Use the
Report Browser to view detailed reports for the data protection activities in your environment.
Report templates
Report templates are used to generate reports. When a template is selected, a particular report type is used. This report type is further modified by applying filters. Report templates and reports belong to either a job-activity category or an asset-protection category.
Built-in report templates
The
Report Browser provides six job-activity built-in report templates and four asset-protection build-in report templates. If no reports are listed in a tab in the
Report Browser pane, the built-in report templates are displayed. If one or more reports are listed in a tab in the
Report Browser pane, the built-in report templates are displayed when a report is generated.
Built-in report templates cannot be edited or deleted, but reports and custom report templates based on them can be edited or deleted.
Custom report templates
Custom report templates can be created, edited, and deleted:
When a report is generated, a custom report template associated with it is also created.
If you edit a report from the
Report Browser pane, the associated report template is updated.
To view all custom report templates, go to
Reports > Report Templates.
To edit a custom report template:
Click the name of the template from the
Report Templates pane.
After selecting the template, the UI changes to the
Report Browser pane with the tab for the associated report selected.
Click
and select
Edit.
To change the name of the report, click
to the right of the name, edit the name, and then click
.
To change the description of the report, click
to the right of the description, edit the description, and then click
.
Update the filters to apply to the report and click
Apply.
NOTE:To reset the filters to their default value, click
Reset.
Click
and select
Save Template.
To delete a custom report template, select the radio button to the left of its entry in the
Report Templates pane and click
Delete.
Reports
Learn about the reports that are available in the
Report Browser.
The following figure provides an example
Jobs Status Summary report.
For each report, you can:
Filter reports by choosing specific metrics.
Show detailed information of a summary report.
Generate a report
To generate a report, perform the following actions:
To generate a report based on a built-in report template:
Go to
Reports > Report Browser
Click
Generate Report under the template that the report should be based on.
NOTE:If you do not see the built-in report templates, click
To generate a report based on a custom report template:
Go to
Reports > Report Templates.
Click the name of the template that the report should be based on.
To change the name of the report, click
to the right of the name, edit the name, and then click
.
To change the description of the report, click
to the right of the description, edit the description, and then click
.
Select the filters to apply to the report and click
Apply.
NOTE:To reset the filters to their default value, click
Reset.
Edit a report
To edit a report:
From the
Report Browser pane, select the tab of the report.
Click
and select
Edit.
To change the name of the report, click
to the right of the name, edit the name, and then click
.
To change the description of the report, click
to the right of the description, edit the description, and then click
.
Update the filters to apply to the report and click
Apply.
NOTE:To reset the filters to their default value, click
Reset.
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 1. 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.
Detailed report information and report timing
When you view detailed information by clicking the chart in a summary report, a new report is run and the latest data is displayed. Depending on when the two reports are run, this can result in the detailed report providing a job count that is different from the job count provided by the summary report. If the job counts are different, the job count provided by the detailed report is accurate. You can refresh the summary report page to update its information.
Report Browser options
From the
Report Browser pane, click
to configure options for your reports.
The following table describes the menu items for reports:
Table 2. 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.
Export
Export the report to a
.csv file.
Save Template
Save the template of this report.
Schedule
Automatically send the report to one or more email recipients on a recurring schedule.
Emailing a report to one or more recipients
To send a report as a
.csv file attachment, perform the following steps:
NOTE:SMTP must be configured before performing these actions. For more information, see
Set up the email server.
From the
Report Browser pane, select the tab of the report.
Click
and select
Email. The
Email Report window opens.
Provide information for
Report Name.
Provide information for
To,
Subject, and
Body.
Click
Send.
Scheduling automatic reporting
To automatically send a report as a
.csv file attachment on a recurring schedule, perform the following steps:
To send a report based on a custom report template, from the
Report Templates pane, click the name of the template that the report should be based on.
From the
Report Browser pane, select the tab of the report.
Click
and select
Schedule. The
Schedule Report pane opens.
Provide information for
Report Name and
Schedule Name.
Select a daily, weekly, or monthly schedule from the
Frequency drop-down list.
Provide information for the time of day from the
At drop-down lists.
If a weekly or monthly schedule is selected, select the day of the week or month from the appropriate controls.
Click
Next.
Provide information for
To,
Subject, and
Body.
Click
Next to view a summary of the report name, schedule, and email details.
Click
Set Schedule.
NOTE:After automatic reporting has been scheduled for a report, you can see information about the report and its schedule by selecting the tab with its name from the
Report Browser pane or its associated template in the
Report Templates pane. When viewing the schedule information, you can disable or enable the schedule, delete the schedule, or edit the schedule.
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