PowerProtect Data Manager 19.12 Administration and User Guide

Report Browser

Use the Report Browser to view detailed reports for the data protection activities in your environment. When you open the Report Browser, the reports are displayed in the window.

Go to Reports > Report Browser to access the reports.

Each report displays as a card. When you click a report, the report displays as one tab in the Report Browser view.

Reports

Learn about the reports that are available in the Report Browser.

The following table describes the reports:

Table 1. Reports
Report	Description
Backup Jobs Summary	Provides key performance indicators on backup jobs, based on the selected filters of status, assets, and duration. Information includes success and failure metrics (total and per asset type), job success, data transfer rates, and a list of top offenders.
Restore Jobs Summary	Provides key performance indicators on restore jobs, based on the selected filters of status, assets, and duration. Information includes success and failure metrics (total and per asset type), job success, and data transfer rates.
Replication Jobs Summary	Provides key performance indicators on replication jobs, based on the selected filters of status, assets, and duration. Information includes success and failure metrics (total and per asset type), job success, and data transfer rates.
Asset Summary	Provides distribution information of all assets, based on asset protection status, size, and type. This report includes a tabular format and a graph of protected and unprotected assets in the last 7 days.

The following figure provides an example Backup Jobs Summary report. The Backup Jobs Summary, Restore Jobs Summary, and Replication Jobs Summary reports display the same widget types.

Backup Jobs Summary report example — Figure 1. Backup Jobs Summary report

For each report, you can:

Filter reports by choosing specific metrics.
Customize reports by hiding and showing columns in tables, or hiding and showing widgets.
Export individual widgets in CSV format.
Remove widgets from a report.

Add a report

To add a report for the first time, in the Report Browser view, click the report type that you want to add.

To add another report, click + next to the existing tab. A new report tab is added.

Data collection frequency

PowerProtect Data Manager collects report data at regular intervals. The following table provides information about the type of data that PowerProtect Data Manager collects and the data collection frequency.

Table 2. Data collection frequency
Type of data	Description	Data collection frequency
Status	Overall status of the PowerProtect Data Manager server.	Every 15 minutes.
Configuration	Information about assets.	Every hour.
Protection jobs	Information about data protection activities, including Protect, Restore, and Replicate jobs.	Every 5 minutes.

NOTE Report data is not live and is as up-to-date as the last successful data collection request. Therefore, reports should be used for historical purposes only.

To view live jobs data, go to Jobs > Protection Jobs.
To view live asset data, go to Infrastructure > Assets.
For a high-level view of the overall state of the PowerProtect Data Manager system, go to Dashboard.

Report Browser options

A report icon (three vertical dots) appears in the upper-right corner of the Report Browser pane. Clicking this icon opens a menu and allows you to configure options for your reports.

The following table describes the menu items for reports:

Table 3. Report optionsReport options
Menu item	Select the menu item to:
Edit	Configure filters and customization options.
Email	Email the report to one or more recipients.

Filters and customization options for reports

Click the report icon in the upper-right corner of the Report Browser pane, and select Edit. The filters and layout pane opens.

Use the Filters and Layout tabs to filter and sort the content that you want to include in a report:

Filters—Select and apply filters.
Layout—Show or hide widgets and show or hide table columns:
- Visualizations—Select the widgets that you want to include in the report. Clear the checkbox next to the widget name to hide it from the report.
- Show / Hide Columns (Data Table)—Select the columns that you want to see in the table. Clear the checkbox next to the column name to hide it.

When satisfied with your selections, click Apply.

To reset the filters and settings, click Reset. This action ensures that filters and settings are reset to the default value.

You can also filter and sort the information that appears in table columns. Click Filter icon in the column heading to filter the information in a table column, or click a table column heading to sort that column.

To see a complete list of filtering and sorting columns, click Display columns at the bottom left of the window.

See Filter and customize reports for more information.

Emailing a report to one or more recipients

To send a report in .csv format, perform the following actions:

NOTE SMTP must be configured before performing these actions. For more information, see Set up the email server.

Click the report icon in the upper-right corner of the Report Browser pane, and select Email. The email pane opens.
Provide information for Report Name.
From the Report Sections, select the picture of a widget that represents the type of report to send.
Provide information for To, Subject, and Body.
Click Send.

Widget report actions

A report icon (three vertical dots) appears in the upper-right corner of each widget. Clicking this icon opens a menu and allows you to perform more actions on your reports.

The following table describes the menu items for a widget:

Table 4. Widget report actionsWidget report actions
Menu item	Select the menu item to:
Export to CSV	Export the content of a selected widget to a CSV file.
Remove	Delete the selected widget from the report. NOTE You can add the widget again by clicking Edit > Layout, selecting the widget, and then clicking Apply. This action displays the selected widget in the report.

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