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  2. NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide
  3. Section VI. Configuring backups
  4. Pausing data protection activity
  5. Pause backups and other activity
NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide

Pause backups and other activity

By default, NetBackup or its users cannot pause data protection activities. Backups and other activities continue even if a scan detects malware in an image or a recovery point. Data protection activity includes backups, duplication, and, image expiration.

You can allow NetBackup and authorized users to pause data protection activities. Then NetBackup can automatically pause activity on specific clients. For example, if a scan detects malware in backup images or recovery points for a specific client. A pause applies to scheduled backups and other automatic activities. It also applies to operations that a user initiates.

Authorized users can manually pause data protection activities. These users have an RBAC role with the necessary security permissions to pause data protection activity.

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