Setup: Set up a Moodle with a test course.  To be test the progress bar functionality, create a large course with lots of content. Using the core test course creator development tool is a good way to do this. Be able to run cron on demand (e.g. via CLI).  I recommend triggering cron via CLI as it gives greater control during testing. But if cron runs automatically that will work too. Make sure site can send emails (to test messaging functionality) Setup mailcatcher. Visit ‘Site administration’ > ‘Server’ > ‘Outgoing mail configuration’. Set the 'SMTP hosts' field to '127.0.0.1:1025'. Change notification settings to accept notifications about asynchronous backups. Go the the user menu (top right) and select preferences. In User account follow "Notification preferences". Under system - Asynchronous backup / restore notifications - enable email. Enable asynchronous backup and restore: Site Administration > Advanced Features > enable asynchronous backups   Backup course Access Moodle test course Choose backup from the course context menu Navigate through backup options as per normal (or select jump to final step if you’re lazy) You should be presented with the the backup process pending indication and text. Trigger cron from the command line (sudo -u  www-data php admin/cli/cron.php) The ajax progress should update while the backup is in progress, the UI text will also update. While the backup is in progress navigate to other parts of the Moodle site.  This should be possible and session not be locked While the backup is in progress navigate to the course “restore” area for the course that is being backed up. There should be an “in progress” backup at the top of the “Course backup area” table. When the backup completes the back up should appear as per normal in the  “Course backup area” table. You should receive an email detailing the backup was successful   Multiple course backup prevention Access Moodle test course Choose backup from the course context menu Navigate through backup options as per normal (or select jump to final step if you’re lazy) You should be presented with the the backup process pending indication and text. Navigate back to the  Moodle test course Choose backup from the course context menu You should not be able to perform a backup, instead you should get a warning message Run run cron to perform the backup Navigate back to the original course page Choose backup from the course context menu You should now be able to perform the backup operation as normal   Course restore Access Moodle test course Choose restore from the course context menu. From the course restore area choose one of the backups made in previous tests, and click the restore link. Navigate through restore options as per normal You should be presented with the the restore process pending indication and text. Trigger cron from the command line (sudo -u  www-data php admin/cli/cron.php) The ajax progress should update while the restore is in progress, the UI text will also update. While the restore is in progress navigate to other parts of the Moodle site.  This should be possible and session not be locked While the restore is in progress navigate to the course “restore” area for the course that is being backed up. There should be an “in progress” restore at the top of the new “Restores in progress” table. When the restore completes the restored item will be able to be accessed from the  table. You should receive an email detailing the restore was successful   Backup activity Access Moodle test course Click on an activity within the course Choose backup from the activity context menu Navigate through backup options as per normal (or select jump to final step if you’re lazy) You should be presented with the the backup process pending indication and text. Trigger cron from the command line (sudo -u  www-data php admin/cli/cron.php) The ajax progress should update while the backup is in progress, the UI text will also update. While the backup is in progress navigate to other parts of the Moodle site.  This should be possible and session not be locked While the backup is in progress navigate to the course “restore” area for the course that is being backed up. There should be an “in progress” backup at the top of the “Activity backup area” table. When the backup completes the back up should appear as per normal in the  “Activity backup area” table. You should receive an email detailing the backup was successful   Restore activity Access Moodle test course Click on an activity within the course Choose restore from the activity context menu From the activity restore area choose one of the backups made in previous tests, and click the restore link. Navigate through restore options as per normal You should be presented with the the restore process pending indication and text. Trigger cron from the command line (sudo -u  www-data php admin/cli/cron.php) The ajax progress should update while the restore is in progress, the UI text will also update. While the restore is in progress navigate to other parts of the Moodle site.  This should be possible and session not be locked While the restore is in progress navigate to the course “restore” area for the course that is being backed up. There should be an “in progress” restore at the top of the new “Restores in progress” table. When the restored completes the restored item will be able to be accessed from the  table. You should receive an email detailing the restore was successful   Course backup edit warning Access Moodle test course Choose backup from the course context menu Navigate through backup options as per normal (or select jump to final step if you’re lazy) You should be presented with the the backup process pending indication and text. Navigate back to the landing page for the course Turn editing on You should be presented with a warning message that there is a backup pending for this course. Once the backup has completed, refresh the course page with editing on. The warning message should not appear