{"id":5201,"date":"2016-10-02T15:11:57","date_gmt":"2016-10-02T11:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msp360.com\/blog\/?p=5201"},"modified":"2023-12-29T15:24:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T11:24:26","slug":"backup-understanding-email-notification-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/backup-understanding-email-notification-report\/","title":{"rendered":"MSP360 Backup: Understanding Email Notification Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MSP360 provides backup solutions with email notification service. Email notification reports make it possible to stay informed about the state of your backup and, thus, have full control over your backup.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-of-content \">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Table of Contents<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h2>File-Level Backup<\/h2>\n<p>Email notification for <strong>file-level backup<\/strong> contains the following information:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/1.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"503\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/1.png 503w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/1-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>where:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Start date<\/strong> - date and time when the plan started.<br \/>\n<strong>Product version<\/strong> - version of your MSP360 Backup.<br \/>\n<strong>Computer<\/strong> - your computer name (it comes from the \u201cbackup prefix\u201d option being set up in the Account Details).<br \/>\n<strong>Bucket<\/strong> - bucket (or container) in the cloud storage where backup is made.<br \/>\n<strong>Duration<\/strong> - duration of the plan execution (HOURS:MINUTES:SECONDS).<br \/>\n<strong>Files scanned<\/strong> - number of all files being selected for the backup (including new files appeared in selected folders).<br \/>\n<strong>Data scanned<\/strong> - size of files scanned.<br \/>\n<strong>Files to backup<\/strong> - number of files that are going to be backed up (i.e. new and modified files since last backup).<br \/>\n<strong>Data to backup<\/strong> - size of files to backup.<br \/>\n<strong>Files copied<\/strong> - number of files that have been actually backed up to the storage.\u00a0<em>(<strong>Note<\/strong>: it equals to \u201cFiles to backup\u201d if there were no failures.)<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Data copied<\/strong> - size of files copied. <em>(<strong>Note<\/strong>: it can differ from \u201cData to backup\u201d if compression is used, or if there were failures.)<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Files failed to backup<\/strong> - number of files that failed to backup.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You can generate a detailed report to get more details of what files have been uploaded by selecting a \"Generate detailed report\" option on the Backup Plan Wizard.<br \/>\n<strong>Note<\/strong>: this option is supported for file-level backup only and for the following storages: Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure and S3 compatible storages.<\/p>\n<h2>MS Exchange Server<\/h2>\n<p>Email notification for <strong>MS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/exchange-backup\/\">Exchange backup<\/a><\/strong> contains the following information:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5203 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2.png\" alt=\"2\" width=\"673\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2.png 673w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2-280x300.png 280w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2-624x666.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>where:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Start date<\/strong> - date and time when the plan started.<br \/>\n<strong>Product version<\/strong> - version of your MSP360 Backup.<br \/>\n<strong>Computer<\/strong> - your computer name (it comes from the \u201cbackup prefix\u201d option being set up in the Account Details).<br \/>\n<strong>MS Exchange Server instance<\/strong> - name of your MS Exchange Server.<br \/>\n<strong>Exchange Server version<\/strong> - version of your MS Exchange Server.<br \/>\n<strong>Duration<\/strong> - duration of the plan execution (HOURS -MINUTES -SECONDS).<br \/>\n<strong>Selected databases<\/strong> - number of Exchange databases that have been selected for a backup.<br \/>\n<strong>Databases completed<\/strong> - number of Exchange databases that have been backed up to the storage.<br \/>\n<strong>Databases failed<\/strong> - number of Exchange databases that failed to backup.<br \/>\n<strong>Size<\/strong> - size of the backed up files.<br \/>\n<strong>Compressed Size<\/strong> - compressed size of the backed up files (if compression was used), otherwise it equals to \u201cSize\u201d.<br \/>\n<strong>Result<\/strong> - reports whether the backup succeeded or not.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>MS SQL Server<\/h2>\n<p>Email notification for <strong>MS SQL Server backup<\/strong> contains the following information:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/3.png\" alt=\"3\" width=\"674\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/3.png 674w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/3-259x300.png 259w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/3-624x722.