NEW: backupVISUAL™ 2.4

After a very intensive development and test stage we are pleased to introduce the new version 2.4 of backupVISUAL™. The new version is optimized and again more standardized in many areas so that future expansions (reports, functions, features and additional platforms) can be integrated faster. Besides the internal optimizations, which are not directly visible to the user, backupVISUAL™ 2.4 has been enhanced with essential expansions:

NEW: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager™
backupVISUAL™ 2.4 provides a full integration for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager™ as a fully supported backup application (Windows, UNIX and Linux; version 5.2 or higher). The following list gives you a short overview about the available reports:

• Volume report
• Volume summary
• Volumes in error state
• Activity report
• Activity overview
• Activity summary
• Activity grid
• Occupancy report
• Occupancy summary
• Performance report
• Resource usage

NEW: More exciting Transfer Protocols (Collector to Parser)
backupVISUAL™ 2.4 supports a lot of new transfer protocols to transfer the collected data to the backupVISUAL™ 2.4 Parser. Unique is the SMTP/POP3 transfer protocol. This new protocol is the perfect solution for remote offices, managed service or high security environments. The collected data is transferred as an email attachment to the backupVISUAL 2.4 Parser. The email client is integrated in the Collector and Parser, so there is no need to install a third party email client. More information about the new transfer protocols can be found within the admin guide for the backupVISUAL™ Collector and Parser.

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UNIX/Linux Collectors:
NCFTP
NetBackup protocol
RCP
CP
Email
User defined
FTP (GET)
FTP/SSL Explicit and Implicit (GET)
FTP/SSL Explicit and Implicit with Server Validation (GET)
SSH FTP (GET)
SSH FTP Server Validation (Known Hosts) (GET)
SSH FTP Server Validataion (Public Key Files) (GET)
SSH FTP Client Validation (Public Key Authentication (GET)

Windows Collectors:
Local Path or UNC Path
FTP (GET and PUT)
Email; Email via SSL
User defined
FTP (GET and PUT)
FTP/SSL Explicit and Implicit (GET and PUT)
FTP/SSL Explicit and Implicit with Server Validation (GET and PUT)
SSH FTP (GET and PUT)
SSH FTP Server Validation (Known Hosts) (GET and PUT)
SSH FTP Server Validataion (Public Key Files) (GET and PUT)
SSH FTP Client Validation (Public Key Authentication (GET and PUT)

NEW: Chart Properties
There are some new options within the chart properties which will give you the possibilities to create new fancy charts:

3D - Transparency
This function allows you to change the transparency of the 3D objects.

Appearance (Bar chart only)
Allows you to specify the appearance of the bar charts. The following options are available:

Block - The bars are displayed as blocks.
Cylinder - The bars are displayed as cylinders.
Cone - The bars are displayed as cones.
Pyramid - The bars are displayed as pyramids.

Inner radius (Pie chart only)
Allows you to specify the inner radius of a pie chart. This chart type is sometime referenced as a doughnut chart.

NEW: Templates with {Date}; {From}; {To} Place Holder
Within the header, footer, legend or the x-axis/y-axis description of a chart (Chart Properties) you can use the following placeholders: {Date}; {From}; {To}. E.g. if you use a header like:

Job Overview from {From} bis {To}

The BatchReporter will replace the {From} and {To} with the results coming from the /From and /To values. Example for a header:

Job Overview from 1.7.2007 bis 31.7.2007

Important: These placeholders are only replaced using the BatchReporter. If you open the template within the backupVISUAL™ Reporter the header from the above example will be displayed as: Job Overview from {From} to {To}.

NEW:   Additional Parameters for the BatchReporter
The backupVISUAL™ BatchReporter comes with the following new parameters:

/Width - Allows you to specify the chart size width in pixels.
/Height - Allows you to specify the chart size height in pixels.
/TargetPath - Allows you to specify the target path for the BatchReporter output.

NEW: Save Options (BatchReporter Chart Size)
IThe “Save options” for the Templates allows you to define a default chart size for the BatchReporter.

The settings from the following window will create a graphic file (*.JPG, *.PNG, *.TIF etc.) with a size of 640 x 480 pixels every time you are using the BatchReporter together with this Template. By using the /Width and /Height parameter, you can override the values stored within the Template and specify a new chart size for the graphic file. You can only change the chart size of standard reports! The graphic size of all other reports will be automatically calculated and depends on the content and actual view!

NEW: Record Limits for different Reports

Within the User Profile (backupVISUAL™ Reporter) is a new tab “Record limits”. The record limits determine the maximum number of records for a report type. It is a security function to avoid an unnecessary overload on the database server. Please do not change any values within this window! The default values are suitable for most environments. You only need to change the record limits, if you get a pop up window during the creation of a report informing you that not all records are displayed and you should make a closer selection or increase the query limit..

NEW: On-Line Help und Admin Guides (Reporter, Collector and Parser)
backupVISUAL™ 2.4 comes with a complete new on-line help and admin guides (PDF documents) for the Reporter, Collector and Parser.