As soon as you configure a backup from the Configure Backup Schedule page, you will be taken to a new page which will show the backup schedule just configured. It will also pop up a window which will show the progress of this backup – if it is currently in progress.
If the pop up window does not open automatically (could also happen if you have popup blockers installed), you can click on the "Backup Progress" button in the "View Backup Configuration" page.
Alternatively, you can go to the List Backup Schedules page from the backup menu and then click on the backup name. This will also open the ‘backup progress’ window - if the backup is active!

What does the ‘Check Backup Progress’ window tell you?

Overall Progress

• Backup Name - Displays the backup schedule name.

• Backup Server - Displays the name of the backup server to which the backup data is being transferred.

• Warning - Displays any error or warning messages generated during the current backup progress.

• Reconnection Error - When the connection between the client and the backup server is interrupted, the appropriate error message is shown here.

• Reconnection Attempts - The number of times the connection between the client and the backup server was interrupted.

• Bandwidth Throttling - Rate configured at the client/server to restrict the bandwidth usage.

• Files Processed - The total number of files that StoreGrid has uploaded (new files or modified files) or ignored (unmodified since last backup) so far.

• Transfer Rate - Displays the transfer rate of the backup data being transferred to the server.

• Original Size - The original size of the backup data transferred so far.

• Compressed Size - Displays the compressed size of the original backup data.

• Messages - Displays the current backup progress message.

• Added Files - Displays the number of newly added files backed up so far.

• Modified Files - Displays number of files which were modified since the last backup schedule and have been backed up in the current backup schedule.

• Skipped Files - Displays the number of files that is skipped for backup. StoreGrid could skip a file for reasons such as:

  1. Not enough permission to read the file,
  2. The file is being modified when the backup of the file happens.

• Skipped Folders - The number of folders that could not be backed up. Some of the reasons why a folder may not be backed up are:

  1. The folder did not have appropriate permissions for StoreGrid to read.
  2. The folder may have been modified while StoreGrid is trying to backup it up.
  3. The folder may have been temporarily available when StoreGrid listed the folders to backup but was later not available when StoreGrid tried to backup.

• Deleted Files - Displays number of files which were deleted since the last backup schedule and the delete notifications have been processed in the current backup schedule.

Current Progress

• Processed (so far) - Displays the size of the file being processed for transfer with the original file size.

• Transfer Rate - Displays the transfer rate of the file currently being transferred to the server.

• Time Left - Displays the estimated time of completion of file transfer for the file which is currently being transferred.

• Uploaded Size - Displays the total number of bytes transferred to the server as part of the current file.

• Current File - Displays the current file that is being transferred.

Limitations - The backup progress window polls the StoreGrid Client every single second to get the progress of backup. This process can slow down the actual backup operation by between 50% to 75% ! So, for large backup schedules it is better to keep the backup progress window closed and open it only occasionally to check the backup progress.