1. A method for informing a user of the state of an archive, comprising: monitoring archive activities of a data protection system; determining if there are any potential problems with the archive; if it is determined that there are no potential problems with the archive, providing a user an informational report regarding the state of the archive; if it is determined that there are potential problems with the archive, determining the severity of the potential problem; classifying the potential problem based on the severity of the problem; and providing the user with a report corresponding to the classification of the potential problem.