PowerProtect Data Manager 19.9 File System Agent User Guide

Cancel a File System agent backup or restore job

Starting with PowerProtect Data Manager 19.9, you can cancel a File System agent protection job (backup or restore) from the PowerProtect Data Manager UI. The job must be in a queued or running state. The backup or restore job runs for a primary backup that is configured through a File System agent protection policy.

1. From the PowerProtect Data Manager UI left navigation pane, select Jobs > Protection Jobs.

   The Protection Jobs window opens to display a list of protection jobs and job groups.

2. In the Protection Jobs window, perform the required type of job cancellation:

   • To cancel a job group:

     1. In the Protection Jobs window, select the required job group and click Cancel.

        A job group warning prompt appears.

     2. Click OK at the prompt.

     You can monitor the job group cancellation in the Protection Jobs window. The job group status changes to Canceled when the cancellation of all the asset jobs is complete.

     To monitor the cancellation of individual asset jobs within the job group, click the job ID in the Protection Jobs window. The Job ID Summary window opens, where you can view the status of each asset job.

   • To cancel an asset job:

     1. In the Protection Jobs window, click the job ID.

        The Job ID Summary window opens to display the job details of the assets in the job group.

     2. In the Job ID Summary window, select the required asset job and click Cancel.

        A job warning prompt appears.

     3. Click OK at the prompt.

     You can monitor the asset job cancellation in the Job ID Summary window. The asset job status changes to Canceled when the job cancellation is complete.

   NOTE When the cancel request for a job cannot be completed, an informational alert is displayed.