Status Calculation is a feature that allows you to control how Backup Radar displays the overall status of a backup that has received multiple, differing results in a 24-hour period.
You can choose one of the options in the table below to determine your preferred calculation for overall status of a backup for any given day.
Note: If your backup receives multiple results in a 24-hour period but they are all the same (e.g. all successful backups), Backup Radar will skip the status calculation step and just display that one status.
Status Calculation | Description |
Warning if mixed (formerly called Default) | Displays a warning status if there is a mix of success and failure results. |
Last Status Received |
Displays the status of the last backup result received. For example, if a backup was successful all day but the last backup of the day was a failure, this status calculation will show the overall status for that day as a failure. |
Worst Status Received |
Displays the worst* result received that day. For example, if a backup logged one failure, one warning, and four successes in a day, this status calculation will show the overall status for that day as a failure. |
Best Status Received |
Displays the best* result received that day. For example, if a backup logged one success, one warning, and four failures in a day, this status calculation will show the overall status for that day as a success. |
*Statuses are ranked (from best to worst) as follows: Success, Warning, and Failure.
Setting up your Status Calculation
Who can use this feature? • Administrator users. • Standard users (who have been granted access). • Client users (who have been granted access). |
By default, your backups will be set to Warning if mixed. Follow the steps below to modify your status calculation settings:
- In your Backup Radar account, navigate to Manage > Edit Backups.
- Select your desired backup and click Bulk Edit.
- Select the Configuration tab.
- Under Status Calculation, configure the following options:
a. Status Calculation: Choose between Warning if mixed, Last Status Received, Worst Status Received, or Best Status Received.
b. Start of Business Day: Choose your desired time. Setting this to 12:00AM means that Backup Radar will consider 12:00AM-12:00AM one 24-hour period for status calculation each day. This is our most commonly used Start of Business Day setting.
c. Treat Warning as Success: Choose this setting if you would like to force any warning to appear as a success. Use this setting with caution.
- Click Save, and you're done!
Any questions? Reach out to our friendly, neighborhood support team by submitting a support ticket. |