Managing backup, restore, and automation tasks in the Task Manager

The Task Manager provides you with a centralized view of Microsoft Management Console (MMC), from which you can view, stop, remove, or manage backup, restore, and automation tasks.

Procedure

Start MMC.
On the Welcome page of MMC, click the Protect Data or Recover Data task that is appropriate for your data requirements.
In the Action pane, click Show Activity. The Task Manager pane opens under the results pane.

Choose your preferred view for the current task:

Option Description

Option	Description
Task List (default)	Click this view to see the following information: `Name State Result Progress Start Time Duration Messages` Use the Task List view to complete these tasks: Click Up and Down to modify the order in which incomplete operations are processed. Hover the cursor on the selected operation to view the command-line input. Click Stop to end an operation that is still processing. When an operation cannot be stopped, this button is not available. Click Remove to remove a completed or a scheduled operation. Copy the selected operation by either clicking the copy icon or right-clicking a task and selecting Copy. You can run this command in the Automate tab or from a command prompt. Click the calendar icon to use the scheduler wizard to set up a schedule. Click the appropriate icon to view statistics or a performance chart for the selected operation.
Task Details	Click this view to see the information that is available in the Task List in detailed format. Click Mode: Navigate and use the arrows to view operation details. Summary and error information is also available when applicable.

Task List (default)

Click this view to see the following information:

Name
State
Result
Progress
Start Time
Duration
Messages

Use the Task List view to complete these tasks:

Click Up and Down to modify the order in which incomplete operations are processed. Hover the cursor on the selected operation to view the command-line input.
Click Stop to end an operation that is still processing. When an operation cannot be stopped, this button is not available.
Click Remove to remove a completed or a scheduled operation.
Copy the selected operation by either clicking the copy icon or right-clicking a task and selecting Copy. You can run this command in the Automate tab or from a command prompt.
Click the calendar icon to use the scheduler wizard to set up a schedule.
Click the appropriate icon to view statistics or a performance chart for the selected operation.

Task Details Click this view to see the information that is available in the Task List in detailed format. Click Mode: Navigate and use the arrows to view operation details. Summary and error information is also available when applicable.