History Tab

This section describes how to view the backups history for a connection. You can view the results of scheduled backup attempts in order of newest to oldest events.

To view the backups history for a connection:

Do one of the following:

1. • Using the System Connection drop-down list

     1. Find the connection you want to view in the System Connection drop-down list.

     2. Right-click and select Manage backups for <connection name>.

     3. Click History.

   • Using the Manage System Connections window

     1. Right-click the System Connection drop-down list.

     2. Click Manage system connections. The Manage System Connection window appears.

     3. Find the connection you want to view, and then right-click and select View backups history.

   • Using the Setup menu button

     1. Click (Setup) in the main window, and then select Manage system connections. The Manage System Connections window appears.

     2. Find the connection you want to view, and then right-click and select View backups history.

The Manage Backups—History Tab window appears. This window shows a sample of the full reason of a failure status. See Scheduled Backup Troubleshooting Issues for a detailed list of failure reasons and warning messages.

Tooltip>>You can move the pointer over a message to see the full message shown in a tooltip. The full text usually, but not always, includes the database and service log paths.

To open a backup database, do one of the following:

• Double-click the event history that you want to open.

• Select the event history, and then click Open, or right-click and select Open.

To view a service log file:

Select the event history, and then click View log, or right-click and select View log. The system opens a service log file in the text format (*.txt). It uses Notepad by default.

Related Topics:

Using the Manage System Connections Window