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I don't thing You need another reporting product to tell you something as
simple as this. I do a "bpimagelist -hoursago 24" every day and awk out the
daily figures, then add up the totals at the end of the month.
Cheers,
Dean
On 10/6/05, Mark.Donaldson AT cexp DOT com <Mark.Donaldson AT cexp DOT com>
wrote:
>
> You can search back accurately to the depth of your retention policies.
> The
> image information that's stored for restoration purposes contains the
> amount
> of data backed up. With bpimagelist & some scripting, what you're
> suggesting is possible.
>
> Otherwise, as Ed suggests, for searches past your retention dates, a
> third-party product or effort on your part is necessary.
>
> -M
>
>
>
> -----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 Ed Wilts
> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 11:17 AM
> To: Piszcz, Justin
> Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Question with backup-data growth rates?
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 03, 2005 at 09:40:18AM -0400, Piszcz, Justin wrote:
> > Is there anyway to determine on a percentage or MB/month basis how much
> > the backups are growing?
>
> NetBackup doesn't keep long-term data. You need an additional product
> that collects this data and allows you to report on it later.
>
> > Or do you need NB Reporter for this?
>
> Advanced Reporter is a dead product. My recommendation would be
> Aptare's StorageConsole. In fact, we used this product a couple of
> weeks ago to produce a graph for management showing our backup volume
> over time (one of the many graphs and reports it can give you).
>
> ../Ed
>
> --
> Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
> mailto:ewilts AT ewilts DOT org
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I don't thing You need another reporting product to tell you something
as simple as this. I do a "bpimagelist -hoursago 24" every day an=
d awk
out the daily figures, then add up the totals at the end of the month. <br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Dean<br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 10/6/05, <b class=3D"gmail_=
sendername"><a href=3D"mailto:Mark.Donaldson AT cexp DOT
com">Mark.Donaldson@cexp.=
com</a></b> <<a href=3D"mailto:Mark.Donaldson AT cexp DOT
com">Mark.Donaldson@c=
exp.com
</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-lef=
t: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1=
ex;">You can search back accurately to the depth of your retention policies=
. The
<br>image information that's stored for restoration purposes contains the a=
mount<br>of data backed up. With bpimagelist & some scriptin=
g, what you're<br>suggesting is possible.<br><br>Otherwise, as Ed suggests,=
for searches past your retention dates, a
<br>third-party product or effort on your part is necessary.<br><br>-M<br><=
br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href=3D"mailto:veritas-bu=
-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu">veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn
DOT edu</a>
<br>[mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT
edu">veri=
tas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu</a>]On Behalf Of Ed Wilts<br>Sent:
Mond=
ay, October 03, 2005 11:17 AM<br>To: Piszcz, Justin<br>Cc: <a href=3D"mailt=
o:veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu">
veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu</a><br>Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu]
Question=
with backup-data growth rates?<br><br><br>On Mon, Oct 03, 2005 at 09:40:18=
AM -0400, Piszcz, Justin wrote:<br>> Is there anyway to determine on a p=
ercentage or MB/month basis how much
<br>> the backups are growing?<br><br>NetBackup doesn't keep long-term d=
ata. You need an additional product<br>that collects this data a=
nd allows you to report on it later.<br><br>> Or do you need NB Reporter=
for this?
<br><br>Advanced Reporter is a dead product. My recommendation w=
ould be<br>Aptare's StorageConsole. In fact, we used this produc=
t a couple of<br>weeks ago to produce a graph for management showing our ba=
ckup volume<br>over time (one of the many graphs and reports it can give yo=
u).
<br><br> ../Ed<br><br>--<br>=
Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA<br>mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:ewilts AT ewilts DOT
or=
g">ewilts AT ewilts DOT
org</a><br>_______________________________________________=
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u AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu">
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href=3D"http://mailman.eng.aubu=
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istinfo/veritas-bu</a><br>_______________________________________________
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