Administrator Guide

Viewing Backup Job Reports

The Reports Explorer provides summary information for backup sets and their associated restore points.

The Details tab of the Reports Explorer provides the run time messages generated by Replay Manager

when the backup job runs and indicates the success or failure of the restore point. In cases of failure,

viewing the error messages on the Details tab can be very helpful in troubleshooting why the failure

occurred.

The General tab of the Reports Explorer provides information on the schedule and the retention policy

defined for the selected backup set or restore point.

Using the Reports Explorer

Use the Reports Explorer to show information on the following:

• All defined backup sets.

• All backup set jobs, including run-time reports.

NOTE: The Reports Explorer shows information on backup sets and backup jobs (restore points).

For information on restore operations, see the Microsoft Management Console Events Viewer.

Open the Reports Explorer

The Reports Explorer displays the backup sets and their associated restore points for the selected server

or host.

1. In the Server Connections area of the navigation pane, connect to a server or host.

2. In the Backup Extensions area of the navigation pane, select a data source.

3. In the Backup Sets area of the navigation pane, click Reports . The Reports Explorer for the

selected data source appears.