Tracking VBS operations

Last published : Jul 06, 2026
Each VBS start or stop operation is represented as a task consisting of one or more sub-tasks. The task keeps track of the progress of the operation, identifies failures, and also reports the status of the operation. It also tracks the time taken to complete the operation and marks the operation as failed if it exceeds the maximum permitted time. A sub-task represents an action performed on an individual tier. You can track the progress of the tasks using vbstask on the CLI. You can view up to last five tasks executed on each VBS.
  • Tracking information about each task performed on VBS includes attributes such as:
    • Unique task ID of the operation.
    • State of task
    • Start and stop time of the task
    • Total number of subtasks
    • Number of subtasks completed
    • The VBS on which the task was executed
  • Tracking information about each subtask performed as a part of a VBS task includes attributes such as:
    • Tier-level command
    • Output of the command (if any)
    • Error messages from the command (if any)
    • Exit code of the command
    • State of the subtask
  • Tracking step-by-step progress of VBS task: This sequentially displays the details of tier-level actions executed as a part of the VBS task..