In the right pane of the
Asset Jobs window, you can view details and status information for assets that have been included in active, completed or failed
PowerProtect Data Manager jobs. This information can be helpful when tracking the progress of a job, or when troubleshooting to determine why the configuration or protection of a particular asset was unsuccessful.
About this task
If a job is in progress or has been performed for an asset within the last 45 days, the asset appears with a link in the
Infrastructure > Assets window. When clicked, this link opens the
Jobs > Asset Jobs window.
Steps
From the
PowerProtect Data Manager UI left navigation pane, select
Jobs > Asset Jobs.
By default, the table displays a list of assets for which jobs have been run in the last 24 hours.
The following table describes the asset job details that might appear, depending on which columns have been customized.
Table 1. Asset Jobs window details
Column
Description
Asset
Name of the asset in the protection job.
Host
For application agent assets, the hostname that is associated with the asset.
Status
Indicates the current state of the job. A job can be in one of the following states:
Success
Completed with Exceptions
Failed
Canceled
Unknown
Skipped
% (indicating the progress of the job)
Queued
Canceling
Policy Name
The protection policy that contains this asset
Job Type
Supported asset job types include Config, Protect, Replicate, Restore, and Cloud Tier
Asset Type
Indicates the specific type of asset. For example, VMware Virtual Machine.
Start Time
Date and time that the job is scheduled to begin.
Duration
Overall duration of the job.
Details
Select the row of the asset to open the
Details tab in the right pane, where you can view statistics and summary information.
Step Log
From the right pane, select the
Step Log tab to view a list of steps that ave been completed for the asset job, along with the amount of time that was required to complete each step.
Errors
If the job did not complete successfully, select the row of the asset to open the
Errors tab in the right pane, where you can view any errors along with a numeric error code.
Optionally, customize the asset jobs that display:
Select a different time period or specify a time range by clicking the
Start Time box.
Use the filter in each column to display only assets that match the search criteria.
Click a status in the window's summary information to view only assets with a particular job status.
Sort the information by clicking the up and down arrows within each column.
When the view is customized, the time range, search filter and status filter persist in the
PowerProtect Data Manager UI until the filters are cleared.
Filter, group, and sort jobs provides more information.
Select the row of the asset job.
A pane displays to the right of the window, as shown in the following figure. At any time, click
at the top of the pane to hide or show the details. This pane displays the following tabs:
Step Log—Displays a list of steps that have been completed or are in progress for the asset job, and indicates the amount of time that was required to complete each step. If a job step is still active, the Step Log also provides a more detailed description about what aspect of the step is being performed.
NOTE:The Step Log and description only displays for jobs related to backup, restore, and disaster recovery operations.
Details—Displays statistics and summary information, such as the start time and end time, asset size, duration, and additional details.
Error—Displays any errors that occurred if the asset job failed or completed with exceptions
If the job failed, was canceled, or completed with exceptions, and is eligible for restarting, select the radio button next to the asset and click
Restart.
To export the step log for an asset job, select the radio button next to the asset job and click
Export Log, or click
Export All to create a
.csv file for all asset jobs.
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