Stub Recall Job Summary Report

About this Report

The Stub Recall Job Summary Report displays a summary of stub recall jobs that ran in the CommCell.

When to use this Report

You can use the Stub Recall Job Summary Report to review information related to all stub recall jobs that ran in the CommCell during the specified time period. This report is useful if you need to know:

  • The client source and destination for each job

  • The agent, instance, and backup set for each job

  • The domain and user name, or mailbox alias name, of the user who set up the stub recall job

What this Report Contains

This report presents the data in the following sections:

Sections

Description

Stub Recall Job Summary

This table provides summary information about stub recall jobs that run in the CommCell. Information displayed in the table includes:

  • The source and destination client for each job

  • The Agent, instance, and backup set associated with each job

  • The start and end time of all jobs

  • The size and duration of each job

  • The user who set up the job

  • A list of items that were recovered during the job

How to Generate the Report

You can generate the default version of any CommCell Report on demand in the CommCell Console.

Before You Begin
  • Your CommCell user account must be assigned to a role that has the Report Management permission.

  • To view report data for an entity, your CommCell user account must have an association with that entity.

    For more information on users, permissions, and associations, see User Administration and Security - Overview.

  • Enable the nDMRSendFileStatus additional setting.

Enabling the Report

In order to see data in the Stub Recall Job Summary Report, you must enable the nDMRSendFileStatus additional setting. For instructions on how to add additional settings from the CommCell Console, see Add or Modify an Additional Setting.

  1. To send job statistics to the Job Manager and update the Recovery Job History views and reports, on the client computer, add the nDMRSendFileStatus additional setting and configure the following values:

    Property

    Value

    Name

    nDMRSendFileStatus

    Category

    EventManager

    Type

    INTEGER

    Value

    1

  2. In the Process Manager, stop and then start the Commvault Client Manager Service.

    For instructions, see Services - Advanced.

Running the Report
  1. On the CommCell Console menu bar, select the Reports tab, and then click Job Summary.

    The Report Selection dialog box appears with Job Summary (Web) selected by default.

  2. From the navigation pane, click Job Summary (CommCell Console).

  3. On the General tab, click Data Recovery Jobs > Stub Recall.

  4. At the bottom of the page, click Run.

    The report appears in your default Web browser.

Scheduling the Report

  1. In the CommCell Console, select the Reports tab, and then on the ribbon, click the button for the report that you want to schedule.

    The Report Selection dialog box appears.

  2. Configure the report as needed.

  3. In the Report Selection dialog box, click Schedule.

  4. On the Schedule Pattern tab, in the Schedule Name box, enter a name for the schedule.

  5. Select the interval at which you want the report to run: One Time, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Yearly.

  6. In the Start Time box, type the time of day when you want the report generation to begin.

  7. Under Repeat, specify the exact times and days that you want the report to run.

  8. Click Ok.

Customizations That You Can Perform With This Report

You can further customize the report by using the tabs that are available in the Report Selection dialog box. The following table describes the available report options for this report.

Options

Description

General

You can generate any of the Job Summary reports from this tab, including the Stub Recall Job Summary Report.

Computers

You can set the report to display information for all computers from the CommCell or select individual clients with the Modify option. You can set the report to include all agent types in the CommCell, or select individual agent types with the Modify option.

Time Range

You can choose to include information from a specific time range in the report.

  • Choose a number of hours, days, or weeks from the list. The report information ends at the time that you generate the report.

  • Select a time zone, and then enter a range of time from a specific date and time to another specific date and time.

  • Set the report to start at the first job that occurred in the CommCell, or enter a specific date and time in the Jobs On section.

  • Set the report to end at the last job that occurs in the CommCell before you run the report, or enter a specific date and time in the Jobs On section.

Output

You can set the report output to appear in one of several formats and save it to a variety of locations. All options for the output format are not available for all report types. Set any of the following options:

  • Generate the report in an available format.

    • HTML: Full version, the shorter Summary version, or Mobile Device Format

    • Text separated by commas or tabs

    • PDF

    • XML

  • Enter a location to save the report in one of these locations:

    • A client computer in the CommCell

    • A shared network drive

    • An FTP Location. Click Settings to specify an FTP location that is different than the default.

  • Choose a language from the Choose Locale list to set the report to appear in that language.

  • Select Date and Time, and then select a format from the list to set the format in which the date and time appears in the report.

Additional Options

The following table describes additional operations that you can perform with the reports feature:

Option

Description

Related topics

Saving the Report Output

You can save the report output to a specified location.

  1. In the CommCell Console, select the Reports tab, and then on the ribbon, click the button for the report that you want to save.

    The Report Selection dialog box appears.

