User manual
Table Of Contents
- VMware vCloud Air User's Guide
- Contents
- About vCloud Air
- Use the vCloud Air Web Console
- About Virtual Data Centers
- Create a Virtual Data Center
- View Virtual Data Center Details in vCloud Air
- Manage Resource Allocation for a Virtual Data Center
- Manage Virtual Machines in a Virtual Data Center
- Lock a Virtual Data Center
- Unlock a Virtual Data Center
- Set a Limit on Number of Virtual Machines in a Virtual Data Center
- Change Virtual Data Center Name or Description
- Delete a Virtual Data Center
- About Gateways and Networks
- Basic Management for Virtual Machines
- About Virtual Machine Monitoring
- Advanced Management for Virtual Machines
- Data Protection Service
- Features of the Data Protection Service
- About Data Protection Policies
- Reporting and Storage Use
- Billing for the Data Protection Service
- Ways to Restore Virtual Machines
- Enable Data Protection for a Virtual Data Center
- Update the Data Protection Policy for a Virtual Data Center
- Add a Backup Policy for a vApp
- Run a Manual Backup
- Restore a Virtual Machine from a Backup
- Restore a Deleted vApp
- Delete a Backup Image
- Disaster Recovery in vCloud Air
- Storage in vCloud Air
- About Snapshots
- vCloud Air User Management
- Technical Support
- Index
Reporting and Storage Use
In vCloud Air, you can access storage utilization and reporting information for your Data Protection Service
in the following ways:
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To view storage utilization information, view the Storage Used tab.
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To view activity information, view the Activity Logs.
Customers can buy fixed amount of backup storage in the vCloud Air cloud. You can purchase additional
storage at any time by logging into your subscription services in My VMware.
Analyzing the 30 day Consumption Trend graph for the storage consumed is useful in determining whether
to purchase additional storage.
Storage Used Tab
The Storage Used tab shows information about current backup storage utilization, 30-day consumption
trends, the top 10 vApps based on storage consumed, and the top 10 virtual data centers based on storage
consumed.
NOTE You can also view storage utilization information from the VDCs protected, vAPPs protected, and
Deleted vAPPs tabs by checking the Storage Consumed column of each table, respectively.
From the Storage Used tab, you can view how much storage is consumed by protecting you virtual
machines. The tab displays storage consumption in the following format—the storage used of the storage
purchased; as shown in the following example:
510 MB of 100 GB — shows the storage consumed (510 MB) for the amount of storage purchased (100 GB)
VMware calculates how storage is used by the Data Protection Service in the following way.
After a backup runs, the Data Protection Service scans the backup image and determines the amount of
storage consumed. Subsequent scans calculate the difference from the last scan and use that delta to
determine the current amount of storage consumed. When the retention period for a restore point expires,
the Data Protection Service reduces the calculation accordingly. The first time you back up a vApp
determines the full size of the vApp.
Activity Log
All backup and restore operations are logged in the Activity Logs. The following Data Protection Service
operations are tracked in the Activity Logs for vCloud Air:
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