Use StorSimple Snapshot Manager to view and manage backup jobs

Overview

The Jobs node in the Scope pane shows the Scheduled, Last 24 hours, and Running backup tasks that you initiated interactively or by a configured policy.

This tutorial explains how you can use the Jobs node to display information about scheduled, recent, and currently running backup jobs. (The list of jobs and corresponding information appears in the Results pane.) Additionally, you can right-click a listed job and see a context menu that lists available actions.

View scheduled jobs

Use the following procedure to view scheduled backup jobs.

To view scheduled jobs

1. Click the desktop icon to start StorSimple Snapshot Manager.

2. In the Scope pane, expand the Jobs node, and click Scheduled. The following information appears in the Results pane:

   • Name – the name of the scheduled snapshot

   • Next Run – the date and time of the next scheduled snapshot

   • Last Run – the date and time of the most recent scheduled snapshot

     Note

     For one-time only snapshots, the Next Run and Last Run will be the same.

     

3. To perform additional actions on a specific job, right-click the job name in the Results pane and select from the menu options.

View recent jobs

Use the following procedure to view backup and restore jobs that were completed in the last 24 hours.

To view recent jobs

1. Click the desktop icon to start StorSimple Snapshot Manager.

2. In the Scope pane, expand the Jobs node, and click Last 24 hours. The Results pane shows backup jobs for the last 24 hours (to a maximum of 64 jobs). The following information appears in the Results pane, depending on the View options you specify:

   • Name – the name of the scheduled snapshot.

   • Started – the date and time when the snapshot began.

   • Stopped – the date and time when the snapshot finished or was terminated.

   • Elapsed – the amount of time between the Started and Stopped times.

   • Status – the state of the recently completed job. Success indicates that the backup was created successfully. Failed indicates that the job did not run successfully.

   • Information – the reason for the failure.

   • Bytes processed (MB) – the amount of data from the volume group that was processed (in MBs).

     

3. To perform additional actions on a specific job, right-click the job name in the Results pane and select from the menu options.

   

View currently running jobs

Use the following procedure to view jobs that are currently running.

To view currently running jobs

1. Click the desktop icon to start StorSimple Snapshot Manager.

2. In the Scope pane, expand the Jobs node, and click Running. Depending on the View options you specify, the following information appears in the Results pane:

   • Name – the name of the scheduled snapshot.

   • Started – the date and time when the snapshot began.

   • Checkpoint – the current action of the backup.

   • Status – the percentage of completion.

   • Elapsed – the amount of time that has passed since the backup began.

   • Average throughput (MB) – ratio of total bytes of data processed to that of total time taken for processing (MBs).

   • Bytes processed (MB) – total bytes of data processed (in MBs).

   • Bytes written (MB) – total bytes of data written (in MBs). It includes the data as well as the metadata and hence is typically greater than the Bytes Processed.

     

3. To perform additional actions on a specific job, right-click the job name in the Results pane and select from the menu options.

Next steps

• Learn how to use StorSimple Snapshot Manager to administer your StorSimple solution.
• Learn how to use StorSimple Snapshot Manager to manage the backup catalog.