You can use the data source analysis feature to obtain the statistics about a data source. The statistics include the total amount of data, total number of files, modification time of each file, access time of each file, proportions of file sizes, and top 5 file types. This topic describes how to use Cloud Backup to analyze a data source.
Prerequisites
A data source is added. For more information, see Add a data source.
Analyze a data source
Use one of the following methods to enable the data source analysis feature:
Enable the data source analysis feature
If Enable Data Source Analysis is turned on when you add a data source, you do not need to enable the feature. You can directly view the file distribution of the data source.
Configure the data source analysis feature
If Enable Data Source Analysis is not turned on when you add a data source, you must enable the feature.
On the Analyze and Archive tab, choose next to the data source that you want to analyze.
The following table describes the parameters that you can specify in a data source analysis plan.
Parameter
Description
Enable Data Source Analysis
Specifies whether to enable the data source analysis feature. You can use Cloud Backup to scan, analyze, or search for a data source only if the data source analysis feature is enabled for the data source.
Meta Index Start Time
The time when Cloud Backup starts to perform an index operation on metadata.
Meta Index Interval
The interval at which Cloud Backup performs index operations on metadata. Unit: days or weeks.
Click OK.
Immediately perform an index operation on metadata
You can perform an index operation on metadata at any time regardless of whether the specified start time is reached. On the Analyze and Archive tab, choose next to the data source whose metadata on which you want to perform an index operation.