Deduplication > Pre vs. Post Deduplication Size report
The Pre vs. Post Deduplication Size report gives the comparison between the total number of bytes that exist on all the backups as if they were normal full backups and the number of bytes that have changed and therefore needed to be transferred. This report shows only deduplication jobs. The default Report On parameter for this report is All Primary Servers. This report is available in a line-chart format.
Figure: Pre vs. Post Deduplication Size Report shows a sample view of Pre vs. Post Deduplication Size Report.
The following are the details that are associated with the Deduplication Size Factor report:
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Report Name |
Pre vs. Post Deduplication Size report |
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Report Category |
Deduplication |
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Where to Locate |
Report > Report Templates > Backup > Deduplication > Pre vs. Post Deduplication Size report. |
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Report Purpose |
Historical trending report of pre vs. post deduplication size. |
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Supported products |
NetBackup, and Appliances |
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Applicable View |
Primary Server, Client |
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Report Display |
Historical |
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Drill down report |
None |
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Can be scheduled |
Yes |
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Supported formats |
PDF, CSV, HTML, XML, TSV |
You can edit the Pre vs. Post Deduplication Size report to show or hide the columns that you are interested in. All the columns are shown by default. You can also filter the report to view reports of specific primary servers. The following table shows the filters for Pre vs. Post Deduplication Size report and how you can use these filters to view specific data in the report.
Filter | Column | Description |
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View |
Select a view to show data for the selected view in the report. By default All My Views is selected. | |
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Primary Server |
Primary Server |
Select one or more primary servers to view data for the clients that are backed up by the selected primary servers in the report. All primary servers that are added to the OpsCenter console are shown in the Value drop-down list . |
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Media Server |
Media Server |
Select one or more media servers to view data for the selected media servers in the report. All media servers that are added to the OpsCenter console are shown in the Value dropdown list. |
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Client |
Client Name Client OS |
Select one or more clients to view data for the selected clients in the report. All clients that are protected by the primary servers in the OpsCenter console are listed. Select one or more client OS to view data for the selected client OS in the report. |
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Policy |
Policy Name Policy Type Policy Keyword Policy Data Classification Name |
Select one or more policy names to view data for the selected policies. Select one or more policy types to view data for the selected policy types. Select one or more policy keyword to view data for the policies having the selected keyword. Select one or more policy data classification names like Gold, Silver, Bronze etc. to view data for the policies having the selected data classiciation names. |
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Schedule |
Schedule/Level Type Schedule Name |
Select one or more schedule or level types to view the data for the configured schedules. Select one or more schedule names to view data for the selected schedule names. |
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Job |
Job Type Product Type Job Transport Type Job Status |
Select one or more job types as Archive, Backup, or Restore to view data for the selected job types. Select one or more backup products to view data for the selected products. Select one or more transport types like FT, LAN, or Unknown to view data for the jobs that have the selected transport type. Select one or more job status like Failed, Successful etc. to view data for the selected job status. |
Example of filter usage: You may run the Pre vs. Post Deduplication Size report for a specific client to view details for the specific clients.
The following report enhancements have been made for the Pre vs. Post Deduplication Size report:
The option Next has been removed from the drop-down menu for Relative Timeframe. You now cannot enter a relative timeframe like Next 2 weeks. This is because the report does not support any futuristic data.
The unit Years has been added for Relative Timeframe selection. You can now view data for the last X years. You can also select Year from the top-right corner of the report
Drill down reports for following four levels have been added in OpsCenter.
Level 1: Client Name
Level 2: Job Type
Level 3: Schedule/Level Type
Level 4: Policy Name
The following options have been removed from TimeFrameGroupBy selection:
Days of week Average
Days of week total
Hours of day Average
Hours of day Total
Minutes
Month of year Average
Month of year total
Quarter of year Average
Quarter of year total
The following filter enhancements have been made for the Pre vs. Post Duplication Size report:
New columns Job Status (Complete Only) and Job Status(Complete and Partial Only) are added to the Report On parameter.
UNKNOWN has been added as a value for Policy Type column in the Policy filter. You can now filter report data for policy types that are UNKNOWN.
Job types which are not applicable for this report are removed from the filter. The supported job types are Backup, Archive, Restore, Catalog Backup, Backup from Snapshot, Snapshot, Duplicate, and Replication.
The default selected value for Job Type column is changed to Backup.
The default value of Report On is None.
Value SAN is removed from the Job Transport Type filter.
Known Issues:
The unit of data for Y axis/Y1 axis is one unit lower.