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title: "Activities"
slug: "activities"
tags: ["5.3"]
updated: 2026-10-27T17:24:08Z
published: 2026-10-27T17:24:08Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/activities"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Activities

Long running VAST Cluster tasks are called *activities*. When activities are running, an indicator at the top right of the VAST Web UI is displayed, showing how many activities are running:

![Activity_Running_Indication_Labelled.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/img-d55fbe2ec783ff21a793595a471e48e3(7).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A28%3A42Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A28%3A42Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=aKEKAgqMzm4P8CkMZU32E8YKjQ0ofNxEPV0yNKkKG4M%3D)

## Viewing Activity Details

While tasks are running:

1. To view current activities when tasks are running, click the **Activities** indicator: ![activityindicator.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/img-3da8da0ca77bc095dd3692f8404adeeb(8).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A28%3A42Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A28%3A42Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=aKEKAgqMzm4P8CkMZU32E8YKjQ0ofNxEPV0yNKkKG4M%3D).

A brief description of current activities is displayed.

![RecentActivities.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/img-6fde2dd1e50a1414e09412130fa697fa(8).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A28%3A42Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A28%3A42Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=aKEKAgqMzm4P8CkMZU32E8YKjQ0ofNxEPV0yNKkKG4M%3D)
2. To see more details and previous recent activities, click See Recent Activities.

The Activities page is displayed, providing details of the activities.

When no tasks are running:

- Select Activities from the left navigation menu.

Details of previous activities are displayed.