You can log into AMETHYST webadmin and view the log files to see if the archiving was successfull.
Also see:
How do I log into AMETHYST webadmin and supervisor?
The successfull start will be logged in the amtwebadmin.log:
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[2012-04-10 21:00:01] Version [1.6.3.18]Archiving started (PID 11849)
It will log that archiving was completed:
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[2012-04-10 21:10:09] Version [1.6.3.18]Done archiving (PID 11849)
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NOTE: This message means archive attempt done, it does not mean it was successfull. If any errors was encountered, it will write the error to the admin log after the archiving started message and also send a critical e-mail to configured e-mail addresses after the archiving stopped:
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[2012-04-10 21:00:01] Version [1.6.3.18]Archiving started (PID 11849)
[2012-04-10 21:09:51] Version [1.6.3.18]Error creating folder on archive drive: Operation not permitted
[2012-04-10 21:10:09] Version [1.6.3.18]Done archiving (PID 11849)
[2012-04-10 21:16:01] Version [1.6.3.18]******Critical Errors sent to genius@mycompany.co.za *******
[2012-04-10 21:16:01] Version [1.6.3.18][2012-04-10 21:09:51] Version [1.6.3.18]Error creating folder on archive drive: Operation not permitted
[2012-04-10 21:16:01] Version [1.6.3.18]
[2012-04-10 21:16:01] Version [1.6.3.18]******End Critical Section*******
The above amtwebadmin log entries is an example of one of the archive errors that can occur. You can search the forum for more examples and/or your specific error log entry - use for example the following search keys: critical, mail, archiving.
If no errors written between the start and done entry it was successful. If the archive takes long it can run until the next day, but the done entry will be written in the same log as when the archive started.
NOTE: You can archive to harrdrive (USB drive connected to AMETHYST server), NFS (share on Windows network) or use DUAL archiving (USB and NFS). The 'Archiving Started' and 'Done Archiving' takes affect for all 3 options - there is not an individual entry for each archive option in use.