DS-Operator F1 Help for GUI (Context-Sensitive) : Activity Log Viewer
 
Activity Log Viewer
Use this dialog box to view the DS-System activity log. To narrow your search, you can specify search parameters in the Filter section at the bottom. Some search combinations do not require certain fields/buttons.
 
Activities List
Account #
Shows the customer account number associated with the corresponding activity.
DS-Client #
Shows the DS-Client associated with the activity.
Type
Shows the type of activity.
Description
Displays the backup set associated with the activity. (Some activities may not have any description information).
Errors
Shows the number of errors that occurred during the activity (if any).
Warnings
Shows the number of warnings that occurred during the activity (if any).
Session Start
Shows the date and time the activity was started.
Session End
Shows the time the activity was completed.
Duration
Length of time between the activity’s start and end times.
Completion
Shows how the activity finished:
Premature - the activity was severed before the process could complete normally.
Successful - the activity completed normally.
With Errors(#) - the activity completed normally, but errors occurred during the activity's process. The number of errors is indicated in brackets. (Some activities may not contain any completion information).
Files
Shows the number of files that were transferred/processed.
Online Inc
(Online Incremental) Shows the net addition (or reduction) of data to the online storage amount after completion of the listed transfer session (i.e. the difference between the total online storage before, from the total online storage after the session).
Online Amount
Shows total amount of Regular (i.e. non-Delta generation or Library) files after completion of the session.
Transmit Amount
Shows the total amount of data transferred/processed between the DS-Client and DS-System (including encryption/compression). [For System Admin Activities, this number represents the actual size on the DS-System, including encryption and compression.]
Delta Amount
Shows the total amount of the data transferred/processed that are Delta generation files (excluding master files).
Lib Amount
Shows the total amount of the data transferred that was saved to the Common files libraries.
ID
Shows the ID number of the corresponding activity.
Set ID
Shows the Backup Set ID number of the corresponding activity (if applicable).
Note
Shows additional information for the corresponding activity (if applicable).
DS-Client Status
Shows the reason why the DS-Client stopped the activity (if applicable).
Filter section
From Time
Type the earliest date you want to display in this field. No activities earlier than this time will be displayed. By default, this field will be set to the start of the current day.
To Time
Type the latest date you want to display in this field. No activities newer than this date and time will be displayed. By default, this is set to the end of the current day.
Customer
Searches for a specific customer's activities.
DS-Client
Searches for a specific DS-Client's activities.
Account # / DS-Client #
This field name reflects the enabled option. Type the customer or DS-Client number you want to view in this field. To access the customer or DS-Client list, click [...]. By default, this field is empty, which displays activities for all customers and DS-Clients.
Activity Type
To view specific activities, choose one from the activity list. The default is <All>.
Backup Set
Type the Backup Set ID number you want to view in this field. To browse for a backup set, click [...]. This brings up the "Select Backup Set" dialog box.
By default, this field is empty, which displays activities for all Backup Sets.
System ID
(N+1 DS-Systems)
To view the activities from a specific N+1 node, choose one from the list. The default is <All>.
Find
Updates the activity log display based on the parameters in the Filter section.
Event Log
For activities that registered errors, you can view more details by accessing the Event Log dialog box. The From Time, To Time, Select By options in the Event Log will match the start and end times of the selected activity.
DS-Client Event Log
Click this button to bring up the DS-Client Event Log Viewer (if applicable) for the selected item in the Activities List.