It is correct, that reporting tools will feed their own database with
information collected from the backup software. I can not agree to "from
that point forward". I don't know how other tools are working, but if you
install backupVISUAL and run it for the first time, it collects all
available data from NetBackup. You can do reports before the installation
date! How long back you can do these reports depends on the configuration of
Netbackup. If the database or the process for feeding the database did not
run, you can re-run the collector process later on. You don't miss a single
day. The biggest benefit is that the solution is completely non-intrusive to
NetBackup. You don't have to play around with your NetBackup configuration
and maybe crash your backup.
 


-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Stump, Robert (Contractor) (DRMS) [mailto:Robert.Stump AT dla DOT mil] 
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 25. August 2004 16:37
An: 'Uppal, Indermohan'; 'Dietmar Inaebnit';
'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
Betreff: RE: [Veritas-bu] RE: Report for all restore performed

Problem with backupVISUAL, APTARE and NB Advanced Reporter is that you would
not be able to retrieve information until it populates their respective
databases. They can only populate with information available to it when the
product is installed and from that point forward.
If you are looking for a solution to see information 30 days previous from
this date then you may be able to restore the the bpchedreq logfile (if you
have enabled logging and are backing them up). Also perhaps you create a
logfile of the restore operation? ~root/bplog.rest.001. Finally you could
play around with the jobs database...but that's risky. Don't attempt unless
you are sure of the steps.


-----Original Message-----
From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Uppal,
Indermohan
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 10:20 AM
To: 'Dietmar Inaebnit'; 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] RE: Report for all restore performed

Do we have comething from UNIX command line 



-----Original Message-----
From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Dietmar
Inaebnit
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 10:08 AM
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] RE: Report for all restore performed


You can use a reporting tool like backupVISUAL. The Job Report of this tool
gives you a detailed overview of the restores (Like: total amount of
restores, Job ID, Client, Client type, Files, GB, Kb/sec and many more). You
can not only run the report for the last 30 days. Any range is possible:
last week, last quarter etc. etc. The Job Report is only one very useful
report of this tool. They are other reports like: Resource Usage,
Performance Report, Backup Overview, Frozen- und Suspended Media Report. You
can find more information on the web: www.backpvisual.com

Kind regards

Dietmar Inäbnit  






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