User guide

256 DSView Installer/User Guide
To display the Tasks window:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Tasks in the top navigation bar. The Tasks window will open.
Customizing the Tasks window
By default, the following fields display in the Tasks window:
NOTE: The Next Run and Last Run fields will be blank for a task scheduled on a remote DSView
software server.
• Runs On - Displays the server(s) on which the task will run.
• Next Run - Displays the next date and time on which the task is scheduled to run.
• Last Run - Displays the date and time of the last run of the task.
• Status - The status of a task. An icon will also appear in the Name column that represents the
status of the task.
Table 9.1 describes the status icons that may appear in the Tasks window.
The Schedule field (how often and when the task is scheduled to run) may be displayed in the Tasks
window by clicking the Customize link. See Using the Customize link in windows on page 15 for
more information.
Adding tasks
You may use the Add Task Wizard to run the following tasks:
• Backup the DSView software database and system files
Table 9.1: Task Status Icons
Icon Task
Idle - A task that is not currently running
Running - A task that is currently occurring
Stopping - A task that has run but not completely stopped
Disabled - A task that is prevented from executing
Remote - A task that is scheduled on a remote DSView software server