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  3. Section V. Report Reference
  4. Backup Administration Reports
  5. Host Details
  6. Host Details by Source

Host Details by Source

Hosts can be collected by any number of sources such as vendor products. This table lists the details that have been collected by a source so that you can validate the collected details. You may want to re-prioritize how hosts are being listed, for example, prioritized by the source that is important for your reporting needs. To re-prioritize hosts, refer to the following.

See Setting a host's priority.

Table: Host Details by Source

Column name

Description

Display Name

Name that is displayed in reports.

Host Name

Name of the host as it was collected by the vendor product.

IP Address

IP address of the host.

Product Group

The group, such as Capacity, for which the host data was collected.

Source

A specific source from which host data was collected; for example, VMware.

Date Created

The date and time the host was created in the Portal database.

Last Updated

The date and time the host data was updated in the Portal database.

OS Platform

Operating system of the host, as collected from this vendor product; for example, Windows Server 2008 R2.

OS Version

The host's specific operating system version, as collected from this vendor product; for example, 6.01.

Make

The host's make, as collected from this vendor product; for example, Windows-x64.

Model

The host's model, as collected from this vendor product; for example, PowerEdge 2950.

Backup Server Type

The host's role in a backup relationship, client or server.

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