Working with reports : Generating a Backup Trends Report
 
Generating a Backup Trends Report
This report shows usage statistics.
To generate a Backup Trends Report:
1. On the Reports menu, click Backup Trends.
The Backup Trends dialog box appears.
F1 Help: "Print Backup/Restore Summary & Backup Trends Report"
2. By default, trends for all backup sets from the beginning of the month to the current day are displayed. Select the information you want to see in the report.
3. If the Multi-Tenant feature is enabled and configured, you can select the customer for which you want to generate the report. The report will only display data for the backup sets associated with the customer.
4. Click OK to see a preview of the report.
5. To print the report, click the printer icon. To export the report to a file, click the Save icon, and select the export format (PDF, Word, Excel, etc.) and destination.
The report contains the following information:
 
Table 5 Backup Trends Report
Report Header
Account No.
The customer account number.
Account Name
The name of the customer account.
DS-Client No.
The number of the DS-Client covered in this report.
Customer Name
If the Multi-Tenant feature is enabled, this field is displayed and indicates the customer that was specified when the report was generated. The report displays only information about backup sets associated with this specified customer.
Backup Trends report selection
• DS-Client Report (DS-User displays the DS-Client computer name in parenthesis)
• Weekly / Monthly Summary
Online
Statistical
Deleted
Self contained
Local-Only
Local DS-VDR
Instant recovery
Shows the types of backup sets described in the report.
• Statistical backup sets allow you to estimate the potential storage those backup would occupy.
• Self contained and Local-Only backup sets perform backup and restore using only the local storage path (on the Setup menu, click Configuration, and then click Parameters).
• Deleted backup sets are calculated using data from the Activity Log.
• Local DS-VDR backup sets do not show any DS-System data storage or transmission amounts, since they do not apply.
Period
Indicates the period covered by the report.
User Name
Shows the user or <All>
Backup Set(s)
Shows the backup set, or <All>
Printing date
Day the report was printed.
Report Table
Columns
Description
Week / Month
Shows the week or month number for each row of data.
Date
Shows the date each row of data covers.
Files
Shows the total number of files backed up in each period.
Total Size
Shows the total size of all the files backed up in each period.
Backup Time
Shows the total time taken for backups in the corresponding period (in minutes).
Total
Shows a grand total of each of the last three columns.