NinjaOne Backup: Backup Dashboards

Topic

This guide explains the available dashboards in NinjaOne Device Backup.

Environment

NinjaOne Device Backup

Description

NinjaOne Device Backup dashboards let you easily monitor and manage your backups. This article explains how the device backup dashboards work. Select a topic to continue.

• Dashboard Levels

  • Global-Level  Dashboards

  • Organization-Level Dashboards

  • Device-Level Dashboards

• Backup Dashboards
  • Overview
  • History
  • Running
  • Usage
  • Manage
  • Restores
  • Scheduled Deletes
• Additional Resources

Dashboard Levels

NinjaOne Device Backup provides dashboards at the global, organizational, and device levels. The information presented will vary depending on the level you are viewing. The following sections explain each level.

Global-Level Dashboards

Global-level dashboards include information for all the organizations you manage in NinjaOne Device Backup. To access the global backup dashboards, click Dashboard in the main NinjaOne navigation menu and then select Backup. Move your cursor over Device in the drop-down menu to display the available device backup dashboard options. The options include: Overview, History, Running, Usage, and Restores. You may also see Scheduled Deletes if any exist.

Organization-Level Dashboards

Organization-level dashboards display data for the specific organization you select. You can find the organization backup dashboard by selecting a specific organization from the main NinjaOne organization dashboard and then clicking Backup. You have four different options at this level: Overview, History, Running, and Restores. 

Device-Level Dashboards

Device-level dashboards display information related to a specific device. You can access the device-level backup dashboards by navigating to an individual device overview page and selecting Backup in the navigation menu. You'll have three different options at this level: Overview, Manage, and Restores. 

Backup Dashboards

Each item listed in the Backup drop-down menu links to its own specialized dashboard with information about a specific topic. The data presented on each dashboard will vary depending on whether you are at the global, organization, or device level. The data may also vary depending on the specific features you have activated. For example, NinjaOne will not display boot verification data if you have not activated the boot verification feature.

All the dashboards feature drop-down menus that you can use to filter the data displayed. You can also click the gear icon to sort or filter the columns.

The following sections provide a description of the data provided by each backup dashboard.

Overview

The overview dashboard serves as the primary backup dashboard at each level. NinjaOne displays a series of cards along the header section of the dashboard, providing details on various backup parameters. You can filter the data displayed in the card by placing your cursor in the upper-right corner of the card to reveal a drop-down menu of filter options. Click in the card to go directly to the data table for that parameter. 

Here are the key areas within the overview dashboard:

1. Backup jobs: This section is available on all overview dashboard levels. The card displays the total number of backup plans that have executed during the current day. It also shows how many of those plans were completed successfully, completed with warnings, have failed, or are currently running. You can change the data shown in this section by placing your cursor over the last result icon area until a drop-down menu appears. Select one of the available options to filter job history by current day, seven days, one month, or three months. You can click the results displayed in the card to view a dialog that shows comprehensive job results data.
2. Boot verification last result: If you've activated the boot verification feature for your Microsoft Windows servers, this section will display on all overview dashboard levels  NinjaOne will display the results of your boot verifications in the card. The card shows the number of successful verifications and those that completed with warnings. At the organization level, you can click the status displayed in the card to view the History dashboard, filtered to show the results of the most recent boot verifications. At the organization or device level, you'll go directly to the Job results dialog where you can view a screenshot. For more information about boot verification, refer to NinjaOne Device Backup: Boot Verification.
3. Backup usage: This section displays both local and cloud storage used by your backups. You can view all devices or filter the results to display only workstations or servers.
4. Drop-down menus: Below the header section, NinjaOne will display a series of drop-down menus. Click any of the drop-down boxes to filter the data presented in the table below them. You can click More filters for additional filtering options.
5. Data table. The data table displays relevant backup information for the dashboard level you are viewing. The information presented in the table will vary depending on whether you are at the global, organization, or device level. Depending on the data presented, you may have the option to select a row or re-order a column. Some fields are clickable and will link to more detailed information. 
6. Actions menu. Place your cursor over any row in the table to reveal the actions menu. The actions menu provides direct links to various device backup sections. The links displayed will vary depending on whether you are at the global, organization, or device level dashboard.

The overview dashboards at each level are a great way to determine backup status quickly. The other available dashboards described below provide a deep dive into a specific area of backup information. 

History

The History dashboard is available at the global and organization levels and lists all backup jobs that have run on the devices in your NinjaOne environment. 

The History dashboard displays the following information about your backups:

Running

The Running dashboard is available at the global and organization levels and lists any active backup jobs on devices in your NinjaOne environment or within that organization. This section provides the following data:

Usage

The Usage dashboard is only available at the global level and displays the data usage for each device that currently has NinjaOne Device Backup activated. This dashboard shows the following data:

You can also sort this list by any of the categories listed. Click More Filters to display additional filter options. 

If you activate the checkbox next to a device, a few actions appear at the top of the list. For all devices, regardless of status, you can navigate directly to the backup data manager for that device.

For devices with a status of Disabled or Archived, you have the options to navigate directly to the backup data manager for that device (which allows you to restore data from a deleted device), and an additional option to permanently delete the backup data associated with that device.

Finally, use the Export button in the top-right corner of the Usage section to export the usage data to a CSV file, which will automatically download to your machine.

Manage

This section is available only at the device level. It displays all backed-up data and allows you to select backups for downloads, restores, or deletion.

Restores

The Restores dashboard is available at all levels and lists all restore jobs on devices in your NinjaOne environment or for the specific organization or device. This dashboard provides the following data:

Scheduled Deletes

The Scheduled Deletes table is available at the global level and displays data relevant to any scheduled data deletions. Listed information includes the following data:

Additional Resources

For more information about backup data protection, review our NinjaOne Device Backup: Resource Catalog NinjaOne Device Backup article.