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Accessing backup manager, Viewing sessions that are running – HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition Software User Manual

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Managing Backups

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Allocated — The media is currently either actively being used or has a valid backup on it.
Frozen — The media will never become available for backup again, but it is still available

for restores.

Suspended — The media will not be used again until all backups written to it expire. It is still

available for installations however.

7.

To view summary media information for selected media in a report format:
a. Access Reporter by clicking Reports > Storage Essentials > Manage Reports or clicking Tools

> Storage Essentials > Home, and then clicking Reporter in the left pane.

b. Click Reporter > Backup Manager to expand the tree.
c. Click the Media Summary report.

Backup Manager displays the total media, designating each as either Available, Allocated,

Frozen, or Suspended

You can also set up a policy that will notify you when the number of available media for a storage

pool is running low. For example, you could create a policy that sends you an e-mail when the

number of available media for a storage pool is less than two. See ”

Creating a Utilization or

Backup Policy

” on page 373.

Accessing Backup Manager

To access Backup Manager, click Tools > Storage Essentials > Backup Manager or click Tools >

Storage Essentials > Home, and then click Backup Manager in the left pane.

Viewing Sessions that are Running

NOTE:

For information about configuring session monitoring, see

Session Monitoring

, page 199.

To view sessions that are running:

1.

Access Backup Manager by clicking Tools > Storage Essentials > Backup Manager or by

clicking Tools > Storage Essentials > Home, and then clicking Backup Manager in the left pane.

2.

Click the Topology tab on the right side of the window.

3.

Right-click a backup manager application, and then select Show Running Sessions. The Running

Sessions page is displayed.

4.

If desired, select filter criteria, and then click Apply Filter. The table is updated to display only the

sessions that meet the filter criteria you entered.

The following information about each session is displayed:

Job ID — The identifier assigned to the session

Backup Manager — The name of the backup manager

Media Manager — The name of the media manager

Clients — The names of the clients

Backup Policies — The names of the backup policies

Schedules — The names of the schedules

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