SQL Backup Master Help

Selecting Home in the main window navigation bar reveals the SQL Backup Master dashboard view.

 

The dashboard is broken down into individual widgets, each of which refreshes its contents automatically.

 

Summary

 

The summary widget shows overview information such as the number of enabled and disabled backup jobs, total storage in use, and more.

 

Current Job Status

 

Shows the number of backup jobs currently in each status. For example, you can quickly see how many backup jobs have never been run.

 

Version Info

 

Shows the currently-installed product version, as well as the latest version available for download from the product website.

 

Storage Used

 

Shows a breakdown of storage space in use, either by backup job or destination. Click the drop-down navigation button in the upper right corner of this widget to switch between available views. Storage space consumption is also shown in the Backup summary report.

 

Backup storage metrics are calculated as the last step of backup job execution.

 

Recent Backup History

 

Provides a visual representation of recent backup history using a stacked column graph. To review complete backup history data, see the Backup history report.

 

Use the arrow navigation buttons to move back and forth in the recent backup history time-line.

 

SQL Instance Coverage

 

Shows a list of SQL Server instances currently covered by configured backup jobs. For a full report, see the SQL Instance coverage report.

 

Backups by Avg. Duration

 

Shows the average execution time for each backup. For a full report of average backup durations, see the Backups by average duration report.