Viewing job details
In some cases, you may want to view job details to gather information for troubleshooting or to verify that the job ran as expected. For example, you can check details of a host-level backup to see which quiesce method or transport mode was used.
Use these procedures to view the details of backup, backup copy, and recovery jobs:
Use this procedure to quickly view details of a job that ran in the last 7 days.
1 | Click Jobs > Recent Jobs. |
2 | Select the job and click View Log. |
3 | Details display in the job status dialog. |
Use this procedure to view details of a job that ran more than 7 days ago.
1 | Access the applicable job report: |
• | For backup jobs, click Reports > Backup > Backup History. |
• | For recovery jobs, click Reports > Recover > Recovery History. |
• | For hot copy jobs, click Reports > Backup Copy > Backup Copy – Hot Targets. |
• | For cold copy jobs, click Reports > Backup Copy > Backup Copy – Cold Targets. |
• | For copy data management jobs, click Reports > Recover > Recovery Assurance. |
2 | Run the report: |
• | Enter a date range. |
• | Click Generate Report. |
3 | Click the job in the list. Details display in the job status dialog. |
While working in the Backup Catalog, you can quickly view job details by selecting jobs and clicking View Details. For imported backups, details include the date when the original backup ran and the date the backup was imported.
Example: