Display backup processing status

During a backup, by default the backup-archive client displays the status of each file it attempts to back up.

The client reports the size, path, file name, total number of bytes transferred, and whether the backup attempt was successful for the file. These are also recorded in the dsmsched.log file for scheduled commands.

The web client and backup-archive client Java™ GUI provide a Task List window that displays information about files during processing. When a task completes, a Backup Report window displays processing details. Click the Help button in the Backup Report window for context help.

The web client and backup-archive client GUI provide a Task List window that displays information about files during processing. When a task completes, a Backup Report window displays processing details. Click the Help button in the Backup Report window for context help.

On the backup-archive command line, the name of each file is displayed after it is sent to the server. The progress indicator shows overall progress.

Table 1 lists some informational messages and meanings.

Table 1. Client command line informational messages

Informational message	Meaning
Directory-->	Indicates the directory that you back up.
Normal File-->.	Any file that is not a directory, symbolic link, or special file.
Special File-->	Special files define devices for the system or temporary files that are created by processes. There are three basic types of special files: FIFO (first-in, first-out), block, and character. FIFO files are also called pipes. Pipes are created by one process to temporarily allow communication with another process. These files cease to exist when the first process finishes. Block and character files define devices. The client processes only device and named pipe special files. Socket special files are not processed.
Symbolic Link-->	Indicates that the client backs up a symbolic link.
Updating-->	Indicates that only the file meta data is sent, not the data itself.
Expiring-->	Indicates an object (file or directory) on the server that no longer exists on the client is expired and made inactive on the server.
Total number of objects inspected:	As indicated. When using journal-based backup, the number of objects that are inspected might be less than the number of objects that are backed up. When you use the snapshot difference incremental backup, the number of objects that are inspected is zero. The number is zero because the client performs an incremental backup of the files that NetApp reported as changed. The client does not scan the volume looking for files that have changed.
Total number of objects backed up:	As indicated.
Total number of objects encrypted:	This is a count of the objects that were encrypted during backup or archive processing.
Data encryption type:	Specifies the encryption algorithm type (e.g 256-bit AES), if one or more objects are encrypted during backup or archive processing.
Total number of objects updated:	These are files whose attributes, such as file owner or file permissions, have changed.
Total number of objects rebound:	See Bind management classes to files for more information.
Total number of objects deleted:	This is a count of the objects that are deleted from the client workstation after being successfully archived on the server. The count is zero for all backup commands.
Total number of objects expired:	See the section about full and partial incremental backup for more information.
Total number of objects failed:	Objects can fail for several reasons. Check the dsmerror.log for details.
Total snapshot difference objects:	For snapshot difference incremental backups, this represents the total number of objects backed up and the total number of objects expired.
Total objects deduplicated:	Specifies the number of files that are deduplicated.
Total number of bytes inspected:	Specifies the sum of the sizes of the files that are selected for the operation. For example, the total number of bytes that are inspected for this command is the number of bytes that are used on the volume /Volumes/BUILD: dsmc INCREMENTAL /Volumes/BUILD/* -SU=Yes
Total bytes before deduplication:	Specifies the number of bytes to send to the IBM Spectrum Protect™ server if the client does not eliminate redundant data. Compare this amount with Total bytes after deduplication. Includes metadata size and might be greater than bytes inspected.
Total bytes after deduplication:	Specifies the number of bytes that are sent to the IBM Spectrum Protect server after deduplication of the files on the client computer. Includes metadata size and might be greater than bytes processed.
Total number of bytes inspected:	Specifies the sum of the sizes of the files that are selected for the operation. For example, the total number of bytes inspected for this command is the number of bytes used in the directory C:\Users dsmc.exe INCREMENTAL C:\Users\* -su=yes
Total number of bytes processed:	Specifies the sum of the sizes of the files that are processed for the operation.
Data transfer time:	The sum of the times that each backup, archive, restore, or retrieve session takes to send data across the network. This number does not include the time for the client to read the data from disk before the date is sent, nor the time to wait for server transactions to complete. This number can be greater than the elapsed processing time if the operation uses multiple concurrent sessions to move data, such as multi-session backup and restore operations. This number includes the time that it takes to send data more than once due to retries, such as when a file changes during a backup operation.
Network data transfer rate:	The average rate at which the network transfers data between the client and the server. This statistic is calculated by dividing the total number of bytes transferred by the time to transfer the data over the network. This statistic does not include the time for the client to read the data from disk before the data is sent, nor the time to wait for server transactions to complete.
Aggregate data transfer rate:	The total number of bytes transferred during a backup, archive, restore, or retrieve operation, divided by the total elapsed time of the operation.
Objects compressed by:	Specifies the percentage of data sent over the network divided by the original size of the file on disk. For example, if the net data-bytes are 10K and the file is 100K, then Objects compressed by: == (1 - (10240/102400)) x 100 == 90%.
Total number of objects grew:	The total number of files that grew larger as a result of compression.
Deduplication reduction:	Specifies the size of the duplicate extents that were found, divided by the initial file or data size. For example, if the initial object size is 100 MB, after deduplication it is 25 MB. The reduction would be: (1 - 25/100) * 100 = 75%.
Total data reduction ratio:	Adds incremental and compression effects. For example, if the bytes inspected are 100 MB and the bytes sent are 10 MB, the reduction would be: (1 - 10/100) * 100 = 90%
Elapsed processing time:	The active processing time to complete a command. This is calculated by subtracting the starting time of a command process from the ending time of the completed command process.
Total number of bytes transferred:	The total number of bytes transferred during the backup, archive, restore, or retrieve operation. This value includes data that is sent more than once due to retries, such as when a file changes during a backup operation.
LanFree bytes transferred:	The total number of data bytes transferred during a lan-free operation. If the enablelanfree option is set to no, this line will not appear.
Total number of bytes inspected:	A sum of sizes of files selected for the operation.
Total number of retries:	The total number of retries during a backup operation. Depending on the settings for the serialization attribute and the changingretries option, a file that is opened by another process might not be backed up on the first backup try. The backup-archive client might try to back up a file several times during a backup operation. This message indicates the total retries for all files that are included in the backup operation.