7.7 How to handle files skipped by Move or Split Jobs?

A Move or Split job displays a Files skipped status, when some of files are not moved because they were in use at the time DFS attempted to copy them to the destination volume.

View skipped files:

  1. Log in to UMC with admin credentials.

  2. Click Storage > Volumes > Jobs.

  3. Browse and select the server that contains the Move or Split jobs.

    Jobs with a status of Completed, Failed, or Canceled remain in the status report for only seven days.

  4. Select jobs with status Files Skipped, then click View skipped files to displays the files that were not transfered to the destination volume.

    Column Name

    Description

    Name

    Name of the file that was not transfered to the destination volume.

    Type

    The format of the file.

    Path

    Location of the file on the source volume.

Retry skipped files

To copy the skipped files, click Retry.

You have to manually trigger the retry action to transfer the files. If the files are still in use, DFS returns to the Files skipped state.

Finish

To complete the job and skip the files that were not transferred from the source volume, click Finish.

The source volume is deleted upon job completion, and the skipped files are no longer accessible. Before you click Finish, manually transfer any skipped files to the destination volume.