• Footprint reports can be run only from a replication target system running software version 7.5 or higher. The feature is not supported for legacy vaulting systems, and vaulted data is not included in footprint reports.
• Replication must be set up on the target for reports to run. For instructions on setting up replication, see Replication setup.
• Reports can be scheduled and managed only from the command line of the appliance. To access the command line, see Accessing the command line of a replication target.
• Run only supported commands when using the storage footprint reporting feature. Running other commands can have undesirable results. For a list of supported commands, see Supported commands for footprint reports.
• The queries required to compute a source’s footprint can be intensive, so reports should run only once a month at a time when the system load is expected to be low. To avoid overburdening an appliance, the report utility monitors the system load before running queries, and if system load is high, report tasks are postponed until the system load decreases.
• When a report runs, one task is created per replicating source. You can monitor the progress from the console or the Administrator Interface. For details, see Monitoring a running report.
• Each report includes the footprints for all sources replicating to the target. A footprint report cannot be run for an individual source.
• When the report completes, the appliance emails it to the addresses you entered in the System Report Mailing List when configuring notifications. If you need to set up email reporting, see About configuring notifications.
• The thirteen most recent reports are stored on the replication target appliance from which the reports are run.