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title: "Backups in Repository"
description: "The report provides information on the amount of space used by backup files of different types stored in repositories. The report shows top repositories for a specific counter. The report features a predefined list of counters."
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# Backups in Repository

The report provides information on the amount of space used by backup files of different types stored in repositories. The report shows top repositories for a specific counter.

## Description

The report features a predefined list of counters.

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To run the **Backups in Repository** report, you must have Veeam Management Pack for Microsoft System Center installed.

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## Parameters

Group extent data by SOBR: defines whether to show extents as part of scale-out backup repositories.

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If you select *No*, the report will show extents as individual repositories.

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Chart column limit: defines the number of top backup repositories to include in report charts. The value can range between *5* and *20*.

Chart column limit by: defines whether to show top repositories by the largest amount of used space or by the number of objects in backup files.

Scope: defines a list of Groups or Objects to analyze in the report (by default, the **Veeam Backup Repository Group** and **Veeam Scale-Out Backup Repository Group** are selected). The **Add Group** option returns a Group and all objects that a group contains. The **Add Object** option returns only the selected object.

## Sample Usage

Report on top 5 repositories that have the largest amount of used space.

### Instructions

1. Open the Backups in Repository report.
2. From **Group extent data by SOBR** list, select *No*.
3. In the **Chart column limit** field, enter *5*.
4. From the **Chart column limit by** list, select *Backup Size*.
5. Leave the **Scope** section without changes.
6. Click **Run** to view the report.

### Report Output

The report will show 5 repositories with the largest amount of used space.

The **Summary** table will display the full list of repositories present in your infrastructure. For each repository, the table will display the name of the Veeam Backup & Replication server that backs up data to that repository. You can click a repository name in the **Summary** table to drill down to the Backups in Repository Details Report.

The **Summary** table will also provide an overview for all repositories included in the report scope: the total amount of used and free space, the total number of VM backups, physical machine backups and file share backups stored in the repositories.

The **Top Repositories by Used Space** chart will display top 5 repositories with the largest amount of backed-up data.

The **Top Repositories by VM Data Stored**, **Top Repositories by Computer Data Stored** and **Top Repositories by File Share Data Stored** charts will display top repositories with the largest amount of space consumed by VM backups, physical machine backups and file share backups stored in the repository.

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If several objects have the same ranking function value, the report will include more objects than you have set in the **Chart column limit** field. For example, the *5* report will show 6 objects if two objects share the same position (have the same value).

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