vRanger 7.8 - User Guide

My Reports toolbar

The toolbar is located under the Main toolbar — File, Tools, Help. The options on this menu are only enabled if a report is showing in the Working Reports pane, and act only on that report.

My Reports pane

This area features several nodes in a tree structure: Backup Job Summary Report, Backup Task Report, Replicate Job Summary Report, Replicate Task Report, Restore Job Summary Report, and Restore Task Report. Under each of these nodes, all reports that you create and save are nested by type. At the top of the pane, there is a menu bar and toolbar. Within the pane itself, backup and restore reports are designated different icons.

 

	Print: Use this icon to print the report displayed in the Working Reports pane.
	Print Preview: Use this icon to review the report before printing it.
	Page Setup: Use this icon to adjust the report before printing it.
	Save: Use this icon to save your report as a PDF or Excel file.
	Refresh: Use this icon to refresh the selected report.
	Close: Use this icon to close the selected report.

The Reports pane includes nodes for the following types of reports:

•	Backup Job Summary

•	Backup Task Summary

•	Backup Task

•	Replicate Job Summary

•	Replicate Task

•	Restore Job Summary

•	Restore Task

You can also create a report or work with existing reports through the Reports pane toolbar icons. For more information, see Reports.

Reports pane toolbar

 

	Add: Use this icon to start the process of creating a backup or restore report. This icon lets you add any of the six reports types using the Restore Wizard: • Backup Job Summary Report • Backup Task Report • Replicate Job Summary Report • Replicate Task Summary Report • Restore Job Summary Report • Restore Task Report When you first open the My Reports view, this icon is the only one that is enabled.
	Edit: Click this icon to open the Report Wizard and change the selected report’s configuration. Enabled only when a job is selected in My Jobs.
	Remove: Click this icon to delete the selected report. Enabled only when a job is selected in My Jobs.
	Run: Click this icon to run the selected report. Enabled only when a job is selected in My Jobs.

Working Reports pane

In this pane, report listings display. The name of the report is at the top of the pane. The format of the text that is displayed depends on the options you select in the Report Wizard when you create the report. For example, if you add color or pagination to the report, those settings appear in this pane.

Backup

Backup overview

vRanger offers two types of backups: virtual and physical. Each type is described in the following topics. Where information relates to only one type of backup, that restriction is noted in the topic title or as a note in the text.

•	Virtual machine (VM) backup

•	Physical machine backup