The magic of Job Filters - New in Veeam v11


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New Feature v11 :nerd: Job Filter

A job filter allows you to filter jobs by different parameters. For example, you can create a filter that will show only VM backup copy jobs.

Creating Job Filters

To create a filter, do the following:

  1. Open the Home view.
  2. In the inventory pane, select the Jobs node. At the top of the working area, click All jobs > Add new. Alternatively, right-click the Jobs node and select Add view.
  3. In the Add View window, specify a filter name. The name must be up to 200 characters long.
  4. If you want to show this filter as a subnode of the Jobs node in the inventory pane, select the Add this view to the job management tree check box.
  5. In the Workload section, select workloads which jobs must process:
  • Application — Veeam Backup & Replication will show Veeam Plug-in jobs and jobs in which SQL transaction log backup or Oracle archive log backup is enabled.
  • Cloud VM — Veeam Backup & Replication will show jobs that process VMs stored in clouds.
  • File — Veeam Backup & Replication will show jobs that process files.
  • Server — Veeam Backup & Replication will show Veeam Agent jobs that process servers. For more information on processed computer types, see Selecting Protected Computer Type.
  • Workstation — Veeam Backup & Replication will show Veeam Agent jobs that process workstations. For more information on processed computer types, see Selecting Protected Computer Type.
  • VM — Veeam Backup & Replication will show jobs that process VMs.
  1. In the Job type section, select job types:
  1. In the Last result section, select statuses with which jobs must finish: SuccessWarning or Failed.

Jobs that that have never started are considered as Failed.

  1. In the Status section, select states of jobs: RunningInactive or Disabled.

Backup copy jobs in the Idle state are considered Inactive.

  1. If you want to show jobs with manually set High priority flag, select the High priority job check box. For more information on job priorities, see Job Priorities.
  2. If you want to show jobs that were inactive for some period of time, select the Last run is over N days ago check box and specify the period in days.
  3. If you want to show jobs whose names include specific keywords, select the Job name includes check box and enter keywords.

To show jobs that include any of the specified keywords, separate these keywords by a semicolon without a space. For example, if you enter "Backup Job;Daily", Veeam Backup & Replication will show all jobs that include "Backup Job" or "Daily" keywords in their names.

NOTE

Only the user who creates filters can access them — that is, other users cannot use these filters.

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Editing and Deleting Job Filters

To edit or delete a job filter, do the following:

  1. Open the Home view.
  2. In the inventory pane, select the Jobs node.
  3. At the top of the working area, click the filter icon.
  4. Hover the mouse over a job that you want to edit or delete.
  5. Click the ellipsis button.
  6. Select Edit view or Delete view.

If you have added the filter as a subnode of the Jobs node in the inventory pane, you can right-click the subnode and then click Edit view or Delete view.

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2 comments

Userlevel 7
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Great post @eprieto! Personally I never use this functionality, but it can be very handy when you have a bunch of jobs and want to have a selected overview. Nice one.

Userlevel 7
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@eprieto : Good One !

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