View anomalies
NetBackup can now detect anomalies in backup metadata. It can detect any unusual job data in the data backup flow. For example, it can detect a file count or a file size that is different than the usual count or size.
See About backup anomaly detection.
Note:
An anomalies count of 0 indicates there are no anomalies generated or that the anomaly detection services are not running.
To view anomalies
- Sign in to the NetBackup web UI.
- At the top right, click the Notifications icon and then click Show All.
- Click the Anomalies tab.
The following columns are displayed:
Job ID - Job ID of the job for which the anomaly is detected
Client name - Name of the NetBackup client where the anomaly is detected
Policy type - The policy type of the associated backup job
Count - The number of anomalies that are detected for this job
Score - Severity of the anomaly. The score is higher if the severity of the anomaly is more.
Summary - Summary of the anomalies that are notified for this job
Received - Date when the anomaly is notified
False positive - Indicates whether the false positive is reported for this anomaly or not
Policy name - The policy name of the associated backup job
Schedule name - The schedule name of the associated backup job
- Expand a row to see the details of the selected anomaly.
For each anomaly record, the current value of that feature and its actual range based on the past data are displayed.
Consider the following example:
An anomaly of the image size feature is displayed as 100MB (Usual 350MB, 450MB). This information implies that the current image size that is reported as anomaly is 100 MB. However, the usual image size range is 350 MB - 450 MB that is derived from the analysis of past data. Because of the significant difference between the current images size and usual image size range, NetBackup notifies it as an anomaly.