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NetVault 13.0.2 - Administration Guide for Managed Service Providers

Introduction Getting started Configuring clients Managing catalog search Configuring storage devices
About storage devices SAN considerations Quest DR Series systems Quest QoreStor NetVault SmartDisk EMC Data Domain Systems Snapshot Array Manager Virtual Tape Libraries Virtual standalone drives Shared Virtual Tape Libraries Physical tape devices Storage tiers
Backing up data Managing policies Restoring data Managing NetVault dashboard Managing jobs Monitoring logs Managing storage devices
Role-based access to manage storage devices Monitoring device activity Managing disk-based storage devices in list view Managing disk-based storage devices in tree view Managing the Snapshot Array Manager Managing tape libraries in list view Managing tape libraries in tree view Managing tape drives in list view Managing tape drives in tree view Adding shared devices
Managing storage media Managing user and group accounts Managing Tenant Monitoring events and configuring notifications Reporting in NetVault Working with client clusters Configuring default settings for NetVault
About configuring default settings Configuring encryption settings Configuring plug-in options Configuring default settings for post-scripts Configuring default settings for Verify Plug-in Configuring Deployment Manager Settings Configuring Job Manager settings Configuring Logging Daemon settings Configuring Media Manager settings Configuring Network Manager settings Configuring Process Manager settings Configuring RAS device settings Configuring Schedule Manager settings Configuring Web Service settings Configuring Auditor Daemon settings Configuring firewall settings Configuring general settings Configuring security settings Synchronizing NetVault Time Configuring the reporting utility Configuring NetVault WebUI default settings Configuring NetVault to use a specific VSS provider Configuring default settings using Txtconfig
Diagnostic tracing Managing diagnostic data Using the deviceconfig utility NetVault processes Environment variables Network ports used by NetVault Troubleshooting
Common errors Safe Mode in NetVault

Viewing job calendar

You can view your jobs for a month, a week, or a day on a calendar. It can be helpful to view your jobs in the calendar format to ensure that there are no scheduling conflicts. You may want to verify the calendar before you create a job. You can monitor the progress and status of your jobs from the Job Calendar page. You can also use this page to manage your jobs and perform various job-related tasks.

To view backup jobs on a calendar:
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In the Navigation pane, click Job Calendar.
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On the Job Calendar page, you can view the following information.
 
Table 74. Job Calendar page
Item
Description

Settings icon

Click this icon to display the job calendar settings. ‘Calendar settings’ drawer is displayed on the right- side of the page showing the following options:

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Filter By Status: This area shows the following filter options based on the job status:
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Scheduled: To display the scheduled jobs, click this button.
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Active: To display the in-progress jobs, click this button.
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Success: To display the jobs that have completed successfully, click this button.
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Warnings: To display the jobs that have completed with warnings, click this button.
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Errors: To display the jobs that have failed, click this button.
By default, all the jobs are displayed on the Job Calendar page.To hide a job status, click the corresponding button. You can select one or more filters to display the corresponding jobs on job calendar.
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Timeslot Size: For Weekly and Daily view, you can set the time granularity for the jobs on calendar using Timeslot Size field.
To set the time granularity, select any of the following time slot sizes: 1 min, 5 mins, 15 mins, 20 mins, 30 mins, or 60 mins.
By default, the time slot size is set to 30 mins.
You can select the preferred filters and persist the setting over browser sessions.

Job Calendar

This area displays the jobs on the calendar based on Filter By Status and Timeslot Size settings.

You can view your jobs for a month, a week, or a day on calendar. By default, weekly view of the Job Calendar is displayed. To display monthly view, click ‘month’ or to display the daily view, click ‘day’.

Monthly view: Displays the jobs for the month. The height of the job is fixed in this view.

Weekly view: Displays the jobs for a week. The height of the job is corresponding to the time taken to run the job.

Daily view: Displays the jobs for a day. The height of the job is corresponding to the time taken to run the job.

The Red color line on the Job Calendar shows the current time.

Move the pointer over a job to see the job summary such as job title, start time, end time, and so on.

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To quickly locate the job (s), you can use the Search box at the upper right corner of the page. The job (s) on the calendar is filtered based on Job name or Job ID.The data in the calendar is filtered as you type the search text into the box. You can also include wildcards (“?” or “*”) in the search filter string.
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To perform a job-related task, click the job and then click the job-related action you want to apply.

Managing jobs

This section includes the following topics:

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Running a job immediately
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Aborting a job
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Stopping a job
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Restarting a job
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Placing a job on hold
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Resuming a job
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Determining the reason for “waiting for media” status
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Viewing log messages for a job
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Viewing and managing a job
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Monitoring job progress
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Clearing job errors and warnings
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Removing a job schedule

Running a job immediately

You can use the Run Now method run an existing job immediately.

To run a job immediately:
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In the Navigation pane, click Job Status or Manage Job Definitions.
 
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NOTE: If the job that you want to run was only saved and not submitted for scheduling, use the Manage Job Definitions link.
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In the list of jobs, select the job, and click Run Now.
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In the confirmation dialog box, click OK.
 
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NOTE: If you select a Phase 2 job, only that phase is started; phase 1 is not run.

If a backup job includes Phase 2 jobs, selecting Phase 1 runs both Phase 1 and Phase 2 jobs. Phase 1 runs immediately, and when it completes successfully, Phase 2 is scheduled to run as per the job definition.

When the job is successfully started, a message is displayed at the upper-right corner of the NetVault WebUI.

Aborting a job

You can cancel an active job from the Job Status page.

To abort a job:
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In the Navigation pane, click Job Status.
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In the list of jobs, select the job, and click Abort.
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In the confirmation dialog box, click OK.
When the job is successfully aborted, a message is displayed at the upper-right corner of the NetVault WebUI.
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