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Alternatives to NBAR and NOM

Alex_Vasquez
Level 6
Recently there has been discussion about how to get more information out of Netbackup's reporting scheme as the current 'canned' offerings are somewhat limited. So does anyone know of any 3rd party programs that can produce custom reports from Netbackup to provide more granular data about your backup environment? Any info is appreciated.
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Stumpr2
Level 6
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aptare


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Bob Stump

Chia_Tan_Beng
Level 6
Hi Alex,

There're quite a few alternatives. Evaluated 2 of them, one of more affordable and another with more comprehensive features:

Brocada
It provide overview of the backup status, mapping features, Utilisation, Orphan and other reports. It also provide some basic charge back reports which I feel may not be adequate for a full charge back environment but useful for justifying one's worth. More details can be found on http://www.bocada.com/index.php


HBSM Backup Reporting/Monitoring software (From HDS)
Its part of HDS storage management suite that can be purchase separately. One thing to note is that the underlying engine is actually aptare (i.e. Aptare OEM by HDS) More details can be found in http://www.hds.com/products_services/storage_mgmt_software/business_continuity/backuprecovery.html

Other solutions which I hasn't got any experience are like Tek-Tools' BackupProfiler, WysDM for Backups, tools from StorageTek (now SUN), etc.

It really depends on one's needs (& budget) as there're always pro & cons from each product, most of them works for multiple backup software (e.g. Netbackup, Networker, TSM, CommVault, etc).

Hope the above info helps.

Rob_Abrams
Level 3
Partner Accredited Certified
Hi Guys,

You forgot an important alternative....

CommandCentral - Services.

Has great reporting capabilities, including Trend Analysis and billing capabilities.

Rob.

Stumpr2
Level 6
Rob,
Sadly, CommandCentral Services was NOT overlooked. I simply could not in good conscience recommend it.
Bob