders).
Status Current status of a task (for example, Ready, a progress bar indicating the Running status, Done, Done with errors, Failed, or Aborted).
Started The task's start date and time.
Finished The task's finish date and time.