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Viewing Back Up Statistics

The STATUS page provides an overview of the performance and health of your Barracuda Backup. If you have more than one Barracuda Backup Server linked to your account, you can select a specific server and view its individual statistics.

From the STATUS page you can view:

Backup activity for local and offsite locations, indicating the size and the number of backup files added by date.

Storage statistics representing the total amount of storage used by each data source type on the local Barracuda Backup Server and at Barracuda Cloud Starage as well as the number of files and messages backed up. If this system is replicating data to or from another Barracuda Backup Server, then those storage statistics appear on the BACKUP > Replication page on both Barracuda Backup Servers.

Efficiency statistics show:

-Actual Storage: The amount of actual storage space being used

-Snapshot Equivalent: The amount of space that would be required to back up your data based on your retention policies projected over the next three years, without deduplication and compression

-Deduplication Ratio: The overall amount of space savings with deduplication and compression compared to the snapshot equivalent. See Deduplication for Backup Efficiency, page 6, for details about how deduplication works.

Status indicators for the health of the Barracuda Backup Servers, local and offsite backups, and data sources. Green shows that your servers are online and that no errors have been encountered as a result of your backup. Red indicators are displayed when a local server is offline or when errors were generated during a backup. Mouse over the indicators to see more details.

Performance statistics for the Barracuda Backup Servers, including percentage of CPU, disk and Ethernet usage. Performance statistics displayed in red signify that the value exceeds the normal threshold. These values will fluctuate based on the amount of data that is being backed up, but if any setting remains consistently red for a long period of time, contact Barracuda Networks Technical Support.

Storage History (if one Barracuda Backup Server is selected) displays the current, historic and actual data storage size on the local and cloud locations by date.

Transfer History (if one Barracuda Backup Server is selected) displays the efficiency of your data transfer and the size of the file parts yet to be transferred offsite, organized by date.

Monitoring Backup Status

To check that a Barracuda Backup Server is operating correctly, select it from the list of Barracuda Backup Servers and navigate to its STATUS page.

You can look at the Transfer History and see the amount of bytes remaining to be transferred. If there is a large amount of data there (80 GB or more), there are a number of things to check, all under the BACKUP tab:

Adjust the rate limit.

Check the amount of data being backed up nightly to ensure the Barracuda Backup Server is doing transaction log backups for Exchange and SQL.

48 Barracuda Backup Service Administrator’s Guide

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Contents Barracuda Backup Service Copyright Notice Contents Site-to-Site Replication Securing Your BackupsAdministering the Barracuda Backup Service Restoring DataAppendix a About the Hardware Monitoring the Barracuda Backup ServiceAppendix B Limited Warranty and License Barracuda Backup Service Administrator’s Guide Introduction Barracuda Cloud Storage Features of the Barracuda Backup ServiceDeduplication for Backup Efficiency Site-to-Site ReplicationMicrosoft Application Support Email Message-level BackupRestore-Focused SecurityAdministrative Console Barracuda Backup Service InterfaceWeb Interface for the Barracuda Backup Server InterfacesBackup Deployment Options Deployment Options Overview Backup Options Deployment OptionsSite-to-Site Replication Site-to-Site Deployment Barracuda Backup Service Administrator’s Guide Getting Started Configuring Your Corporate Firewall InstallationPhysically Installing the Barracuda Backup Server Configuring the IP Address and Network SettingsLinking Your Barracuda Backup Server to an Account Creating an AccountBarracuda Backup Service Administrator’s Guide Configuring Backups Options for Backing Up Data Overview of Backup ConfigurationWhere Data is Backed Up Microsoft SQL Server Backup Message-Level Backup Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise Steps to Backing Up Data Identify Systems to be Backed UpBackups for Mac OS X/Linux/Unix SSH Connections Selecting Type of Data to Back UpCreate Backup Schedules Create Data Retention PoliciesExclude Files from a Backup Optional Modify Your Back Up Rate Limit OptionalCreate Rules Watch Important Backup Files Optional Check Backup ReportsBarracuda Backup Service Administrator’s Guide Overview Configuring DestinationsSite-to-Site Replication Before Starting ReplicationLoss of Communication to Destination and Queue Size Specifying Data Replication DestinationDisabling a Destination Temporarily Restoring Data Restoring File Share Data Restoring from Local and Offsite BackupsRestoring Data Backed up by the Barracuda Backup Agent Using the Barracuda Restore Tool for Windows Restoring an Exchange Storage GroupRestoring a Microsoft SQL Database Restoring Windows System StateUsing Ftpes Restoring Exchange and GroupWise MessagesUsing FTP Using Windows Explorer and WebDAVRestoring Data Barracuda Backup Service Administrator’s Guide Securing Your Backups Management Access Barracuda Backup Service SecurityCommunication and Configuration Data Transmission and StorageSecuring Your Backups Storage Barracuda Cloud Storage Standards and ProtectionStorage Facility Standards OversightBackup Security and Site-to-Site Replication Policy-Based Security Administering the Barracuda Backup Service Verifying Your Barracuda Cloud Storage Service Plan Size Administrative SettingsEdit User Settings Specific to the Barracuda Backup Service Managing Your Account and Adding UsersMonitoring the Barracuda Backup Service Monitoring Backup Status Viewing Back Up StatisticsManaging Email Notifications Backup ReportsUser Activity Reports Front Panel Indicator Lights Shutting Down a Barracuda Backup ServerWiping a Barracuda Backup Server About the Hardware Hardware ComplianceBarracuda Backup Service Administrator’s Guide Exclusive Remedy Limited Warranty and LicenseBarracuda Networks Limited Hardware Warranty v Exclusions and RestrictionsBarracuda Networks Software License Agreement v Limited Warranty and License Barracuda Backup Service Administrator’s Guide Limited Warranty and License Barracuda Networks Software License Agreement Appendix Preamble Barracuda Backup Service Administrator’s Guide Limited Warranty and License Barracuda Backup Service Administrator’s Guide Limited Warranty and License Barracuda Backup Service Administrator’s Guide Limited Warranty and License END of Terms and Conditions Index