Users Guide
Viewing events for a protected machine
On the Events page, you can view the jobs that occurred or are in progress for the protected machine you selected. Buttons at
the top of the page let you navigate to lists of jobs in each of the three categories of activities:
● Tasks. A job that the Rapid Recovery must perform to operate successfully.
● Alerts. A notification related to a task or event that includes errors and warning.
● Journal. A composite of all protected machine tasks and alerts.
The following table includes descriptions of each element on the Events page.
Table 5. Events page elements
UI Element Description
Search keyword Lets you search for a specific item within each category. Available for tasks only.
From To narrow your results, you can enter a date at which to begin searching. Available for tasks only.
To To narrow your results, you can enter a date at which to stop searching. Available for tasks only.
Status icons Each icon represents a different job status. For alerts and tasks, clicking one of the icons lets you filter
the list by that status, essentially generating a report. Clicking the icon a second time removes the filter
for that status. You can filter by more than one status. Statuses include:
● Active. A job that is in progress.
● Queued. A job that is waiting for another job to complete before it can initiate.
● Waiting. A job waiting for your approval or completion, such as a seed drive. (For more information
about seed drives, see Replication on page 199.)
● Complete. A job that completed successfully.
● Failed. A job that failed and did not complete.
Service icon This button adds services jobs to the list of jobs. When you click this icon, a smaller service icon appears
on each status icon, which lets you filter by service jobs that have those statuses (if any exist). Examples
of services jobs include deleting index files or removing a machine from protection.
Export type drop-
down list
The drop-down list includes the formats to which you can export the event report. Available for tasks
only. It includes the following formats:
● PDF
● HTML
● CSV
● XLS
● XLSX
(Export icon)
Converts the event report to the format you selected. Available for tasks only.
Page selection Event reports can include several jobs across multiple pages. The numbers and arrows at the bottom of
the Events page let you navigate the additional pages of the report.
The Events page displays all events in a table. The following table lists the information shown for each item.
Table 6. Detailed information for the Event summary table
UI Element Description
Status Shows the status for the task, alert, or journal item. Available for alerts or journal items, click the header
to filter the results by status.
Name Name is available for tasks only. This text field lists the task type that completed for this protected
machine. Examples include transfer of volumes, maintaining repository, rolling up, performing mountability
checks, performing checksum checks, and so on.
Start Time Available for tasks, alerts, and journal items. Shows the date and time when the job or task began.
End Time Available for tasks only. Shows the date and time when the task completed.
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