  2. Configure the report as needed.

  3. Select the Output tab, and then from the Output Format section, select a file format.

  4. Select Output To, and then enter the location to which you want to save the report.

    • To save the report to your local computer, select Use Local Drive On, and then in the Report Copy Location box, enter a location.

    • To save the report to a shared network drive, select Use Network Share, and then in the Report Copy Location box, enter a location.

    • To upload the report to an FTP site, select FTP Upload, and then click Settings to enter the FTP location and your credentials.

      You can use the default FTP location configured for the CommCell, or you can enter a different FTP location and credentials.

  5. From the Choose Locale list, select the language in which you want the report to appear.

  6. At the bottom of the Report Selection dialog box, click Run.

    The report opens in the file format that you specified and a copy of the report is saved to the location that you entered.

Saving a Report as a Template

You can save the report settings as a template in the CommCell Console, and then run the report at any time.

  1. In the CommCell Console, select the Reports tab, and then on the ribbon, click the button for the report that you want to make into a template.

    The Report Selection dialog box appears.

  2. Configure the report as needed.

  3. At the bottom of the Report Selection dialog box, click Save As.

    The Save As dialog box appears.

  4. Select Save a Report, and then enter a name for the template in the box.

  5. Click OK.

    The report template appears in the CommCell Browser under Reports > My Reports.

Generating a Report from a Template

You can generate a report from a template at any time.

  1. From the CommCell Browser, expand Reports > My Reports, and then click General.

    The General tab appears in the CommCell Console.

  2. In the General tab, right-click the name of the report that you want to generate, and then select Run Immediately.

    The report opens in the format that is specified in the template.

Modifying a Report Template

  1. In the CommCell Browser, go to Reports | My Reports | General.

    The General tab appears in the CommCell Console.

  2. In the General tab, right-click the name of the report that you want to change, and then select Edit.

    The Saved Reports dialog box appears.

  3. Select the Report Details tab, and then make changes on any of the available tabs.

  4. Click OK to save your settings.

Cloning a Report Template

  1. In the CommCell Browser, go to Reports | My Reports | General.

    The General tab appears in the CommCell Console.

  2. In the General tab, right-click the name of the report that you want to clone, and then select Edit.

    The Saved Reports dialog box appears.

  3. Select the Job Initiation tab, and then select Saved Report.

  4. Select Clone this report as, and then enter a name in the box.

  5. Click OK.

    The cloned report appears in the General tab.

Deleting a Report Template

  1. In the CommCell Browser, go to Reports | My Reports | General.

    The General tab appears in the CommCell Console.

  2. In the General tab, right-click the name of the report that you want to delete, and then select Delete.

    A message appears that asks if you are sure that you want to delete the selected Report Template.

  3. Click Yes.

    The report is removed from the General tab.

Setting a Report Alert

This option allows users or user groups to get an automatic notification when a report is created. Follow the steps given below to set up the criteria to raise notifications/alerts:

  1. In the CommCell Console, select the Reports tab, and then on the ribbon, click the button for the report that you want to set alerts for.

    The Report Selection dialog box appears.

  2. Configure the report as needed

  3. At the bottom of the Report Selection dialog box, click Schedule.

    The Schedule Details dialog box appears.

  4. Configure the schedule as needed.

  5. Select the Notification tab, and then click Add Alert.

  6. From the Add Alert Wizard dialog box, select the types of notifications that you want to send, and then click Next.

  7. Add recipients to the selected list.

    • To add a recipient that is a user in the CommCell, from the Available list, select a user, and then click Add.

    • To add a recipient that is not a user in the CommCell, in the Email to Recipients box, type an e-mail address.

  8. Click Next, and then click Finish.

  9. Click OK.

Refer to Alerts.

Saving a Report as a Script

The Command Line Interface allows you to generate reports from the command line. The commands can be executed from the command line or can be integrated into scripts. You can generate command line scripts for specific operations in the CommCell Console by using the Save As Script option.

To create an XML script that generates a report:

  1. From the CommCell Browser, expand Reports > My Reports, and then click General.

    The General tab appears in the CommCell Console.

  2. In the General tab, right-click the name of the report that you want to save as a script, and then select Edit.

    The Saved Reports dialog box appears.

  3. Select the Job Initiation tab, and then click Save As Script

    The Save As Script dialog box appears.

  4. Enter the appropriate settings to generate a script file.

    1. From the Client list, select the name of the client where you want to save the script.

    2. In the Path box, enter the file path where you want to save the script, and then enter a name for the script file at the end of the path.

      Ensure that the name of the file contains the .xml extension

    3. Click OK to create the script.

      A message appears that says that the script saved successfully.

    4. Click OK.

  5. The Save As Script and the Saved Reports dialog boxes close.

Refer to Command Line Interface.

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