Types Of Reports; Additional Reporting Capabilities - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User's Manual & Technical Reference

Normally, only the Data Protector Express administrator has Supervisor permission to the System
Container.
Affected commands: New > Job , New > Group
This permission enables the New > Job and New > Group commands, allowing the user to create
new users and groups.
Reports
Data Protector Express has a series of helpful diagnostic and summary reports available. These
predefined reports are designed to gather specific information that is stored in the Data Protector Express
catalog. Reports can contain summary information or detailed information.

Types of reports

Generating reports with wizards ensures that you have the reports you need whenever you need them.
Data Protector Express provides the following report generation wizards. You can choose to produce
either a summary report or a detail report from each wizard.
1. Object at Risk wizard
a.
Summary view: Generate a report that summarizes the objects in the Data Protector Express
catalog that are at risk.
b. Detail view: Generate a report that contains a detailed account of the objects in the Data
Protector Express catalog that are at risk.
2.
Media Information wizard
a. Summary view: Generate a report that summarizes information about the contents of media
that are part of the Data Protector Express catalog.
b.
Detail view: Generate a report that contains detailed information about the contents of
media that are part of the Data Protector Express catalog.
3.
Catalog Listing wizard
a. Summary view: Generate a report that summarizes the contents of the Data Protector
Express catalog.
b.
Detail view: Generate a report that contains detailed information about the contents of the
Data Protector Express catalog.

Additional reporting capabilities

Besides its reporting capabilities, Data Protector Express has several advanced features to help you track
and compile information that Data Protector Express generates.
• Select Alerts on the Favorites desk bar to view Data Protector Express alerts. You can also open
alerts by clicking the Alerts button in the lower right corner of the screen.
• Select Recent logs on the Favorites desk bar to view recent logs that Data Protector Express has
generated. Use this command to print or save the log. You can also set up Data Protector Express
to send the logs automatically to a specified e-mail address.
For more information about e-mailing logs, see
• Select Instructions on the Favorites desk bar to see which media and devices are required for
the scheduled jobs.
For more information, see
• Select Messages on the Administration desk bar to view or print information about the general
operating state of the machine that do not require attention in order for Data Protector Express to
continue running. Sometimes referred to as trace messages, this information is updated each time
Data Protector Express performs an operation on an object for which you have enabled auditing.
For more information, see
E-mailing job
Viewing and printing scheduled job
Audit Logs.
logs.
instructions.
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