Find out if CA ARCserve Backup is currently running

Question

How can I look up if ArcServe is currently running? In "Quick Start" -> "Job Status" -> "Activity Log" I can only see the Generic Logs. There is no entry for the current day (each day a backup should be made). If I look at the tape the LED only shows Ready. In "Infrastructure Visualization" I see two nodes with the status Not Attempted.

Can it be that the current backup doesn't show up in the logs?

Answer 1

The log file should be current even if the job is running. Go to the Job Status Monitor from your ArcServe Dashboard. You should see a visual display of the jobs that are RUNNING, ON HOLD or READY. This is the easiest way to find out if a job is running.