Viewing backup set information
Backups are organized hierarchically on the DS-System. The basic structure is that the DS-System contains any number of customer accounts. A customer account contains any number of DS-Client accounts. A DS-Client account contains any number of backup sets.
For any backup set on the DS-System, you can browse the directory structure and view information about backed up files, including generations of the same file and storage options.
To view a backup set:
1. In the Customers tab, browse to the customer, DS-Client, and select the backup set you want to view.
2. Right-click and select one of the following browse options:
• Fast Browse: For very large directories, this omits the statistics. Information is cached until refresh, or restart of the service. This is the default selection if you double-click on the backup set.
• Browse: Full directory and file information will be displayed, including storage statistics.
3. This opens a browse window for the backup set.
4. Browse through the folder structure and select the directory with the files you want to view.
NOTE: The files in any directory you browse are not immediately displayed, since this could take some time if the directory contains a large number of files. You must specify you want to view the files in any directory you browse.
5. Right-click and select Show Files. The files that reside in the directory appear on the right hand side of the browse window.
6. For additional information on a file, double-click on it. The Storage Info for 'filename' (*\*\...\file_number.generation_number) dialog box appears.
7. This dialog box shows the name of the file, the file path and number on the DS-System, the file generation, and other pertinent storage information. From this dialog box, you can perform the following tasks on a file generation: