Monitor backup

This screen displays in real time the progress of the job, and allows some changes to be made while the job is running.

Abort backup

Click on Abort Backup to stop the current backup job.

Set continuous mode

Click on Set continuous mode to keep the backup job open, even after the data set has been written. While the backup job is open, additional Savepacks can be added using the Savepack drop list and Add button.

Set standard mode

Click on Set Standard mode to allow the backup job to close when the data set has been written.

Change unit

Data flow rate unit of measure. Select the units in which backup data flow is displayed from the Change unit drop list.

Cruise

To reduce the bandwidth used by this backup job, select a lower data flow rate from the drop list in Cruise.

Add savepack

While the backup is running, you can add another Savepack by selecting it from the drop list, and clicking on Add.

General backup information

Server
The media server through which the current job is running.
Savepack, Drivepack, Pool
The elements chosen when the backup job was configured.
# drives
The number of drives used by this backup.
# flows
The number of simultaneous data flows used by this backup.

Statistics

The information is displayed here in real time.

Backup time
The time elapsed since the backup job was launched.
Nb files backed up
How many files have been backed up so far.

Backup speed

Speed instant
The rate of flow of backup data, at this moment.
Speed average
The average rate of flow of backup data since the backup job was launched.
Size
The amount of data which has been backed up, since the backup job was launched.

Network throughput

Speed instant
The rate of flow of data through the network, at this moment.
Speed average
The average rate of flow of data through the network since the backup job was launched.
Size
The amount of data passed through the network, since the backup job was launched.

The backup data is compressed before it passes through the network, so the network throughput rates and size may be less than the backup figures.

Flows

Arkeia Network Backup will try to use parallel data flows by default, unless you specify otherwise in the backup configuration. The flows used in the current backup are listed in a table at the top of the panel, information about the flows beneath. Click on the flow in the table, if there are more than one flow, and its information will be displayed.

Drives

The drives used by this job are listed in a table at the top of the panel, and information about the drive beneath. Click on a drive, if there are more than one in the table, to see information about it.

Messages

Messages about this job from Arkeia are displayed here as they are generated. The messages are also stored in the log, and can be viewed later in Home > Reports > Backup reports.