Running backups on demand

You can select a backup configuration and run it immediately as needed to back up data in your environment.

Before you begin

Before you can run a backup manually, you must have at least one backup configuration defined in the Backup Configurations table. For more information about creating backup configurations, see Related tasks.

You might want to verify that the network connection to the backup location associated with your intended backup configuration profile is successful before you attempt to perform a backup. For more information about testing the network connection for your backup location, see the Related tasks.

About this task

Complete the following procedure to run a backup manually on demand.

Procedure

  1. From the console, click System > Backup and Restore.

    The Backup Configurations table is displayed, showing the available backup configurations, if any, that have already been defined.

  2. Select a backup configuration in the table by clicking the radio button to the left of the backup configuration name.
    The status of the selected backup configuration can be in either Enabled or Disabled state, and you can ignore any schedule settings.
  3. Click Backup Now to start the backup operation immediately on the selected backup configuration.

    When the request to start the backup is accepted, a message is displayed above the Backup Configurations table. A link to the System > Job Queue page is provided. You can go to the Job Queue page to view the status of the running backup job. The Status column in the table shows the backup profile in Running state.

    You can expand the node next to the backup profile name in the table to display additional details on the backup progress, showing what steps have been completed and what remains to be done. The various component types that are involved in the backup operation are listed, and initially indicated with a pending state icon, waiting for the backup of that component type to start. When the backup of the component type starts, the state changes to display a running icon, which in turn changes to a success icon when the backup completes. A progress bar is displayed at the bottom to indicate the overall percent complete.

    If the backup of an artifact for a particular component type fails to complete successfully, the remaining artifacts for that component type are backed up, and then the backup process is halted.

    If the backup of an artifact for a particular component type fails to complete successfully, the remaining artifacts for that component type are backed up, and the state changes to a failed icon. The backup of remaining component types continues.

    When the entire backup operation completes, the node collapses and is removed from the table. The Status column in the table shows the backup profile returned to the previous (Enabled or Disabled) state.

    If you have configured to send an email notification for backup operations, the email contains details of all failures that were encountered during the backup process.