Acronis Disk Director 11 Advanced Workstation - User Guide - Manual (Page 27)

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Stop a task
Click Stop.
Stopping the task aborts the running operation. The task enters
the "Stopping" state first, then becomes "Idle".
Attention: Stopping the partitioning operation can easily violate a
disk’s information integrity by making data inaccessible. Also, your
machine operability may be severely affected (the operating
system will stop loading, applications will stop running).
Delete a task
Click Delete.
Refresh tasks table
Click Refresh.
The management console will update the list of tasks existing on
the machine with the most recent information. The data may not
be retrieved immediately from the managed machine due to some
latency. Manual refresh guarantees that the most recent data is
displayed.
Filtering and sorting tasks
Use the filtering and sorting capabilities to display the desired tasks in the table.
The following is a guideline for you to filter and sort tasks.
To Do
Sort tasks by column Click the column's header to sort the tasks in ascending order.
Click it once again to sort the tasks in descending order.
Filter tasks by name, or
owner. Type the task's name (owner name) in the field below the
corresponding column header.
As a result you will see the list of tasks, whose names (owner
names) fully or just partly coincide with the entered value.
Filter tasks by execution
state, status, last result. In a field below the corresponding header, select the required
value from the list.
Configuring tasks table
If required, you can hide the shown columns and show the hidden ones.
To show or hide columns
1. Right-click any column header to open the context menu. The menu items that are ticked off
correspond to the column headers presented in the table.
2. Click the items you want to be displayed/hidden.
5.4.2.1 Task states
A task can be in one of the following states: Idle, Running, Need interaction, Stopping.
Idle. The initial task state.
Running. Once the operation is committed the task enters either the Running state.
Need interaction. Any running task can put itself into the Need interaction state when it needs
human interaction such as changing media or ignoring a read error. The next state may be Stopping