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- Verify that the system allows Syncs to run. (See Configurable Parameters and Settings to learn how to enable or disable all sync activities)
- Verify that the current system time is within the maintenance window timeframe defined for the plan
- Iterate over all the activities defined for the plan, and split them into executable tasks.
For example: consider a plan with two activities, one to sync device PROD1 to DR1 and a second to sync domain pattern with source device = PROD1, source domain = Flight* and target device = PROD2
DPOD will create five eight tasks:
a. sync for source Export task for source device/domain = PROD1/Domain1 and Domain1
b. Import task for target device/domain DR1/Domain1
bc. sync for source device/domain=PROD1/Domain2 and Import task for target device/domain DR1/Domain2
cd. sync for source device/domain=PROD1/Domain3 and Import task for target device/domain DR1/Domain3
de. sync Export task for source device/domain = PROD1/Flight1 and target deviceFlight1
f. Import task for target device/domain PROD2/Flight1
eg. sync Export task for source device/domain = PROD1/Flight2 and Flight2
h. Import task for target device/domain PROD2/Flight2 - If all the created tasks are in "Skipped" state (because the devices are not available, or because no devices or domains matched the input patterns) - the plan will stop
- If there are any tasks waiting to be executed - the Pre-Plan Script will be executed (if requested in the plan settings) the plan will stop if the script's return code is larger than 0.
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After the sync tasks are created, they will start to execute. The following is the general execution flow for a backup sync task:
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| Sync tasks will start to execute in the order they were created, which corresponds to the order which the activities were defined. Two different tasks will not execute concurrent syncs on the same device, unless the option "Allow multiple sync tasks to run in parallel" was checked in the plan definition |
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When all the plan's tasks completed execution, the post-plan script will be executed (if requested in the plan settings)
Sync Execution Results
The Plan Details page shows the 40 most recent plan execution results
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The table outlines the following details for each plan execution
Column Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ID | The Plan Execution ID |
| Start Time | The time the plan entered the execution queue |
| Devices | Number of devices that were supposed to be synced. Both failed and successful syncs are aggregated. |
| Domains | Number of domains that were supposed to be synced. Both failed and successful syncs are aggregated. |
| Status | The current status of the plan |
| Successful Tasks | Number of sync tasks that completed successfully for this plan execution |
| Failed Tasks | Number of sync tasks that failed for this plan execution |
| Skipped Tasks | Number of sync tasks that did not execute, e.g. because the device was not available |
| Error Message | Plan's Error message (If any) |
Click the status column to drill into the activities execution details page
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Column Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ID | The Activity Execution ID |
| Status Time | The last time the status of the activity changed |
| Source Device Name | The source device name |
| Source Domain Pattern | The source domain name or pattern |
| Target Device Pattern | The target device name or pattern |
| Target Domain Pattern | The target domain name or pattern |
| Status | The current status of the activity |
| Successful Tasks | Number of backup tasks that completed successfully for this activity execution |
| Failed Tasks | Number of backup tasks that failed for this activity execution |
| Skipped Tasks | Number of backup tasks that were skipped for this activity execution |
Click the status column to drill into the task execution details page
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Column Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ID | The Task Execution ID |
| Status Time | The last time the status of the task changed |
| Source Device Name | The source device name |
| Source Domain Name | The source domain name |
| Target Device Name | The target device name |
| Target Domain Name | The target domain name |
| Action | EXPORT or IMPORT |
| Status | The current status of the task |
| Error Message | Task's Error message if any |
Click the status column to drill into the task execution results page