Viewing a Backup

In the backup list, you can set search criteria to filter backups and view their details. The results contain backup tasks that are running or have completed.

Prerequisites

At least one backup task has been created.

Viewing Backup Details

  1. Log in to CBR Console.

    1. Log in to the management console.

    2. Click image1 in the upper left corner and select a region.

    3. Click image2 and choose Storage > Cloud Backup and Recovery. Select a backup type from the left navigation pane.

  2. Click the Backups tab and set filter criteria to view the backups. See Figure 1.

    **Figure 1** Viewing a backup

    Figure 1 Viewing a backup

    • You can search for backups by selecting a status from the All statuses drop-down list in the upper right corner of the backup list. Table 1 describes the backup statuses.

      Table 1 Backup statuses

      Status

      Status Attribute

      Description

      All statuses

      --

      All backups are displayed if this value is selected.

      Available

      A stable state

      A stable state of a backup after the backup is created, indicating that the backup is currently not being used.

      This state allows most of the operations.

      Creating

      An intermediate state

      An intermediate state of a backup from the start of a backup job to the completion of this job.

      In the Tasks list, a progress bar is displayed for a backup task in this state. If the progress bar remains unchanged for an extended time, an exception has occurred. Contact technical support.

      Restoring

      An intermediate state

      An intermediate state when using the backup to restore data.

      In the Tasks list, a progress bar is displayed for a restoration task in this state. If the progress bar remains unchanged for an extended time, an exception has occurred. Contact technical support.

      Deleting

      An intermediate state

      An intermediate state from the start of deleting the backup to the completion of deleting the backup.

      In the Tasks list, a progress bar is displayed for a deletion task in this state. If the progress bar remains unchanged for an extended time, an exception has occurred. Contact technical support.

      Error

      A stable state

      A backup enters the Error state when an exception occurs.

      A backup in this state cannot be used for restoration, and must be deleted manually. If manual deletion fails, contact technical support.

    • You can search for backups by clicking Advanced Search in the upper right corner of the backup list.

      You can search by specifying a backup status, backup name, backup ID, vault ID, server name, server ID, server type, or the creation date. See Figure 2.

      **Figure 2** Advanced Search

      Figure 2 Advanced Search

  3. Click the backup name to view details about the backup.