Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2010 187Configuring backup plans and the tasks tableBy default, the table has six columns that are displayed, others are hidden. If required, you can hidethe displayed columns and show hidden ones.To show or hide columns1. Right-click any column header to open the context menu. The menu items that are ticked offcorrespond to the column headers presented in the table.2. Click the items you want to be displayed/hidden.Run backup planThe backup plan is considered as running if at least one of its tasks is running. The Run backup planwindow lets you run the task of the selected backup plan manually, in spite of its schedule.To run a task of the selected backup plan1. Select the task of the backup plan you need to run. To make certain of your selection, check thetask information gathered in tabs at the bottom of the window. This information is alsoduplicated in the Task details (p. 187) window.2. Click OK.Temporarily disabling a backup planTemporarily disabling a backup plan is needed when moving archives from one vault to another bymeans of the third-party file manager.Applies to backup plans that use custom backup schemes only.To disable a backup plan1. Click Edit.2. Enter the backup scheme scheduling option and disable the schedule for the desired period bychanging the Start date and/or End date parameters.Task detailsThe Task details window (also duplicated on the Information panel) aggregates all information onthe selected task.When a task requires user interaction, a message and action buttons appear above the tabs. Themessage contains a brief description of the problem. The buttons allow you to retry or stop the taskor the backup plan.Types of tasksThe following table summarizes all types of tasks that exist in Acronis Backup & Recovery 10. Theactual types of tasks you might observe depend on the product edition and the product componentthe console is connected to.Task name DescriptionBackup (disk) Backing up disks and volumesBackup (file) Backing up files and foldersBackup (virtual machine) Backing up an entire virtual machine or its volumesRecovery (disk) Disk backup recovery
