Working with the Backup Browser

Use the Backup Browser to view and manage backups already stored on a device. See the following topics for details about using the browser:

     About the Backup Browser

     To view backups stored on a device

     To customize the backup browser

     To delete backups from a device

     To set a legal hold on a backup

About the Backup Browser

The Backup Browser is split into two panes. The top pane displays backup devices, and the bottom pane displays information about the backups stored on the selected device.

Backup Devices

You can view the following information about backup devices in the upper pane of the Backup Browser:

Column

Description

Device Name

The name of the storage device.

Storage Name

The name of the backup storage on the device.

Online

Whether or not the storage device is online.

Default

Whether or not the device is default storage.

Size (GB)

The total capacity of the storage device.

Backup Concurrency

Maximum number of concurrent backups allowed for the device.

Backup Details

You can view the following information about backups already stored on the selected device in the lower pane of the Backup Browser.

Note: For additional information about a particular backup, select its checkbox, then click Backup Information.

Column

Description

Client

The name of the client which the backup operation protects.

ID

The backup operation’s unique numeric identification.

Status

The status of the backup operation. Green indicates a successful backup, yellow indicates a backup completed with warnings, and red indicates a failed backup. Currently active backup operations are represented with an hourglass.

Database

Displays for application backups only. The database or VM name that was backed up.

Date

The date the job occurred.

Time

The time the job started.

Type

The type of backup operation. The type may include master, differential, incremental, bare metal, etc.

Size (MB)

The size of the backup operation in megabytes.