Operations, Administration, and Maintenance Guide Status and Manage Tasks Active Tasks Pause a Task 6.7.1.5 Pause a Task Use this procedure to pause a task. Click Status & Manage, and then Tasks, and then Active Tasks. Select a server. Note:Hovering the mouse over any tab displays the name of the server. All active tasks on the selected server are displayed. Select a task. Note:A task may be paused only if the status of the task is running. Click Pause. Click OK to pause the selected task. For information about restarting a paused task, see Restart a Task.