View backup information summary

The Summary fields below the Backup History table contain information about the selected backup.

Select a backup in the Backup History table to view information about the backup in the Summary fields below the table:

• Status

  The status code of the backup: either Success or an error code for the error that occurred.

• Method

  Information about the backup method:

  • Type

    Backup types include incremental, copy, full, differential, or Numarch/Cutoff (see Data Archive backup types).

  • VSS/non-VSS

    True for VSS backups; False for non-VSS backups.

  • Component Mode

    Meaningful only for third-party backups. Some third-party backup applications cannot do component mode backups and do not provide information to Data Archive about the success or failure of the backup.

  • Third party

    Appears if PI Backup Subsystem is not the application used to perform the backup.

• Start Time

  The time the backup started.

• Duration

  The time taken for the backup to complete.