With the combination of the MySQL Enterprise Backup and MySQL Enterprise Monitor products, you can monitor the progress and history of backup jobs without writing your own queries or scripts:
The MySQL Enterprise Monitor graphs Backup Run Time and
Backup Locked Time chart how long the
phases of backup jobs take.
The MySQL Enterprise Monitor rules MySQL Enterprise Backup
Failed, MySQL Enterprise Backup
Succeeded, MySQL Enterprise Backup Lock
Time Excessive, Incremental MySQL
Enterprise Backups Not Enabled, and Last
Full MySQL Enterprise Backup Too Old alert you to
issues related to backup jobs.
The monitoring capability requires MySQL Enterprise Backup 3.5.3 and higher, and MySQL Enterprise Monitor 2.3.4 and higher. For information about these MySQL Enterprise Monitor features, see the MySQL Enterprise Monitor User's Guide.