Creating a test run job

The Backup Exec test run option determines if a scheduled backup will complete successfully. When you run a test job, you can monitor the job just as you would a normal backup job, but no data is backed up.

See About test run jobs.

To create a test run job

  1. On the navigation bar, click Job Setup.

  2. In the Jobs pane, select the job for which you want to create a test run.

  3. Under General Tasks, click Test run.

  4. Select the appropriate General options.

    See General properties for test run jobs.

  5. If you want Backup Exec to notify a recipient when the backup job completes, in the Properties pane, under Settings, click Notification.

    See Notification options for jobs.

  6. If you want to run the job now, click Run Now.

    Otherwise, in the Properties pane, under Frequency, click Schedule to set the scheduling options you want to use.

    See Scheduling jobs.

Creating a test run job