Core jobs are processes that the Rapid Recovery Core performs to support its operations, including backing up to recovery points, replicating data, archiving data, exporting data to VMs, maintaining repositories, and so on. Core jobs are initiated automatically for some operations, such as replicating or archiving on an established schedule. You can also invoke some jobs on demand from various elements on the Core Console.
- When viewing or editing Core job settings, each Core job has two parameters: Maximum concurrent jobs and Try count.
- The Maximum concurrent jobs parameter determines how many jobs of that type can be run at the same time.
- The Try count parameter determines how many times the job should be tried before abandoning the job, if network or other communication errors prevent the job from succeeding the first time.
- In the Core Jobs table, the Settings column indicates if the job listed is included in Core job settings by default or must be explicitly added.
The following table describes the primary Core jobs available and their functions.
Job Name | Description | Maximum Concurrent Jobs | Try Count | Settings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Check attachability of SQL databases in snapshots |
Lets the Core check the consistency of SQL databases and ensures that all supporting MDF (data) and LDF (log) files are available in the backup snapshot. Process:
|
1 |
0 |
Default |
Check checksum of Exchange databases |
Checks the integrity of recovery points containing Exchange databases. Process:
|
1 |
0 |
Default |
Check mountability of Exchange databases |
Checks that Exchange databases are mountable. |
1 |
0 |
Default |
Replicate protected machines data from remote source |
Transfers a copy of recovery points for a protected machine from a source Core to a target Core. This job runs on the target Core receiving the incoming replicated recovery points. |
3 |
0 |
Default |
Replicate protected machines data to remote target |
Transfers a copy of recovery points for a protected machine from a source Core (on which they were originally saved) to a target Core. This job runs on the source Core and controls outgoing replication. |
1 |
3 |
Default |
Roll up recovery points |
Applies the retention policy to your backed-up data by combining or "rolling up" recovery points on the schedule defined in the retention policy. |
1 |
0 |
Default |
Check recovery points |
Checks the integrity of recovery points. |
1 |
0 |
Add |
Delete all recovery points |
Deletes the full set of recovery points on a protected machine. |
1 |
0 |
Add |
Delete chain of recovery points |
Deletes a complete recovery point chain on a protected machine. |
1 |
0 |
Add |
Delete range of recovery points |
Deletes a set of recovery points on a protected machine, by recovery point identifier or date range. |
1 |
0 |
Add |
Deploy Agent software to machines |
Deploys Rapid Recovery Agent software to the specified machine or machines. |
1 |
0 |
Add |
Download Exchange libraries |
Downloads Microsoft Exchange libraries from the protected machine to the Core machine at path C:\ProgramData\AppRecovery\ExchangeLibraries. |
1 |
0 |
Add |
Export to archive |
Creates backup in the specified path with an archive of the selected recovery points. Process:
|
1 |
0 |
Add |
Export to virtual machine |
Exports data from specified recovery point of protected machine to destination path as a virtual machine. Process:
|
1 |
0 |
Add |
Import archives |
Imports recovery point from the specified backup on a previously created Core archive. |
1 |
0 |
Add |
Maintain repository |
Performs a check of the repository. Process:
|
1 |
0 |
Add |
Mount recovery point snapshots |
Performs mount of recovery point to the specified path. |
1 |
0 |
Add |
Protect ESX virtual machines |
Adds all specified virtual machines to agentless protection. Job is performed immediately after adding agentless protection of one or more VMs to the Core using the Protect Multiple Machines Wizard. Job sets ID number for each specified VM, writes information about the Core to a configuration file, and retrieves metadata from the file. |
1 |
0 |
Add |
Restore from recovery point |
Performs a restore from a recovery point to a specified target machine. Process:
|
1 |
0 |
Add |
Uploading logs |
Uploads logs to specified server. |
1 |
0 |
Add |
Some Core jobs are included in Settings. The Jobs settings let you specify how many concurrent jobs of the same type the Core can run, and how many retries should be attempted if the first job attempt fails.
For more information about these Settings, see Core job settings.
For information on adding jobs to Core Settings, see Adding Core jobs to settings.
For information on editing settings for jobs in the Settings list, see Editing Core job settings.