Tracking the Progress of a New or Changed Backup Configuration
When you create a new database backup configuration, or change which files get
backed up by an existing configuration, the computer will be in an initial backup synchronization
state again in which only those files which have not been previously backed
up by any configuration will be backed up in full.
This initial synchronization runs until the first copy of all newly selected data has been replicated to the
backup server.
The time required for the initial
synchronization depends on the
amount of data that you are backing up for the first time and the bandwidth available from your
computer.
After this initial synchronization completes, we will send an e-mail to the
computer's primary technical contact notifying the contact of the backup
status. At that time, we consider the computer to again be protected.
You can then safely perform restores.
To track the progress of a new or changed backup configuration
Depending on the level of detail you want to view, MyLiveVault provides
multiple ways to track the progress of the new or changed backup configuration:
View a high-level roll-up of the
backup status of all your computers with new or changed backup
configurations on the All Computers form.
In the Status column on this form, you will see the following backup status
information for the computers with new or changed configurations:
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Current overall status Testing configuration and initial synchronization
(for 24 hours) then
Initial synchronization for the
computer while a new or changed configuration runs for the first time, or
Initial synchronization
pending if the configuration is not yet scheduled to
run.
Schedule information indicating when backup will run on
the computer, for example,
7x24 or Evenings/Weekends.
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Graphical progress bar while the initial synchronization is
running.
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Backup state information showing
the number of backup configurations currently running, the estimated time to
completion for the initial synchronization of the backups currently running,
and that other backup configurations are scheduled to run
their initial synchronizations (if not currently running). For example, 1 of 2 backups currently
running; synchronization estimated complete in 1 hour 23 minutes; 1
scheduled to execute.
Because this is a roll-up of the status of all configurations for a computer, the displayed status information will indicate an initial synchronization until
all new or changed configurations have completed their initial synchronization. For
example, if one configuration has completed its initial synchronization, and a second
configuration is still running its initial synchronization, then the status displayed for
this computer will indicate that initial
synchronization is still running. Thus, this
status will indicate that initial
synchronization is complete for the computer only after
all new or changed backup configurations have completed their initial synchronization.
View a more detailed roll-up of the
backup status for a computer in the
Summary tab on the Computer Information form. In the Backup Summary
section, you will see the following backup status
information for that computer:
-
Current overall status Testing configuration and initial
synchronization
(for 24 hours) then Initial synchronization
for the
computer while a new or changed configuration runs for the first time, or
Initial synchronization
pending if the configuration is not yet scheduled to
run.
-
Schedule information indicating when backup will run on the
computer, for example, 7x24 or Evenings/Weekends.
-
Backup state information showing
the number of backup configurations currently running, the estimated time to
completion for the initial synchronization of the backups currently running,
and that other backup configurations are scheduled to run
their initial synchronizations (if not currently running). For example, 1 of 2 backups currently
running; synchronization estimated complete in 1 hour 23 minutes; 1
scheduled to execute.
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Graphical progress bar while the initial synchronization is
running.
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Amount of data backed up so far from this computer, of the
total amount of data selected to be backed up, for example, Backing up 11
of 21 files (41.3 MB of 95 MB).
In the
Bandwidth and Latency section, you can choose to view either a
Bandwidth Usage chart or a Backup Latency chart:
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Bandwidth Usage
chart indicating the amount of
bandwidth your computer is using to back up the selected files.
-
Backup Latency chart indicating the average amount of time
that has passed from the time a file was updated on your computer to the
time it was backed up to the backup server.
Because this is a roll-up of the status of all configurations for the
computer, the displayed status information will indicate an initial synchronization until
all new or changed configurations have completed their initial synchronization. For
example, if one configuration has completed its initial synchronization, and a second
configuration is still running its initial synchronization, then the status displayed for
this computer will indicate that initial
synchronization is still running. Thus, this
status will indicate that initial
synchronization is complete for the computer only after
all new or changed backup configurations have completed their initial synchronization.
View a summary of the status of the
new or changed configurations in the
Backup tab on the Computer Information form.
In the Backup Configuration section, locate the name of a new or
changed configuration. You will see the following summary information to help you track its
progress:
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The status of the configuration, which is one of the
following:
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Backup state information showing Estimate complete in
<time> for the initial
synchronization (if the backup is running) or text
indicating when the backup is scheduled to run.
-
Graphical progress bar while the initial synchronization is
running.
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Date and time of the most current backup version for
this backup configuration, which is displayed after the initial
synchronization completes. This indicates the backup version that would be restored
if you chose to restore current version.
View more details about the status of the new or changed configuration on
the Backup Configuration Details form.
You will see the following details for tracking the
configuration's progress:
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Current status of the configuration, which is one of the
following:
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Amount of data backed up so far by this configuration, of
the total amount of data selected to be backed up, for example, Backing
up 4 of 10 files (13.3 MB of 25 MB).
-
Date and time of the most current backup version for
this backup configuration, which is displayed after the initial
synchronization completes. This indicates the backup version that would be restored
if you chose to restore current version.
-
Graphical progress bar while the initial synchronization is
running.
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Backup state information showing Estimate complete in
<time> for the initial
synchronization (if the backup is running) or text
indicating when the backup is scheduled to run.
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Files selected for backup by this configuration.
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Schedule information indicating the backup type and when the configuration will
run, for example, 7x24 or Evenings/Weekends.
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Option for the Files and Directories backup configuration
indicating whether the Backup the Registry/System State will be backed up.
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Who created the configuration and when.
Related Information
Monitoring Backup: An Overview
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