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(Optional) Run the Virtual Standby Job Manually

To manually run a virtual standby job, you have to first perform a manual backup. The virtual standby task is associated with a backup task. If a plan includes a backup task and a virtual standby task, then when you manually run the backup job, the virtual standby job runs automatically after the completion of the backup job.

Follow these steps:

1. Click the resources tab.
2. From the left pane, navigate to Nodes, and click All Nodes.

   If you have added any plans, these plans will be displayed in the center pane.

3. Select the nodes that you want to backup and that has a plan assigned to it.
4. On the center pane, click Actions, Backup Now.

   The Run a backup now dialog opens.

5. Select the backup type and provide a name for the backup job.
6. Click OK.

   The backup job runs.

   The virtual standby job runs immediately after the backup job is over.

The virtual standby job is manually run.