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If you want good reporting on NetBackup, you may want to look at
backupVisual from US Consult (www.backupvisual.com). These are a consulting
company, based in Switzerland, who have developed the product out of their
customers requirements. It can also do NetWorker and BackupExec. I
personally don't think it is too pricey - but that depend son your
definition.
Just thought you may be interested.
Siobhán Ellis
Principal Technology Consultant
ENSTOR Pty Ltd
Level 10, 118 Alfred St
Milsons Point
NSW 2061
Australia
Mobile: +61 424 750 544
Phone: +61 2 9900 2100
Fax: +61 2 9900 2199
e-mail: siobhan.ellis AT enstor.com DOT au
web: http://www.enstor.com.au
>>> Dean <dean.deano AT gmail DOT com> 16/12/2005 12:32:51 pm >>>
I've been playing a bit with NB Advanced Reporter with 5.1. It's not great,
but might keep your management a bit happier until you can upgrade to 6.0.
They can access their reports through a web browser which talks directly to
NBAR running on your NBU master. It does have "management friendly" reports
on failed backups, successful backups, data backed up per hour, the usual
stuff....
I believe it's a seperately licensed (chargeable) option. The place I am
working at has a "gold key" so I don't know about the pricing. Perhaps you
could ask your rep for a trial key and give it a whirl. (Maybe you could
even ask them to extend the trial license a couple of times, by which time
you might be ready to upgrade to 6.0 ;)
>From 6.0, NBAR (and GDM) are replaced by NBU Operations Manager which is
included with the base product.
I've read as much as I can about it and it does sound like a decent
improvement over NBAR and GDM. I have it running on a NBU 6 test system
(Solaris 10), but haven't had a chance to learn/configure the new Vx
Security Services yet so can't actually log in to look at the reports.
- Dean
On 12/16/05, Geordie Wardman <gswardman AT logic DOT bm> wrote:
Hi,
This is probably a repeat question, but I was unable to find a good open
source answer in the hours I spent searching the archives.
I have a single NT master/media server, and about 27 hosts. 23 of them are
UNIX clients, and 4 are Windows clients, 2 of which are running SQLServer
agents, with nightly full database backups, and hourly transaction log
backups.
I'm looking for something that sends pretty graphs of all my backups, which
ones were successful, and which ones failed. Preferably in a .pdf bar chart
or something. That is my main concern. I use bpdbjobs to send a .csv file,
and it is fine for me, but not for Sr. Mgt.
I am familiar with Aptare Console Server, and this suits my needs well, but
is pricey for the tiny environment that I am backing up. Do you have any
knowledge of a good open source agent or easily implemented script suitable
for NT environment?
If you can help me out with this, I would be greatly appreciative.
Geordie Wardman
Logic Communications
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<DIV>Just thought you may be interested.</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"COLOR: #000000">I've been playing a bit with NB Advanced =
Reporter with 5.1. It's not great, but might keep your management a bit =
happier until you can upgrade to 6.0. They can access their reports =
through a web browser which talks directly to NBAR running on your NBU =
master. It does have "management friendly" reports on failed backups, =
successful backups, data backed up per hour, the usual stuff.... <BR><BR>I =
believe it's a seperately licensed (chargeable) option. The place I am =
working at has a "gold key" so I don't know about the pricing. Perhaps you =
could ask your rep for a trial key and give it a whirl. (Maybe you could =
even ask them to extend the trial license a couple of times, by which time =
you might be ready to upgrade to 6.0 ;)<BR><BR>From 6.0, NBAR (and GDM) =
are replaced by NBU Operations Manager which is included with the base =
product. <BR><BR>I've read as much as I can about it and it does sound =
like a decent improvement over NBAR and GDM. I have it running on a NBU 6 =
test system (Solaris 10), but haven't had a chance to learn/configure the =
new Vx Security Services yet so can't actually log in to look at the =
reports. <BR><BR>- Dean<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=3Dgmail_quote>On 12/16/05, <B class=3Dgmail_sendername>Geo=
rdie Wardman</B> <<A href=3D"mailto:gswardman AT logic DOT
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bm</A>> wrote:</SPAN>
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<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:=
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<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:=
Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:=
Arial">This is probably a repeat question, but I was unable to find a =
good open source answer in the hours I spent searching the archives.</SPAN>=
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:=
Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:=
Arial">I have a single NT master/media server, and about 27 hosts. 23 of =
them are UNIX clients, and 4 are Windows clients, 2 of which are running =
SQLServer agents, with nightly full database backups, and hourly transactio=
n log backups.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:=
Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:=
Arial">I'm looking for something that sends pretty graphs of all my =
backups, which ones were successful, and which ones failed. Preferably in =
a .pdf bar chart or something. That is my main concern. I use bpdbjobs to =
send a .csv file, and it is fine for me, but not for Sr. Mgt.</SPAN></FONT>=
</P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:=
Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:=
Arial">I am familiar with Aptare Console Server, and this suits my needs =
well, but is pricey for the tiny environment that I am backing up. Do you =
have any knowledge of a good open source agent or easily implemented =
script suitable for NT environment?</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:=
Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:=
Arial">If you can help me out with this, I would be greatly appreciative.<=
/SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:=
Arial">Geordie Wardman</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:=
Arial">Logic Communications</SPAN></FONT></P>
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