Monitoring a job through the Double-Take Backup console

Once you have a job established or imported, you can easily monitor the status of the job from the Monitor page.

When viewing the Monitor page, the main window is divided into two sections. The top pane displays overview monitoring information, while the bottom pane displays detailed data. You can hide the details pane by clicking on the Hide details text. You can display the details pane by clicking on the Show details text.

There is also a toolbar on the Monitor page for specific job and monitoring controls.

Overview status information

Column	Description
<no label>	The first unlabeled column is an icon that indicates at-a-glance the status of the job. The black, moving circular icon indicates the console is attempting to process the job to determine the status and statistics. The white checkmark inside a green circle indicates the job is in a good state. The black exclamation point inside a yellow triangle indicates the job is in a warning state. The white X inside a red circle indicates the job is in a bad state.
Job Type	Data Protection—This type of job is protecting selected data on the source. Server Protection—This type of job is protecting an entire source, including the system state. Data Recovery—This type of job is recovering selected data from the repository server Server Recovery—This type of job is recovering an entire source from the repository server.
Status	There are many different status messages that keep you informed of the progress of your jobs. Most of the status messages are informational and do not require any administrator interaction. If you see error messages, check the job details. You can also view the Double-Take log file on the server for additional information about processing on that machine.
Source	Source indicates which server is transmitting mirror and replication data. Data Protection jobs—When the Job Type is Data Protection, this is the name of your source. The data from the source is being transmitted from the source and is being received by the repository server. Server Protection jobs—When the Job Type is Server Protection, this is the name of your source. The image of the source is being transmitted from the source and is being received by the repository server. Data Recovery jobs—When the Job Type is Data Recovery, this is the name of the repository server. The data from the original source is being transmitted from the repository server and is being received by the recovery server. Sever Recovery jobs—When the Job Type is Server Recovery, this is the name of the repository server. The image of the original source is being transmitted from the repository server and is being received by the recovery server.
Target	Target indicates which server is receiving mirror and replication data. Data Protection jobs—When the Job Type is Data Protection, this is the name of your repository server. The data from the source is being transmitted from the source and is being received by the repository server. Server Protection jobs—When the Job Type is Server Protection, this is the name of your repository server. The image of the source is being transmitted from the source and is being received by the repository server. Data Recovery jobs—When the Job Type is Data Recovery, this is the name of the recovery server. The data from the original source is being transmitted from the repository server and is being received by the recovery server. Sever Recovery jobs—When the Job Type is Server Recovery, this is the name of the recovery server. The image of the original source is being transmitted from the repository server and is being received by the recovery server.
Time Remaining	When mirroring, this is the estimated time remaining to complete the mirror. For various reasons, this calculation is an estimate. For example, some file components, like alternate data streams, cannot be included in mirror calculations, or the size of the data set may have changed after the mirror started.
% Complete	When mirroring, this is the estimated percentage of the mirror that is complete. For various reasons, this calculation is an estimate. For example, some file components, like alternate data streams, cannot be included in mirror calculations, or the size of the data set may have changed after the mirror started.