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>where:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Start date<\/strong> - date and time when the plan started.<br \/>\n<strong>Product version<\/strong> - version of your MSP360 Backup.<br \/>\n<strong>Computer<\/strong> - your computer name (it comes from the \u201cbackup prefix\u201d option being set up in the Account Details).<br \/>\n<strong>MS SQL Server instance<\/strong> - name of your MS SQL Server instance.<br \/>\n<strong>SQL Server version<\/strong> - version of your MS SQL Server.<br \/>\n<strong>Bucket<\/strong> - bucket (or container) in the cloud storage where backup is made.<br \/>\n<strong>Duration<\/strong> - duration of the plan execution (HOURS\u00a0 - MINUTES\u00a0 - SECONDS).<br \/>\n<strong>Selected databases<\/strong> - number of MS SQL Server databases that have been selected for backup.<br \/>\n<strong>Databases completed<\/strong> - number of MS SQL Server databases out of \u201cSelected databases\u201d that have been backed up.<br \/>\n<strong>Databases failed<\/strong> - number of MS SQL Serer databases that failed to backup.<br \/>\n<strong>Size<\/strong> - size of the backed up files. <em><strong>Note<\/strong>: if compression is on, it shows a compressed size<\/em>.<br \/>\n<strong>Backup Type<\/strong> \u2013 MS SQL Server backup type being performed: Full, Differential or Transaction log.<br \/>\n<strong>Result<\/strong> - reports whether the backup succeeded or not.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Bare Metal\/System State<\/h2>\n<p>Email notification for <strong>Bare Metal\/System State backup<\/strong> contains the following information:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/4.png\" alt=\"4\" width=\"670\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/4.png 670w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/4-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/4-624x306.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>where:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Start Date<\/strong> - date and time when the plan started.<br \/>\n<strong>Product Version<\/strong> - version of your MSP360 Backup.<br \/>\n<strong>Computer<\/strong> - your computer name (it comes from the \u201cbackup prefix\u201d option being set up in the Account Details).<br \/>\n<strong>Backup Type<\/strong> - Bare Metal or System State.<br \/>\n<strong>Original Size<\/strong> - size of files that have been backed up (bytes). <em><strong>Note<\/strong>: if compression is on, it shows a compressed size.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Files<\/strong> - number of files that that have been backed up.<br \/>\n<strong>Is Encrypted<\/strong> - indicates whether encryption is ON or OFF (values -\u00a0 True or False).<br \/>\n<strong>Duration<\/strong> - duration of the plan execution ( HOURS - MINUTES - SECONDS).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Virtual Machine (VMware, Hyper-V)<\/h2>\n<p>Email notification for <strong>Virtual Machine (VMware, Hyper-V) backup<\/strong> contains the following information (VMware report as example):<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/5.png\" alt=\"5\" width=\"673\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/5.png 673w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/5-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/5-624x592.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>where:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Start date<\/strong> - date and time when the plan started.<br \/>\n<strong>Product version<\/strong> - version of your MSP360 Backup.<br \/>\n<strong>Computer<\/strong> - your computer name (it comes from the \"backup prefix\" option being set up in the Account Details).<br \/>\n<strong>VMware Server<\/strong> - name of your VMware Server.<br \/>\n<strong>VMware Server version<\/strong> - version of your VMware Server.<br \/>\n<strong>Duration<\/strong> - duration of the plan execution (HOURS -MINUTES -SECONDS).<br \/>\n<strong>Selected Virtual Machines<\/strong> - number of virtual machines that have been selected for backup.<br \/>\n<strong>Virtual Machines completed<\/strong> - number of virtual machines out of \"Selected Virtual Machines\" that have been backed up to the storage.<br \/>\n<strong>Virtual Machines failed<\/strong> - number of virtual machines that failed to backup.<br \/>\n<strong>Size<\/strong> - size of the backed up files. <em><strong>Note<\/strong>: if compression is on, it shows a compressed size<\/em>.<br \/>\n<strong>Result<\/strong> - reports whether the backup succeeded or not.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>These are all email notifications, that can be configured in various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/products\/\">MSP360 Backup<\/a> products. If you have any questions, feel free to ask on our official <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.msp360.com\">forum<\/a>\u00a0or in the comments below<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MSP360 provides backup solutions with email notification service. 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