Users Guide

Table 113. Virtual standby information
Column Description
Select item For each row in the summary table, you can select the check box to perform actions from the list of
menu options preceding the table.
Status indicator Colored spheres in the Status column show the status of virtual standby. If you hover the cursor over
the colored circle, the status condition is displayed.
● Green. Virtual standby is successfully configured, is active, and is not paused. The next export is
performed immediately following completion of the next snapshot.
● Yellow. Virtual standby pauses, but the parameters are still defined and saved in the Core.
However, after a new transfer, the export job will not start automatically and there will be no new
exports for this protected machine until the status changes.
Machine Name The name of the source machine.
Destination The virtual machine and path to which data is being exported.
Export Type The type of virtual machine platform for the export, such as ESXi, VMware, Hyper-V, or VirtualBox.
Last Export The date and time of the last export.
If an export has just been added but has not completed, a message displays stating the export has not
yet been performed. If an export has failed or was canceled, a corresponding message also displays.
Settings The drop-down menu lets you perform the following functions:
● Edit. Lets you edit the virtual standby settings.
● Force. Forces a virtual export.
● Pause. Pauses virtual export. Only available when status is active.
● Resume. Resumes virtual export. Only available when status is paused.
● Remove. Removes the requirement for continual export. Does not remove the exported VM most
recently updated.
Table 114. Export queue information
Column Description
Select item For each row in the summary table, you can select the check box to perform actions from the list of
menu options preceding the table.
Destination The virtual machine and path to which data is being exported.
Export Type The type of virtual machine platform for the export, such as ESXi, VMware, Hyper-V, or VirtualBox.
Schedule Type The type of export as either One-time or Continuous.
Status The progress of the export, displayed as a percentage in a progress bar.
2. To manage saved export settings, select an export, and then click one of the following:
● Edit. Opens the Virtual Machine Export Wizard to the VM Options page. Here you can change the location of the
exported VM, change the version of the VM type, or specify RAM or processors for the export. To immediately start the
VM export, select Perform initial one-time export.
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● Force. Forces a new export. This option could be helpful when virtual standby is paused and then resumed, which means
the export job will restart only after a new transfer. If you do not want to wait for the new transfer, you could force an
export.
● Pause. Pauses an active export.
● Resume. Resumes the requirement for continue export at the next scheduled or forced snapshot.
3. To remove an export from the system, select the export, and then click Remove.
The export configuration is permanently removed from the system. Removing the virtual standby configuration does not
remove any virtual machine exported as a result of the configuration.
4. To manage the number of exports that run at the same time, do the following:
● Under Export Queue, click Settings.
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