NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide
- Introducing NetBackup
- Section I. Monitoring and notifications
- Monitoring NetBackup activity
- Activity monitor
- Job monitoring
- Notifications
- Monitoring NetBackup activity
- Section II. Configuring hosts
- Managing host properties
- Managing credentials for workloads and systems that NetBackup accesses
- Managing deployment
- Section III. Configuring storage
- Section IV. Configuring backups
- Section V. Managing security
- Security events and audit logs
- Managing security certificates
- Managing host mappings
- Managing user sessions
- Managing the security settings for the primary server
- About trusted primary servers
- Using access keys, API keys, and access codes
- Configuring authentication options
- Managing role-based access control
- Configuring RBAC
- Add a custom RBAC role
- Section VI. Detection and reporting
- Detecting malware
- Detecting anomalies
- Usage reporting and capacity licensing
- Detecting malware
- Section VII. NetBackup workloads and NetBackup Flex Scale
- Section VIII. Disaster recovery and troubleshooting
About backup anomaly detection
NetBackup can now detect anomalies in backup metadata. It can detect any unusual job data in the data backup flow. For example, it can detect a file count or a file size that is different than the usual count or size.
Note:
By default, the anomaly detection algorithm runs on the NetBackup primary server. If you see any impact on the primary server because of the anomaly detection process, you can configure a media server to detect anomalies.
The following backup job metadata, attributes, or features are verified during backup anomaly detection:
Backup image size
Number of backup files
Data that is transferred in KB
Deduplication rate
Backup job completion time
Any unusual deviation in these backup job attributes is considered to be an anomaly and is notified using the NetBackup web UI.
The workflow of the backup anomaly detection and notification is as follows:
Table: Workflow
Step | Description |
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Step 1 | Install or upgrade NetBackup software on the primary server and the media server. |
Step 2 | Enable the primary server to detect backup anomalies. By default, the anomaly detection algorithm runs on the NetBackup primary server. If you see any impact on the primary server because of the anomaly detection process, you can configure a media server to detect anomalies. |
Step 3 | Configure anomaly detection settings using the NetBackup web UI. |
Step 4 | View the anomalies using the NetBackup web UI. See View anomalies. |