HP Storage Essentials Storage Resource Management Report Optimizer Software 6.0 Contexts Guide (October 2008)

User Guide 1
1 Creating Reports in a Complex Environment
This chapter contains the following topics:
• Introduction and Goals on page 1
• Selecting Objects for a Report on page 1
• How to Use Wild-card Searching with the Filters on page 13
• Selecting Context on page 14
• Example Use Cases on page 21
Introduction and Goals
HP Storage Essentials SRM software can manage very complex enterprise SAN environments
encompassing thousands of devices. These devices can include hosts, storage arrays, backup
systems, SAN switches from many different vendors, and a variety of software products. In such an
environment, the HP Storage Essentials SRM database is represented in a SRM Report Optimizer
universe that contains over 2500 objects with approximately 300 classes. The complexity of the HP
Storage Essentials SRM database and the SRM Report Optimizer universe can be challenging
when you are attempting to create new reports; for example, it may not be clear which objects
need to be included when creating a report to obtain the desired report results.
This document provides the general background information and specific task instructions that will
help you successfully create realistic reports in a complex HP Storage Essentials SRM environment.
Scope
This document covers the following topics:
• Selecting the correct objects and classes to be included in a report, and avoiding common
problems in selecting objects.
• Selecting the correct context to be used when the report is run.
Selecting Objects for a Report
This section contains the following topics:
• General Concepts: Selecting Objects on page 1
• Avoiding Incompatible Objects on page 3
• Avoiding #MULTIVALUE Errors on page 5
• When to Use the “XYZ for Dependency” Classes on page 7
• When to Use the “XYZ - Latest,” “XYZ - Historical,” and “XYZ - Drill” Classes on page 10
• Events Classes on page 12
• Assets Classes on page 13
General Concepts: Selecting Objects
Follow these guidelines when creating reports: