Running Jobs on Demand

Use the Dashboard to start and stop jobs on demand.

Starting Jobs

To start a job, follow the steps below:

  1. Go to the Dashboard, select the job from the list of jobs, and click Run Job.

    1. Choose one of the following options:

      • Run for all VMs/backups/physical machines/items: The job will run for all VMs/backups/physical machines/ items.

      • Run for selected VM/backups/physical machines/items: The job will run for the VMs/backups/physical machines/items you select.

      • Run for failed VMs/backups/physical machines/items: The job will run for previously failed VMs/backups/physical machines/ items only.

    2. If the type of the Backup Repository for your job is Incremental with full backups, you will have to choose between the following backup types:

      • Incremental: Your job will create an incremental backup.

      • Full: Your job will create a full backup. If you choose this option, please choose the full backup mode:

        • Synthetic full: The application will first perform an incremental backup – that is, will transfer only the VM data that changed since the last backup, – and will then transform the available data into a full backup.

        • Active full: Will read all source VM data and transfer it to the backup repository.

  2. In the dialog that opens, define the scope of your job:

  3. Click the Run button to confirm your operation.

The product will close the dialog box and start running your job.

Stopping Jobs

To stop a job that is currently running, follow the steps below:

  1. Go to the Dashboard, select the job from the list of jobs, and click Stop Job.

  2. In the dialog that opens, choose either of the following:

    • Stop for all VMs/backups/physical machines/items: Your job will stop for all VMs/backups/physical machines/items.

    • Stop for selected VMs/backups/physical machines/items: Your job will stop for the VMs/backups/physical machines/items you select.

  3. Click the Stop button in the dialog to confirm your operation.

The product will close the dialog box and stop your job.