NetBackup Library Capacity Forecast
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Use the Reports tab to examine the StorageConsole catalog of templates, dashboards and reports - organized by products along with user-created, and system folders. This report is located here:
Backup Manager > Forecasting & Capacity Planning > Library Capacity Forecast
This report can display either a bar chart view or a tabular report of library capacity, current usage, and forecasted usage. In the scope selector, select display as Chart or display as Table.
Note that in the bar chart, the yellow line represents
estimated library capacity. See
Tape Media Detail Report for details.
• Current Used Capacity - Space occupied on full and filling tapes now in slots
• Current Free Capacity - Space remaining on empty or filling tapes now in slots
• Extra Potential Capacity - Average measured capacity of one full tape times the number of open slots
• Forecasted Usage - The anticipated tape usage based on historical data
To view this same data in tabular format, select Display as Table in the scope selector.
The following table lists fields displayed in either the bar chart or the table.
Management Server | This is the NetBackup Master Server. This links to Host Details. |
Controlling Server | This is the NetBackup media server that controls the library. This links to Host Details. |
Library | The name of the tape library |
# of Slots | The number of slots in the library |
Serial Number | Serial number of the tape library |
SCSII Info | The device’s SCII details |
Date | The date that represents the time period start date |
Current Usage | Average usage, as of the associated date |
Forecasted Usage | Forecasted usage, based on the reports start and end dates |
