This article provides information on configured storage and provisioning requests specific to Azure Workloads. It also details how to monitor storage consumption across various Azure regions and organizations.
View configured Azure storage
Log in to the Management Console.
If Organization is enabled, click All Organizations on the menu bar.
On the menu bar, click Storage.
The Storage page displays two tabs:
Active Storages
Storage Requests
Active Storages
The Active Storage page lists Azure-specific details under the following sections:
Summary
This section provides information on your Azure cloud storage consumption and deduplication efficiency.
Field | Description |
Total Storage Consumed | The total amount of Azure cloud storage consumed post-deduplication. |
Warm vs Archive Storage | A pie chart displaying the ratio of data in Azure Warm storage versus Azure Archive storage. (Visible only for Archive-enabled customers). |
Total Dedupe Savings | The efficiency ratio of Azure Source + Changes data compared to the actual data stored in the Azure cloud. |
Warm Storage
This section displays a graph of Total Source + Changes versus Warm Storage Usage for your Azure resources. You can filter this graph for the Last 90 days or Last 12 months.
Field | Description |
Warm Tier Data | Frequently accessed Azure backup data available for on-demand, immediate restoration. |
LTR Data | Displays the amount of Long-Term Retention data residing in the warm tier. |
Warm Storage Usage | Represented by an orange graph showing the space occupied by Azure server data. |
Archive Storage
This section tracks Azure data stored in ultra-low-cost tiers for rarely accessed files required for long-term compliance. This section is displayed only for Archive-enabled user accounts.
Field | Description |
Storage Consumed | The cloud storage consumed post deduplication. |
Dedupe Savings | The ratio of Source + Changes data to data in cloud storage. |
Source + Changes | The amount of backup data generated at the source. The data includes the initial full backup and incremental data from all subsequent backups. A gray line upon hovering over the graph represents the Source + Changes. |
Archive Storage Usage | A blue graph represents the amount of space used in the archive storage.
📝 Note Archive storage is an ultra-low-cost storage tier provided to reduce the cost for storing large files that are rarely accessed or restored but required to be protected for future reference and compliance purposes. |
Request New Storage
You can initiate a new storage request from the Storage page on your management console.
Procedure
On the Storage page, click Request New Storage.
On the Provision Storage dialog:
Select the storage type, AWS or Azure, depending on your business requirements. If you are provisioning Azure storage, refer to the documentation to learn more about the workloads supported on Azure Cloud and the regions supported for Azure Cloud storage.
Select the Druva Storage Region to set up the storage and specify an appropriate Storage Name.
Once the storage request is initiated, Druva reviews the request. Once the review is complete, the storage on Druva Cloud is provisioned. Upon completion, the Storage Requests page displays all available Cloud Storage with the relevant Status. For more information, see Provision New Storage for Enterprise Workloads.
Export Azure Storage Data
You can export the Azure storage details in the CSV format by clicking Export to CSV on the top right corner of the page. The exported file contains the summary, warm and archive storage, and storage details for each Organization.
Understand what storage details mean
Let's use the following example for understanding how Druva calculates the storage consumed for an account:
Total Source + Changes data = 0.17 TB
Total Dedupe Savings = 8.18X
Total Storage Consumed = 21.6 GB
Warm Storage Consumed = 3.16 GB
Archive Storage Consumed = 18.44 GB
The total storage consumed is a sum of the warm storage consumed and archive storage consumed. If Archive is disabled, then only the warm storage data is considered. Hence, in this example, the Total Storage Consumed = 3.16 GB (Warm Storage Consumed) + 18.44 (Archive Storage Consumed) = 21.6 GB.
The storage savings is 0.17 TB divided by 21.6 GB, which turns out to be 8.18X. The Druva backup consumed 8.18 times less storage than the amount of data.