Detailed status information

Section	Detailed Item	Description
Job properties	Job type	Data Protection—This type of job is protecting selected data on the source. Server Protection—This type of job is protecting an entire source, including the system state. Data Recovery—This type of job is recovering selected data from the repository server Server Recovery—This type of job is recovering an entire source from the repository server.
Job Status	There are many different status messages that keep you informed of the progress of your jobs. Most of the status messages are informational and do not require any administrator interaction. If you see error messages, check the job details. If the Job Status is Communication Error, the issue could be several things such as the source server is unavailable or the client has invalid credentials for the source. If it is a problem with the source server, perhaps the Double-Take service is not running, resolve the problem on the source. If the source appears to have no issues, try refreshing the job credentials through the Update credentials toolbar button. For more details on error messages, review the log file on the server for additional information about processing on that machine.
Time Remaining	When mirroring, this is the estimated time remaining to complete the mirror. For various reasons, this calculation is an estimate. For example, some file components, like alternate data streams, cannot be included in mirror calculations, or the size of the data set may have changed after the mirror started.
Source server	Source server indicates which server is transmitting mirror and replication data. Data Protection jobs—When the Job Type is Data Protection, this is the name of your source. The data from the source is being transmitted from the source and is being received by the repository server. Server Protection jobs—When the Job Type is Server Protection, this is the name of your source. The image of the source is being transmitted from the source and is being received by the repository server. Data Recovery jobs—When the Job Type is Data Recovery, this is the name of the repository server. The data from the original source is being transmitted from the repository server and is being received by the recovery server. Sever Recovery jobs—When the Job Type is Server Recovery, this is the name of the repository server. The image of the original source is being transmitted from the repository server and is being received by the recovery server.
Target server	Target server indicates which server is receiving mirror and replication data. Data Protection jobs—When the Job Type is Data Protection, this is the name of your repository server. The data from the source is being transmitted from the source and is being received by the repository server. Server Protection jobs—When the Job Type is Server Protection, this is the name of your repository server. The image of the source is being transmitted from the source and is being received by the repository server. Data Recovery jobs—When the Job Type is Data Recovery, this is the name of the recovery server. The data from the original source is being transmitted from the repository server and is being received by the recovery server. Sever Recovery jobs—When the Job Type is Server Recovery, this is the name of the recovery server. The image of the original source is being transmitted from the repository server and is being received by the recovery server.
Image Location	This is the location on the Target server where the data or image is stored.
Connection Properties	Total sent data	This is the total amount of data (mirroring and replication) that has been sent from the Source server to the Target server.
Total sent compressed	This is the total amount of compressed data (mirroring and replication) that has been sent fromthe Source server to the Target server. If compression is disabled, this statistic will be the same as Total sent data.
Transmit status	Transmitting—The job is transmitting data. Stopped—The job is stopped. Paused—The job is paused. Error—There is a transmission error.
Target status	Processing—The Target server is processing data. Paused—The Target server is paused.
Recovery available	Yes—The mirror is complete and replication is continuing. The data or image is valid for recovery. No—The mirror is not yet complete, so the data or image is not yet valid for recovery.
Mirror statistics	Mirror status	Calculating—The amount of mirror data is being calculated. Mirroring—Data is being mirrored. Idle—There is no data to mirror. Paused—The mirror is paused. Stopped—The mirror is stopped. Unknown—The console is trying or unable to determine the mirror status.
Mirror percent complete	This is the estimated percentage of the mirror that is complete. For various reasons, this calculation is an estimate. For example, some file components, like alternate data streams, cannot be included in mirror calculations, or the size of the data set may have changed after the mirror started.
Mirror remaining	This is the estimated amount of mirroring data that still has to be transmitted. For various reasons, this calculation is an estimate. For example, some file components, like alternate data streams, cannot be included in mirror calculations, or the size of the data set may have changed after the mirror started.
Mirror skipped	This is the amount of mirroring data that has been skipped (because the data is not different on the Source server and Target server).
Replication statistics	Replication status	Replicating—Data is being replicated. Pending—Replication is pending. Stopped—Replication is stopped. Out of memory—Kernel memory has been exhausted. Watchdog—The Double-Take service is not receiving replication operations from the Double-Take driver. Unknown—The console is trying or unable to determine the replication status.
Bytes sent	This is the total amount of replication data that has been sent from the Source server to the Target server.
Bytes sent compressed	This is the total amount of compressed replication data that has been sent from the Source server to the Target server. If compression is disabled, this statistic will be the same as Bytes sent.
Bytes queued	This is the total amount of replication data that is in queue on the source.

Monitor page toolbar

Toolbar Icon	Tooltip Text	Description
	New activity	The large shield icon on the far left of the toolbar opens a small menu that lets you select an action to perform. Select Protect or Recover.
	Import jobs	The smaller shield icon with the green circle with white plus sign allows you to launch the import jobs workflow.
	Stop monitoring job	The smaller shield icon with the red circle with white line removes the job from the console Monitor page. The job remains active, but is no longer visible from the console. To see the job again, import it using the Import jobs button. If you want to permanently delete the job, use the Delete job button.
	Resume	The green triangle icon resumes the selected job.
	Stop	The red square icon stops the selected job. The image of the source, at the time the job was stopped, is still available for recovery, but the image is no longer being updated with data changes from the source. If you want to use the job again, you must restart it using the Resume button. When you restart a job, a remirror will automatically be performed.
	Take a snapshot	The blue icon resembling a photograph takes an immediate snapshot of the data on the repository server. A pop-up dialog box will notify you of the success or failure of the snapshot.
	Recover	The life preserver icon starts the recovery process for the selected job.
	Update credentials	The keys icon allows you to specify credentials for the Source server and the Target server. If the Password associated with a specified User name changes after a job has been started, Double-Take Backup will attempt to update the credentials it is using. If the automatic update is not successful, the monitor page will report Invalid credentials. In this case, you will need to manually update the credentials that the job is using the Update credentials button.
	Delete job	The trash can icon permanently deletes the selected job. The image of the source, at the time the job was deleted, is still available for recovery, but the image is no longer being updated with data changes from the source. If you want to use the job again, you must re-create it using the New activity button.
	View details	The paper with magnify glass icon toggles between displaying and hiding the details at the bottom of the Monitor page.
	OK	The green circle with the white checkmark icon toggles between displaying and hiding those jobs that are in a good state. The number of jobs in the good state is also displayed on the toolbar button.
	Warnings	The yellow triangle with the black exclamation point icon toggles between displaying and hiding those jobs that are in a warning state. The number of jobs in the warning state is also displayed on the toolbar button.
	Error	The red circle with the white X icon toggles between displaying and hiding those jobs that are in an error state. The number of jobs in the error state is also displayed on the toolbar button.
		To the right of all of the toolbar buttons is a summary of the number of jobs displayed by the good, warning, and error state toggle buttons. The total number of jobs available for display in this console is also displayed.