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2 On the main menu, click View > History Filter and select a level of filtering.
Only tasks that correspond to the selected filtering level remain in the task list.
Filter Tasks by Status
You can change which tasks appear in the task list based on their running status.
Procedure
1 From the View by drop-down menu on the toolbar, select Tasks.
2 On the main menu, select View > Filter by.
3 Select a level of display from the drop-down menu.
If you are connected to a remote Converter Standalone server, you can select My own to view only tasks
of jobs that you create.
Filter Tasks by Multiple Criteria
You can combine filtering criteria to filter tasks in the task list. Tasks that are currently running are displayed
regardless of the filtering criteria you apply.
Procedure
1 From the View by drop-down menu on the toolbar, select Tasks.
2 Use the drop-down menus to select the status and history criteria.
The two filtering conditions combine to show only tasks that comply with both conditions.
Verify Jobs and Tasks Progress and the Log Files
The Task View and Job View of the Converter Standalone manager allows you to observe the progress and the
state of the listed jobs and tasks.
If certain problems cause a job or task to fail, you can also review information in the log files.
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The Task view and the Details view show the progress of tasks. You can view the estimated time left to
the completion of a conversion task in the End Time column.
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You can review the log files for information about the jobs, or send a copy of log files to VMware technical
support. You can export the log files for all jobs in the job list.
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If any problems cause a task to fail, you can review information about the task in the log files or send a
copy of the log files to VMware technical support. You can export the log files for a specific task in the
task list.
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Converter Standalone saves log files as it operates.
View Task Progress
The Task view and the Details view show the progress of tasks. You can view the estimated time left to the
completion of a conversion task in the End Time column.
You can obtain a general indication of a task's progress by looking at its row in the task list of the Task view.
You can view the Task progress tab in the Details view for more information.
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