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By right-clicking on a policy under the  Backup Policies node, you can access the following shortcuts:

Action ...

What it does ...

Create Backup Policy

Opens the Backup Policy wizard, allowing you to create a new policy.

Edit Policy

Opens the Backup Policy wizard (with all options pre-set to the values used for this operation), allowing you to edit any of the options.

Delete Policy

Allows you to delete the policy. Although backup operations associated with this policy will no longer be performed, the previous backup files and status messages created by this policy will continue to be stored in the SQL Safe Repository.

Disable Policy

Allows you to disable the selected policy. Backup operations associated with this policy will no longer be performed and will turn off any email notifications you have configured to alert on the backup or restore status.

Start Jobs for PolicyAllows you to run the backup jobs associated with this policy, performing an ad-hoc backup with the options already set by the policy.

Refresh Policy List

Updates the Backup Policies node with the latest policies.

From the Current Status pane

By clicking the links available in the Current Status pane, you can access the following shortcuts:

Action ...

What it does ...

View Policy SettingsAllows you to view a summary of the policy settings.

Edit Policy

Opens the Backup Policy wizard, allowing you to change your policy settings.

Disable Policy

Disables the selected policy. Once a policy is disabled, it will no longer perform backup operations for the associated databases. To back up a database that belongs to a disabled policy, perform a manual backup using the Backup wizard.

Start Full Backups

Performs a full backup of all databases that belong to this policy by running the corresponding job. This action applies your previously defined policy settings, and is only available when your policy includes a full backup operation.

Start Diff Backups

Performs a differential backup of all databases that belong to this policy by running the corresponding job. This action applies your previously defined policy settings, and is only available when your policy includes a differential backup operation.

Start Log Backups

Performs a transaction log backup of all databases that belong to this policy by running the corresponding job. This action applies your previously defined policy settings, and is only available when your policy includes a log backup operation.

From the Operation Summary grid

By right-clicking a backup operation, you can access the following shortcuts:

Action ...

What it does ...

View DetailsShows the  Details  pane, providing additional information about the selected backup operation such as Statistics, Result text, Files, Backup Set Description, Storage Options.
Back up againRuns the backup operation again, using the same settings.
Back up with Different OptionsOpens the Backup wizard (with all options pre-set to the values used for this operation), allowing you to specify different options before running the operation.
Verify backupVerifies that the backup file is "good" and can be restored with all data intact.
Restore databaseOpens the Restore wizard, allowing you to restore this backup file.
Set Progress ToAllows you to change the status of the selected operation to Complete, Complete, warning, Error, Canceled, Skipped or Deleted.
Close DetailsHides the  Details  pane.

By right-clicking a verify operation, you can Verify Again, Verify with Different Options and Set Progress to different statuses.

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The Operation Details grid displays a listing of all backup and restore operations performed for the databases included in the selected policy for the last 7 days. This grid includes the following columns:

Column

Definition

Progress

During an operation, the progress bar will denote the percentage of the operation completed. When the operation is complete, it will display a green bar labeled 100%. If an operation completed with errors, this column will display a red bar labeled Error.

Instance

Displays the instance name that was backed up by this operation.

Icon

Displays an icon if the backup includes maps containing metadata for InstantRestore and SQL virtual database. For more information about InstantRestore, see How InstantRestore works. For information about SQL virtual database, see Recover objects using SQL virtual database.

Database

Displays the database name that was backed up by this operation.

Operation

Displays the operation performed. The options are Backup and Verify.

Backup Type

Displays the type of the backup performed by the operation. The options are Full, Transaction Log, Differential, and File.

Compressed

Displays the compressed file size of the backup.

Ratio

Displays the percentage of the data that was compressed.

Compression

Displays the type of compression that was used for this backup.

Duration

Displays the number of seconds required to complete the operation.

Start Time

Displays the start date and time of the operation.

Can I customize the columns in the Operation Details grid?

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The Details pane provides the following information about the selected backup operation:

Tab

Description

Statistics

Displays the database size, the size of the uncompressed backup, the size of the compressed backup, and the compression ratio achieved with this backup. The ratio is a measure of the storage savings achieved with SQL Safe compression technology.  For more information about the storage space savings you can realize using SQL Safe, see Understand your total cost of operation (TCO).

Result Text

Displays text describing the result of the backup.

Files

Displays the complete path of the backup set file for the backup.

Backup Set Description

plays

Displays the description you specified for this backup.

Storage Options

Displays which locations were chosen to store the backup files.

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