Deploying an existing backup policy as soon as possible
After you have created one or more backup policies, you can use Symantec Management Console to create a Client Task. A manual backup starts immediately if no other tasks or policies are in the queue.
Within the Client Task you can use Quick Run to create the following items on demand:
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An independent recovery point.
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A recovery point set.
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An incremental recovery point of the drive's most recent changes.
To deploy an existing backup policy as soon as possible
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On the Veritas System Recovery 18 Management Solution Monitor Tasks tab, right-click Veritas System Recovery Tasks , and then click New > Task.
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In the Client Tasks tree, click Veritas System Recovery Tasks > Run Backup Policy.
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On the Create New Task page, in the right pane, type a name for the task.
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Select a backup policy from the list, and then click OK.
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In the Task Status field for your selected backup task, do one of the following.| To run the task immediately on a computer | Click Quick Run . || | Select the computer on which you want the task to run, and then click Run . || To run the task immediately on multiple computers | Click New Schedule , and then do one of the following\: || | Click Now and then select the computers for which you want to apply the task. || | Click Schedule at the bottom of the page. || To run the task on multiple computers using a schedule | Click New Schedule . || | Click Schedule . Specify the date and time to run the task, and then select the computers for which you want to apply the task. || | Click Schedule at the bottom of the page. |
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Double-click the description in the Task Status table to review a detailed summary of the task's progress.