When a store is highlighted in the Stores folder of the console tree the actions available include:


  • Usage History


The Usage History action lists tasks that have been run against the store. Statistics such as start and stop times and results are shown for each task.


Below the task list is a graph depicting the Free Space Trend for the store. The graph line begins at the left by showing the space available when the store was created. Then as the line moves to the right, it typically indicates a drop in free space available as protection plans are run to the store. Assuming only one large data set (one protection plan) is archived to the store several times, the line drops for the first run of the protection plan, indicating space used for the baseline run (typically a 2:1 data reduction). The line then flattens out to a gradual downward slope, indicating storage of only the changed, deduplicated data.


  • Store Tasks


This view shows all Store Tasks that have been created for the store. You can readily see last run status, schedule, and last run time for each task.


Actions for the currently-selected task in the list are shown as sub-actions in the Actions pane. These actions allow you to edit the task settings and schedule, run the task manually, and delete the task.


See Store Tasks for more information.


  • Task History


Selecting Task History brings up a list showing each time a store task was run. As with Usage History, start and stop times and results are shown for each store task run. Unlike Usage History, you can select a run time from the list and then click the View Log link at the bottom to view the run log.


  • Create Store Task


See Store Tasks for more information.