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NetVault 13.0.2 - Administration Guide for Managed Service Providers

Introduction Getting started Configuring clients Managing catalog search Configuring storage devices
About storage devices SAN considerations Quest DR Series systems Quest QoreStor NetVault SmartDisk EMC Data Domain Systems Snapshot Array Manager Virtual Tape Libraries Virtual standalone drives Shared Virtual Tape Libraries Physical tape devices Storage tiers
Backing up data Managing policies Restoring data Managing NetVault dashboard Managing jobs Monitoring logs Managing storage devices
Role-based access to manage storage devices Monitoring device activity Managing disk-based storage devices in list view Managing disk-based storage devices in tree view Managing the Snapshot Array Manager Managing tape libraries in list view Managing tape libraries in tree view Managing tape drives in list view Managing tape drives in tree view Adding shared devices
Managing storage media Managing user and group accounts Managing Tenant Monitoring events and configuring notifications Reporting in NetVault Working with client clusters Configuring default settings for NetVault
About configuring default settings Configuring encryption settings Configuring plug-in options Configuring default settings for post-scripts Configuring default settings for Verify Plug-in Configuring Deployment Manager Settings Configuring Job Manager settings Configuring Logging Daemon settings Configuring Media Manager settings Configuring Network Manager settings Configuring Process Manager settings Configuring RAS device settings Configuring Schedule Manager settings Configuring Web Service settings Configuring Auditor Daemon settings Configuring firewall settings Configuring general settings Configuring security settings Synchronizing NetVault Time Configuring the reporting utility Configuring NetVault WebUI default settings Configuring NetVault to use a specific VSS provider Configuring default settings using Txtconfig
Diagnostic tracing Managing diagnostic data Using the deviceconfig utility NetVault processes Environment variables Network ports used by NetVault Troubleshooting
Common errors Safe Mode in NetVault

Managing storage media

Role-based access for storage media management

Explore storage

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Manage - Tape Media

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Manage - RAS Devices

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Manage - Snapshot Array Manager

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Viewing storage summary

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On the Explore Storage page, you can view the following information.

Saveset

This area shows the total backup savesets stored in disk-based and tape-storage devices.

Disk Storage

This area shows the following information:

Total data stored: Total data stored in disk-based backup devices (total data size without deduplication).
Physical space used: Total physical space used by backups stored in disk-based backup devices (total data size with deduplication).
Deduplication ratio: The ratio of size of data before deduplication to the size of data after deduplication.

Tape & VTL Storage

This area shows the following information:

Total data stored: Total data stored in physical and virtual tape media.
Individual media items: Number of media items used by the backups stored in physical and virtual tape media
Blank media items available: Number of blank media items available on the added physical and virtual tape devices.

Tape vs Disk Storage (Pie chart)

The pie chart shows the total data stored in tape- and disk-based devices.

Total data stored in disk-based backup devices.

Total data stored in physical and virtual tape media.

Tape & Disk Storage Sizes (Pie chart)

The pie chart shows the total data stored in tape-based devices, total data stored in disk-based devices, and physical space used by backups stored in disk-based devices.

Total data stored in disk-based backup devices (total data size without deduplication).

Total physical space used by backups stored in disk-based backup devices (total data size with deduplication).

Total data stored in physical and virtual tape media.

Viewing disk storage details

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On the Explore Storage page, click Explore Disk Storage.
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On the Explore Disk Storage page, you can view the repository table.
Repository Name: The name of the device or storage container.
Type: Device type (for example, NetVault SmartDisk, Quest DR Series system, or Data Domain system).
Record Count: Number of data records stored in the device.
Saveset Count: Number of savesets stored in the device.
Space Free: Amount of space available.
Space Used: Amount of space used.
Deduplication ratio: The ratio of size of data before deduplication to the size of data after deduplication.
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On the Explore Disk Storage Repository page, you can view the following information:
Repository summary: This area shows the following information:
Repository name: The name of the device or storage container.
Data stored: Total data stored in the device (total data size without deduplication).
Physical space used: Total physical space used by backups stored in the device (total data size with deduplication).
Space available: Free space available in device.
Deduplication ratio: The ratio of size of data before deduplication to the size of data after deduplication.
Storage data type: Pie chart showing the percentage of storage used by various plug-ins.
Saveset table: The Saveset table lists all backups stored in the repository. It shows the saveset creation date, saveset name, saveset size, job ID number, instance number, and phase number.
To filter the saveset list, click Filter Options, and set the filter criteria:
To view savesets created for a particular client, click the Client list, and select the client in the list.
To view savesets created during a particular period, click the Saveset Date list, and select one of the following options: Last 24 hours, Last Week Last Month, Last 6 Months, Last Year, or Any
The Explore Disk Storage Repository page loads a maximum of 5000 records initially. The total number of records fetched is displayed at the lower-right corner of the table.
You can click Load more to load the next set of records, if available. Each load action fetches a maximum of 5000 records. This button is disabled if there are no more records to load.
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