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  2. NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) Guide
  3. Monitoring backup status
  4. Summary display
NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) Guide

Summary display

This display summarizes backup status, backup events, and backup age for the VMs in the vSphere object that you select. If you select an individual VM, the Summary display shows backup status and events for that VM. . If you select a non-VM object, then for the backup events the information suggests you to visit individual VM for more details of the events data.

The following shows an example of the Summary display for multiple VMs.

Figure: Summary display

Summary display

The Summary display presents the following backup information.

Table: Summary display in the NetBackup plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5)

Panel

Description

Virtual Machines

Shows the current backup status for a particular VM or for all the VMs that belong to the selected vSphere object.

If the vSphere object is higher than the level of a VM, the backup status appears in a color-coded pie chart.

Note:

If the panel applies to more than one VM: click on the linked values (such as for Backup Successful or Total) to see the details in the Virtual Machines display.

Virtual Machines By Backup Age

Shows the backup age of the VMs in a bar chart. This panel is available only for a vSphere object that is higher than the level of a VM.

Backup Events

For an indivisual VM:

Lists the total number of backup events and a breakdown of the events by Backup Successful, Backup Failed, and Snapshot Delete Failed.

Note:

Click on the linked values for Backup Successful, Backup Failed, Snapshot Delete Failed, or Total to see the details in the Events display.

Includes a color-coded bar chart that represents the type and number of backup events that occurred within a specified period.

You can configure the chart as follows:

  • Select the types of events that appear in the chart by clicking on the color-coded check boxes.

  • Select a different time period from View events from the last.

For Multiple VMs:

User needs to visit an individual VM for more details of its events data.

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