Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

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NetWorker backup statistics reports

The different types of reports that are included within the NetWorker Backup Statistics report category provide backup statistics for each selected NetWorker server within the enterprise.

Types of NetWorker backup statistics reports and configuration

NetWorker Backup Statistics reports may include this information:

Amount of data that is backed up.
Number of files that are backed up.
Number of save sets that are backed up.

The NetWorker Backup Statistics report category includes basic and drill-down reports.

The Configure tab allows you to limit the scope of the report that was selected.

The parameters available within the NetWorker Backup Statistics report category are described in this table. The specific parameters available depend on which NetWorker Backup Statistics report is selected.

Table 1. NetWorker backup statistics parameters
Parameter	Description	Options
Server Name	Selects managed hosts within the enterprise.	Selected server names
Group Name	Selects one or more groups.	Selected group names
Client Name	Selects one or more clients.	Selected client names
Save Set Name	Selects one or more save sets.	Selected save set names
Backup Type	Selects one or more file types.	List of supported file types
Level	Select one or more backup levels.	List of backup levels such as, Full, Incremental, Skip, synthetic full, or Level 1–9
Save Time	Limits the report to a specified time range. The default range is one day for save set details reports. The date/time format available depends on the language locale of the operating system.	Save time (range)

The parameters available for each report type in the NetWorker Backup Statistics report category are listed in the user interface.

Settings for the save set retention policy impact the data that is available to the NetWorker Backup Statistics reports. If a save set retention policy of six months is specified, NetWorker software cannot query the database for a time range that extends back more than six months. The report cannot display data that has expired because that data has been removed from the database. Thus, even if a save time parameter of one year is specified, the report can display only six months of data if the limit of the save set retention policy is six months.

Within the NetWorker Backup Statistics report category, choose any of the basic reports that are listed in the user interface. Once a report is chosen, the Configuration tab displays boxes with lists of the selected parameters for that report. To exclude unwanted parameters from the report, delete them from the list. Customizing and displaying report output provides information on selecting and removing parameters.

NOTE:These basic reports do not distinguish between regular and deduplication clients.

Drill-down reports consist of multiple NetWorker Backup Statistics basic reports, which are connected in a predetermined sequence. Drill-down reports provides general information about drill-down reports.

The configuration parameters for a drill-down report are the same as the parameters for the top-level report in the report sequence. Thus, if the top layer of the drill-down report is a Monthly Summary report, the configuration parameters are the same as they would be for the basic report, Monthly Summary.

When a report is chosen, the Configuration tab displays boxes that list the selected parameters for the top-level report. To exclude unwanted parameters from the report, delete them from the list. Customizing and displaying report output provides information on selecting and removing parameters.