Patent ID: 8244676

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving a request to generate graphical representations of storage metrics for a first storage device and a second storage device of a plurality of storage devices, wherein the storage metrics relate to at least one backup operation for each of the first and second storage devices, and the request comprises a parameter; retrieving metadata from at least one log, wherein the at least one log comprises a plurality of metadata for a plurality of backup operations, a first metadata of the plurality of metadata is associated with at least one backup operation for the first storage device, a second metadata of the plurality of metadata is associated with at least one backup operation for the second storage device, the plurality of backup operations comprises the at least one backup operation for the first storage device, and the at least one backup operation for the second storage device, the retrieving the metadata comprises retrieving the first and second metadata based on the parameter, the at least one backup operation for the first storage device comprises a backup of data to the first storage device, and the at least one backup operation for the second storage device comprises a backup of data to the second storage device; calculating a first storage metric for the first storage device, wherein the calculating the first storage metric utilizes the first metadata, and the calculating the first storage metric is based on the parameter; calculating a second storage metric for the second storage device, wherein the calculating the second storage metric utilizes the second metadata, and the calculating the second storage metric is based on the parameter; and displaying the graphical representations, wherein the displaying is performed in accordance with the request, the graphical representations are displayed in a chart, and the graphical representations include first graphical representations of the first storage metric, and second graphical representations of the second storage metric.