How FSA Reporting works

When you configure FSA Reporting the data analysis reports become available in addition to the operation reports. The data analysis reports work in the same way as the operation reports, except that the data analysis reports query only the FSA Reporting database and the Directory database.

FSA Reporting creates and populates the FSA Reporting database.

Figure: How Enterprise Vault Reporting works: with FSA Reporting illustrates how Enterprise Vault Reporting works if you have configured FSA Reporting.

Figure: How Enterprise Vault Reporting works: with FSA Reporting

How Enterprise Vault Reporting works: with FSA Reporting

Table: FSA Reporting components describes the components of FSA Reporting.

Table: FSA Reporting components

Component

Description

File Collector service

This service does the following:

  • Scans the file system on each file server volume that is configured as an FSA Reporting target. The File Collector service performs the scans according to the FSA Reporting data collection schedule, or when an administrator triggers an immediate scan with the "Run now" option.

  • Collects the archive data for a volume by querying the Vault Store databases and the Directory database through the FSA Reporting Web service.

  • Collates the active and the archive data into an XML file.

  • Divides the XML file into chunks and then transfers the chunks to the FSA Reporting Web service on the Enterprise Vault server.

The File Collector service is part of the FSA Agent. You install the FSA Agent on NTFS file servers as part of the FSA Reporting configuration procedure.

Note:

For NetApp and EMC Celerra file servers, a separate program on an Enterprise Vault server performs the job of the File Collector service.

See About the FSA Reporting proxy servers for NetApp and EMC Celerra data collection.

FSAReporting Web service

This service runs on the Enterprise Vault server and does the following:

  • Responds to queries from the File Collector service for archive data for any Reporting object.

  • Receives the XML file's data chunks from the File Collector service and reassembles them.

  • Uploads the reassembled XML data to the FSA Reporting database.

  • Returns the status of the upload operation to the File Collector service.

  • Stores in the FSA Reporting database the FSA Reporting configuration changes that it receives from the Administration Console.

FSA Reporting database

This database holds the scanned data and configuration information for FSA Reporting.

See About the FSA Reporting database.

The Administration Console displays the status of FSA Reporting for the target file servers and their target volumes.

More Information

Viewing the status of FSA Reporting