Viewing the backup protection status of a remote computer

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
After you add a remote computer to All Computers, Veritas System Recovery Manager does the following:
  • Automatically monitors the remote computer.
  • Displays a Computer List where all remote computers can be viewed under the following protection status category:
    • Backed Up
    • Attention Needed
    • At Risk
    • Unknown
  • Lets you view the backup protection status of an individual remote computer.
  • Lets you view the reason or detailed information, if the remote computer that you monitor is displayed under the following protection state category:
    • At Risk
    • Attention Needed
    • Unknown
The Computer Details pane lets you view the detailed information about the monitored backup protection status for the remote computer.
To view the details of a remote computer
  1. On the Veritas System Recovery Manager console, select a remote computer from the All Computers.
  2. Right-click and select View Computer Info.
Computer Details window appears.
  1. Click Computer Details.
Refer to the below table to view the detailed information about Monitoring backup protection status of the remote Computers:
Last Updated Time Displays the last time, when Veritas System Recovery Manager accessed the computer to check the protection status.
VSR Version Displays the version of the Veritas System Recovery application.
OS Version Displays the operating system version of the remote computer, for which the backup protection status is monitored.
License Displays the License status of the product.
State Displays the backup protection status of the computer.
Reason Specifies the reason for the protection state.
See Icons on the Veritas System Recovery Manager console.
The View Console functionality lets you monitor a remote computer and view the backup protection status in the Veritas System Recovery application. You are not required to enter the command line parameters or user credentials to connect to the remote computer.
Note: TheView Consoleoption is available only for Windows computers and in Linux computers it will be shown as connected.
See Adding a remote computer to All Computers.
See Viewing the Protection Status report.
To view the backup protection status for a remote computer in the Veritas System Recovery
  1. On the Veritas System Recovery Manager console, select a remote computer from the All Computers.
  2. Click View Console.