These options enable you to specify how to handle errors that might occur during backup.
When a recoverable error occurs, the program re-attempts to perform the failed operation. You can set the time interval and the number of attempts. The task finishes as soon as the operation succeeds OR the specified number of attempts is reached.
There are separate settings for network errors (Re-attempt the data transmission if network error occurs) and VM backup errors (Re-attempt the failed VM processing). The both options are enabled by default with the following settings: Number of attempts – 5, and Interval between attempts – 30 seconds.
For example, with the default network error settings if the backup destination on the network becomes unavailable or not accessible, the program will attempt to reach the destination every 30 seconds, but no more than 5 times. The attempts will be stopped as soon as the connection is resumed or if the specified number of attempts is reached.
With the default backup error settings the failed VM backup processing is automatically restarted 30 seconds after the failure and after 5 such attempts the program proceeds to the next VM backup.