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  5. Backup License Usage Details

Backup License Usage Details

Detail reports are related to a specific enterprise object, such as a backup job. You can only access detail reports through a link presented in the context of a main report, providing additional information that augments the main report. Detail reports cannot be generated, customized, or saved, as they are specific to the report from which they were derived. They are not available in search results.

Explore your data center using customizable report templates or by using parts of your IT infrastructure as entry points. Use Search to find reports, templates and dashboards across the portal.

Use the Reports tab to examine the catalog of templates, dashboards and reports - organized by products along with user-created, and system folders. The main report is located here:

System Administration Reports > License Summary

Click the value in the Used column for the Backup Manager module.

For Super Users only

This report lists the details that are used to determine license compliance, thereby assisting users in understanding the data that is represented in backup reports.

See Consumption criteria of license suites.

Table: Backup License Usage Details

Column name

Description

Source

Name of the host/client that has been backed up.

Source Internal Name

Internal name of the host/client that has been backed up.

Source ID

Internal numeric ID of the host/client.

Source Type

Type of backup collection, such as Server, Client, HP Data Protector Cell Manager, Unknown.

Vendor

Backup software vendor.

Last Updated

Date and time of the last successful data collection.

Last Job

The last backup job completion date and time. The client is counted for the license count if it was backed up (success or failure) in the last 48 hours.

Media Server

Indicates if this host is or ever has been a media server: Y or N.

Primary Server

Indicates if this host is a Primary backup server: Y or N.

Policy

Backup policy used for this backup. When the policy name is not relevant for a vendor, the following data is displayed for this field. TSM: last access date, NetWorker: last updated, Avamar: group name, HP Data Protector: backup specification name, Commvault Simpana: Y, Backup Exec: Y.

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