Backup Plans And Tasks - ACRONIS DNS-1250-04 User Manual

5.1.1.1 Tasks need interaction
This window accumulates all the tasks that require user interaction in one place. It enables you to
specify your decision, such as to confirm reboot or to retry after freeing-up the disk space, on each of
the tasks. Until at least one task requires interaction, you can open this window at any time from the
managed machine's Dashboard (p. 60).
If you select the check box for the Do not show this window when tasks require interaction. I will
see this information in the tasks' details and dashboard. parameter, the tasks will be displayed on
the Dashboard among other alerts and warnings.
Alternatively, you can review the task execution states in the Backup plans and tasks (p. 62) view
and specify your decision on each task in the Information panel (or in the Task details window).
5.1.2

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.
A backup plan is a set of rules that specify how the given data will be protected on a given machine.
Physically, a backup plan is a bundle of tasks configured for execution on a managed machine. To find
out what a backup plan is currently doing on the machine, check the backup plan execution state. A
backup plan state is a cumulative state of the plan's tasks.The status of a backup plan helps you to
estimate whether the data is successfully protected.
A task is a set of sequential actions to be performed on a machine when a certain time comes or
certain event occurs. To keep track of a task's current progress, examine its state (p. 63). Check a task
status to ascertain the result of a task.
Way of working
 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. See the Filtering and sorting backup plans and
tasks (p. 68) section for details.
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In the backup table, select the backup plan (task).
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Use the toolbar's buttons to take an action on the selected plan (task). See the Actions on backup
plans and tasks section for details. You can run, edit, stop and delete the created plans and tasks.
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Use the Information panel to review detailed information on the selected plan (task). The panel
is collapsed by default. To expand the panel, click the
also duplicated in the Plan details and Task details windows respectively.
5.1.2.1 Understanding states and statuses
Backup plan execution states
A backup plan can be in one of the following execution states: Idle; Waiting; Running; Stopping;
Need Interaction.
Plan states names are the same as task state names because a plan state is a cumulative state of the
plan's tasks.
State How it is determined
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