Rapid Recovery 6.1.3 - User Guide

Viewing tasks

A task is a job that the Rapid Recovery Core must perform, such as transferring data in a regularly scheduled backup, or performing a restore from a recovery point.

NOTE: As a task is running, it is listed in the Running tasks drop-down menu at the top of the Core Console. Clicking a running task opens the Monitor Active Task dialog box. For more details, see the topic Viewing running tasks from any Core Console page.

Complete the following steps to view tasks specifically for the Rapid Recovery Core, or to view tasks associated with a specific machine.

1.	To view all tasks for the Rapid Recovery Core, from the icon bar, click (Events). The default view displays all tasks for the Core.

If you want to view tasks for a specific protected machine, then navigate to the Summary page of the specified machine, and then click the Events menu. The default view displays all tasks for the selected machine.

▪	To select the current date and time, click the Calendar widget in the From text box and then click the current date. The current time automatically appears.

▪	Click the Calendar widget, select the date, then click the Clock widget and select the desired time using the controls. Click away from the calendar to accept the selected changes.

The list of tasks is immediately filtered based on the criteria you selected.

4.	To export the list of tasks, select a format from the list and then click Export. In the resulting dialog box, confirm the export and then click OK.

You can export using the following formats:

5.	Click the Job Details icon for any task to launch a new window with task details.

Viewing running tasks from any Core Console page

Rapid Recovery offers a quick way to view tasks that are currently running on the Core from any page of the Core Console.

On the right side of the button bar is the Running tasks queue. In lower resolutions, the queue appears as an icon . When one or more tasks are running, a number indicating the number of tasks currently running on the Core appears next to the queue, and the icon becomes animated. You can click the queue to reveal a drop-down list of running tasks and complete the actions described in the following procedure.

Viewing alerts

An alert is a priority notification of an event. Any event for which you specifically requested notification appears in the list of alerts, along with errors, warnings, or important informational messages.

Rapid Recovery Core ships with a default set of events that are prioritized as alerts. You can customize the events which appear as alerts by editing the default notification group (or by setting up a new notification group). In addition to these events appearing on the Alerts page, you can change the methods used to notify you by changing your notification options. For more information on changing the events that appear as alerts, or changing notification options, see the topic Understanding event notifications in Rapid Recovery .

Complete the following steps to view alerts specifically for the Rapid Recovery Core, or to view alerts associated with a specific machine.

1.	To view alerts for the Rapid Recovery Core, from the icon bar, click (Events), and then click Alerts.

If you want to view alerts for a specific protected machine, navigate to the Summary page of the specified machine, click the Events menu, and then click Alerts.

a.	To filter by alert category (errors, informational messages, or warnings), click the status drop-down menu, and select the status condition or conditions. Alert category filter options include errors, informational messages, and warnings, or any combination of the three.

▪	To select the current data and time, click the Calendar widget in the From text box and then click the current date. The current time automatically appears.

▪	Click the Calendar widget, select the date, then click the Clock widget and select the desired time using the controls. Click away from the calendar to accept the selected changes.

The list of alerts is immediately filtered based on the criteria you selected.

Viewing a journal of all logged events

The journal lists all logged events. This list is comprehensive, including both job- and non-job-related events. It includes specific events for which you requested notification. The journal also lists passive events and status events from the Core, the license portal, and so on.

NOTE: If your environment is set to use repetition reduction, some repeated events may not be logged each time the event occurs. For more information about this feature, see About repetition reduction

Complete the following steps to view a journal of all events for the Rapid Recovery Core, or to view a journal of all events for a specific machine.

1.	To view a journal of all events logged for the Rapid Recovery Core, from the icon bar, click (Events), and then click Journal. To view all events for the Rapid Recovery Core, navigate to the Rapid Recovery Core home page and then click (Events).

If you want to view a journal of all events for a specific protected machine, then navigate to the Summary page of the specified machine, click the Events menu, and then click Journal.

a.	To filter by event category (errors, informational messages, or warnings), click the status drop-down menu, and select the status condition or conditions. Event category filter options include errors, informational messages, and warnings, or any combination of the three.

▪	To select the current data and time, click the Calendar widget in the From text box and then click the current date. The current time automatically appears.

▪	Click the Calendar widget, select the date, then click the Clock widget and select the desired time using the controls. Click away from the calendar to accept the selected changes.

The list of events is immediately filtered based on the criteria you selected.