Storage Summary

The Storage Summary can help administrators analyze the trends for On Line amount, number of files and backup time. These figures are collected by the System Admin process, therefore you must schedule System Admin to run with the “Perform Regular Scan to Update Statistical Info” option selected (from DS-Operator > Setup > Schedules).These figures are collected during the weekly System Admin. performed on each DS-Client account.

Chart / List Section
Chart View	• Chart Type: Select from Line or Bar Graph of the storage summary for the time period specified in the Select By section. • Graph Points: Place the mouse over any point to view a balloon popup of the data represented by that point. • X-Axis (Horizontal): The time axis is based on the period and interval specified in the Select By section. • Y-Axis (Vertical): The value axis displays the values for the series counters.
List View	The columns list the selections from the "Storage Summary Series".
Select By Section
Interval	Choose from one of the following radio buttons: Daily, Weekly, or Monthly.
From	Click to select the date where you wish to begin viewing storage summary information.
To	Click to select the last day for which you wish to view storage summary information. By default this is set to the current date.
Customer / DS-Client	Choose the radio button to search for a specific customer account or DS-Client account. In the field below, click the [...] button to bring up the Select Customer or Select DS-Client dialog box.
Scales Section (Chart only)	The factor displayed in each dropdown list allows you to adjust the placement of the corresponding chart on the graph (for example: if one chart is too small, while the remaining charts represent high figures). The value bar will continue to show the actual value, not the scaled value. • Amount: Scales the Online amount chart. • Time: Scales the Average Backup Time chart. • Files: Scales the Files chart.
View Section
Chart	[Default] Displays the information as a chart (Line or Bar).
List	Displays the information as figures in a spreadsheet table. (It is easier to use this format if you are viewing more than 3 series units).
Detailed List	All the System Admin data used to calculate Storage Summary.
Refresh	Updates the display every time you change a parameter in the Select By section.
Series	Click to change the information displayed in the storage summary. This opens the "Storage Summary Series" dialog box.