{"id":11052,"date":"2022-07-25T13:57:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T03:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/?p=11052"},"modified":"2022-07-25T13:57:25","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T03:57:25","slug":"configuring-the-powerprotect-data-manager-report-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/2022\/07\/25\/configuring-the-powerprotect-data-manager-report-engine\/","title":{"rendered":"Configuring the PowerProtect Data Manager Report Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In PowerProtect Data Manager 19.10, a report engine was added. Data Protection Advisor could, and can still be used to provide reporting against your entire data protection environment (including any PowerProtect Data Manager systems). However, this now lets you do reporting as part of the holistic Data Manager experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first step to using the reporting engine is to deploy it. For this, you’ll need an IP address and configured hostname as part of your initial planning. Then, go to Reports > Reporting Engine<\/strong> in Data Manager:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deploying the PowerProtect Data Manager Reporting Engine (Step 1)<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you have the IP address\/hostname ready, you can start the deployment by clicking the Configure <\/strong>button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your next step will be to select the vCenter resources to deploy against, and enter the networking details, as shown below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deploying the PowerProtect Data Manager Reporting Engine (Step 2)<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When you’ve entered these details, click the Deploy button to start the deployment. Data Manager will handle all the background tasks associated with this and you can track it in the System Jobs area:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deploying the PowerProtect Data Manager Reporting Engine — Monitoring Deployment<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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PowerProtect Data Manager Reporting Engine Deployment Complete<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once the reporting engine is deployed, it will start tracking events for reporting. I.e., reporting history starts from the time of deployment. So, to show a basic report, I ran a VMware backup policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To run a report, go to Reports > Report Browser<\/strong>. For now, there are three types of reports to choose from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n