Tools for creating licensing reports
NetBackup provides the following tools to gather backup data information and create licensing reports.
NetBackup 8.1.2 automatically collects and includes information in the NetBackup web UI. The usage report displays trends and details on the NetBackup data that is protected including data size, master server, and policy type. This information is used with the Smart Meter tool to compare backup size data with your capacity licensing. For more information, see the NetBackup Web UI Backup Administrator's Guide and https://taas.veritas.com.
The nbdeployutil utility is a command-line tool that can gather backup size data and create a licensing report. The command generates a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to review. In NetBackup 8.1.2, the nbdeployutil utility automatically gathers backup size data. You can then use this utility to:
Run capacity licensing reports on an incremental schedule.
Manually generate reports for traditional or for capacity licensing.
Create custom capacity license reports. For example, for a set of clients or for a business unit.
OpsCenter also provides an licensing reporting interface that is useful for multi-server environments. You must run reports manually in OpsCenter.