The backup location's host is available

"The backup location's host is available" means that the machine hosting the destination for storing backups is available over the network.

This condition is effective for network folders, the cloud storage, and locations managed by a storage node.

This condition does not cover the availability of the location itself — only the host availability. For example, if the host is available, but the network folder on this host is not shared or the credentials for the folder are no longer valid, the condition is still considered met.

Example

Data is backed up to a network folder every workday at 21:00. If the machine that hosts the folder is not available at that moment (for instance, due to maintenance work), you want to skip the backup and wait for the scheduled start on the next workday.

• Schedule: Daily, Run Monday to Friday. Start at: 21:00.
• Condition: The backup location's host is available.
• Backup start conditions: Skip the scheduled backup.

As a result:

(1) If 21:00 comes and the host is available, the backup will start immediately.

(2) If 21:00 comes but the host is unavailable, the backup will start on the next workday if the host is available.

(3) If the host is never available on workdays at 21:00, the backup will never start.