After creating a capacity licensing report
After using nbdeployutil to gather report data, use the --report --capacity option to generate a capacity licensing report in the form of a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
This topic reviews the different tabs that appear in a capacity licensing report and provides an overview on the process of reconciling the report with the actual NetBackup environment.
Use the following steps to examine the report results:
Table: Examining the capacity licensing report
Step | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
1 | Verify the completeness of the report inputs. | |
2 | Eliminate redundant data due to client aliases and multiple IP addresses. | See Eliminate redundant data due to client aliases and multiple IP addresses. |
3 | Examine the Itemization tab for flagged conditions in the Accuracy column. | See Examine the Itemization tab for flagged conditions in the Accuracy column. |
4 | Verify correct grouping and summation of multistreamed backup images. | See Verify correct grouping and summation of multistreamed backup images. |
5 | Examine the CloudCatalyst (KB) column that displays the volume of data processed using NetBackup CloudCatalyst | |
6 | Examine overlap detection by nbdeployutil |