How to terminate backup job after running for few hours

[shangwsh]

Hi,

Recently I came across a backup job which get stuck and couldnt complete after 18hours.

I would like to know how can I configure the job to terminate itself automatically if the job cannot

complete after 10hours. ( I am confident that the job should complete within 1-2 hours max).

Using Backup Exec 2010 R3

Thanks

[AmolB · Accepted solution]

In the backup job window, check the "Availability & Priority" option there you will find "Enable 

Automatic Cancellation" option 

[wmheid]

Wouldn't it be more prudent to find out why the job is taking 8 hours longer than it should?

More often than not, I find that rebooting the source server fixes the issue or that it shows me an issue on the source server that is lurking and waiting to fail.

[Gregmfg]

Agreed you should really look into why the backup is taking so long rather than just making the error disappear.