When backup problems strike, it's critical to know the status of your backup policies. The Policy Audit Module features a set of reports that show the audit trail of changes made to NetBackup policies, over a selected time period. These reports can be used to determine what changes were made to a NetBackup policy, and when the changes were made. There are four reports delivered as part of the APTARE StorageConsole — NetBackup Policy Auditing Module.

NetBackup Policy Audit Summary Report

This report provides a summary of the changes made to a NetBackup Policy for the selected reporting period. The summary includes:

• Date and time of the change
• Name of the associated master server
• Name of the policy
• Brief description of the change.

NetBackup Policy Audit Detail Report

The report provides a detailed explanation of all of the changes made to any policy for the selected report scope and time period. A detailed description of each change made to a NetBackup policy is displayed on a single line and grouped per policy and master server. The following policy attributes are displayed in this report:

• The creation of a new policy
• Changes to the core policy attributes include such attributes as multi-streaming, keywords, cross-mount points, default storage unit, default volume pool, etc.
• Add, change, delete of policy include and exclude directives
• Add, change, delete of policy clients
• Add, change, delete of policy schedules including retention periods, frequency, schedule type (calendar Vs frequency), number of copies, etc.

NetBackup Policy Audit Client Detail Report

This report provides a detailed description of the list of changes to client membership in any policy based on the report scope and selection criteria. For each NetBackup Policy, this report will display a list of the added and removed clients grouped by date, master server, and policy name.

NetBackup Policy Audit File Detail Report

This report provides a detailed description and list of changes made to the file directives for any policy based on the report scope and selection criteria. A single line is displayed in this report for each addition, deletion, or change made to a policy directive. The data is grouped and displayed by date, master server, and NetBackup Policy name.