Backup plans and tasks

The Backup plans and tasks view keeps you informed of data protection on a given machine. It lets you monitor and manage backup plans and tasks.

To find out what a backup plan is currently doing on the machine, check the backup plan execution state. A backup plan execution state is a cumulative state of the plan's most recent activities. The status of a backup plan helps you to estimate whether the data is successfully protected.

To keep track of a task's current progress, examine its state. Check a task status to ascertain the result of a task.

Typical workflow

• Use filters to display the desired backup plans (tasks) in the backup plans table. By default, the table displays all the plans of the managed machine sorted by name. You can also hide the unneeded columns and show the hidden ones. For details, see "Sorting, filtering and configuring table items".
• In the backup table, select the backup plan (task).
• Use the toolbar's buttons to take an action on the selected plan (task). For details, see "Actions on backup plans and tasks".
• To review detailed information on the selected plan (task), use the information panel at the bottom of the window. The panel is collapsed by default. To expand the panel, click the arrow mark (). The content of the panel is also duplicated in the Plan details and Task details windows respectively.