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Generate Reports on Backup Compression

You can generate reports on precompression and postcompression of backed up data and can analyze the compression ratio.You can customize and generate various reports on backup compression using the user views and by customizing the query and automate services.

Using the DeDupe device objects from the object tree, you can create a sample report with the graph:

Follow these steps:

  1. Click the Object Tree icon on the Windows Client interface.
  2. Expand Network Storage, De-Dupe Devices, EMC Data Domain, Data Domains object.

    The grid opens on the right pane.

  3. Select the Switch to Graph Pane icon on the bottom of the right pane.
  4. Select the X-axis Source icon and select the Name option.
  5. Select the Y-axis Source icon and select the Pre Compression and Post Compression checkboxes.

    The graph displays the storage utilization of pre and post compression on backup.

    EDD-Graph

Using the DeDupe device objects from the object tree, you can create a sample report with the trending information:

Follow these steps:

  1. Click the Object Tree icon on the Windows Client interface.
  2. Expand Network Storage, De-Dupe Devices, EMC Data Domain, Data Domain objects.

    The grid opens on the right pane.

  3. Select the Switch to Trend Pane icon on the bottom of the right pane.
  4. Select the Trend Trace Source icon and select the Name option.
  5. Select the Trend Data Source icon and select the Pre Compression and Post Compression checkboxes.

    The trend provides the storage utilization of pre and post compression on backup.

    EDD Trend

You can export these reports to Excel, HTML, PDF, TXT, .MDB, and Web Document formats. Thus, you can customize and generate backup compression reports.