Monitoring DS-Client activities : Viewing logs : Viewing the Activity Log
 
Viewing the Activity Log
The Activity Log displays a list of the activities that have occurred on the DS-Client.
To view the activity log:
1. On the Logs menu, click Activity Log. The Activity Log Viewer appears.
F1 Help: "Activity Log viewer"
2. Cick Find. The following information is displayed.
 
Username
Name of the user who performed the activity. This column is empty if the activity was scheduled.
Activity
Type of activity.
Owner
Name of the owner of the backup set
Customer
Name of the customer associated with the backup set. This column is displayed only when using the Multitenant feature.
Description
Description of the activity.
Node ID
DS-Client node associated with the activity. This column is displayed only when connected to a Grid DS-Client.
Warnings
Number of warnings that occurred during activity.
Errors
Number of errors that occurred during activity.
Start
Date and time the activity started.
End
Time of day the activity ended.
Duration
Length of time between the activity's start and end times.
Files
Number of files that were transferred or processed by the activity. For CDP backup sets that are currently running, this information is updated every 30 minutes.
Online
Amount of data transferred to or from online storage. For activities that do not transfer data, the value indicates the amount of data processed. For CDP backup sets that are currently running, this information is updated every 30 minutes.
Transmitted Amount
Amount of data transmitted between the DS-Client and the DS-System. For activities that do not require a connection to the DS-System, this value indicates the amount of data processed after deduplication and compression.
Completion
Status of the activity. Activities that appear in black are still in progress or have completed. Activities that appear in red did not complete. For more details, check the Event Log.
 
For activities that completed or are still running, they appear in black color in that Activity Log. Examples of this type of completion include:
Completed with errors
Completed with errors and warnings
Completed with warnings
In progress: activity is still running
Successful: activity successfully completed with no errors or warnings
 
For activities that did not complete for different reasons, they appear in red color in the Activity Log. Examples of this type of completion include:
Amount limit
Disconnect
Error limit
Incomplete: activity did not finish completely and/or failed to close its connection with DS-System properly
No connection: activity failed to connect to the DS-System
No source: failed to connect to backup set source
Not allowed
Shutdown
Time limit
User stop(ped): user stopped the activity
Unexpected stop: activity stopped for other reasons
Yield
ID
Activity's unique identification number.
Note
Additional information about the activity.
3. To filter the results, do the following:
a) To specify a start date and time for the log, click […] beside the From box. No activities before this date and time will be displayed.
b) To specify an end date and time for the log, click […] beside the To box. No activities after this date and time will be displayed.
c) To view a specific activity, select the activity from the Activity box.
d) To view a specific type of activity, select the type In the Type box.
e) To view the log for a specific node or backup set, click [>>] beside the Node/Set box.
f) To view the log for a specific backup schedule, select the schedule from the Schedule box.
g) To view the log for a specific retention rule, select the retention rule from the Retention box.
h) To view the activities performed by a specific user, select one of the following options:
• Owner — Searches for activities performed by the backup set owner.
• Performed by — Searches for activities performed by the specified user.
i) To view the log for a specific activity ID, select the ID check box, and then enter the ID.
j) To view the log for a specific Grid DS-Client node, select the node in the Node ID box.
k) To update the activity log, click Find.
4. To view a detailed log of all files that were affected by a backup or restore activity, click Detailed Log. For more information, see “Using the Detailed Log”.
5. To view specific event information for an activity, select the activity, and then click Event Log.
6. To close the log, click Close.