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Copy Jobs and Virtual Dashboard Jobs in NovaBACKUP 22

Scheduled Copy jobs and Virtual Dashboard jobs keep running after an upgrade to NovaBACKUP 22. Learn where to manage them and what to use instead.

Applies to: NovaBACKUP PC Agent and NovaBACKUP Server Agent, version 22, upgraded in place from 21.x, with Copy jobs or Virtual Dashboard jobs.

Scheduled Copy jobs and Virtual Dashboard jobs keep running after an upgrade to NovaBACKUP 22. NovaBACKUP 22 has no equivalent for either job type, so you edit, run, and restore them in the Legacy NovaBACKUP UI.

What happens to these jobs

Copy jobsVirtual Dashboard jobs
Run on schedule after the upgradeYesYes
Appear in Job History and on the DashboardYesYes
Open and edit inLegacy UILegacy UI
Restore inLegacy UILegacy UI
Available after a clean installationNoNo

When you select one of these jobs on the Backup page, NovaBACKUP 22 explains that the job type is not supported and offers Open legacy interface. In this message, a Virtual Dashboard job is called a Virtual Machine job.

Alternatives in NovaBACKUP 22

Virtual Dashboard jobs for Hyper-V

Back up Hyper-V virtual machines with a regular backup job:

  1. On the Hyper-V host, select Backup in NovaBACKUP 22, then Create new backup.
  2. In the selections, check the virtual machines under Hyper-V.
  3. Select a Local Backup or Cloud Backup device, set a schedule, and select Save.

Note: Hyper-V appears in the selections only when the license includes Hyper-V virtual machines and the computer runs a Windows Server operating system with the Hyper-V role.

Virtual Dashboard jobs for VMware

VMware backups are not supported in NovaBACKUP 22. Existing VMware jobs in the Virtual Dashboard keep running on an upgraded computer, and you manage them in the Legacy UI.

Copy jobs

Use a regular backup job instead. To get individual files or folders back, use the Mount page:

  1. Select Mount in the menu, then select the backup set in Select Backup Set.
  2. Enter an empty or new folder in Mount Path, for example C:\Mount, and select Start Mount.
  3. When the mount completes, select Open in File Explorer and copy the files or folders you need.
  4. Select Unmount when you are done.

Replacing these jobs

  1. Create the replacement job in NovaBACKUP 22 and confirm in Job History that it completes.
  2. Open the Legacy UI from About > Open legacy interface, and stop the Copy job or Virtual Dashboard job by removing its schedule.
  3. Keep the legacy backups until you no longer need to restore from them. Restore them in the Legacy UI.

Important: A clean installation of NovaBACKUP 22 does not link the Legacy UI. Before you rebuild a computer that runs Copy jobs or Virtual Dashboard jobs, replace them with jobs in NovaBACKUP 22 or plan to install NovaBACKUP 21.x on the rebuilt computer. See Clean Install vs. Upgrade, and Reaching Legacy Image Data.

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