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

Creating Reports in a Complex Environment10
When to Use the “XYZ - Latest,” “XYZ - Historical,” and “XYZ - Drill” Classes
SRM Report Optimizer provides the most recently calculated capacity statistics and historical
capacity statistics.
The following table lists when to use ‘XYZ - Latest”, “XYZ - Historical”, and “XYZ - Drill” classes.
Examples: Using the “XYZ - Latest,” “XYZ - Historical,” and “XYZ - Drill” Classes
The following table provides examples of using the “XYZ - Latest,” “XYZ - Historical,” and “XYZ -
Drill” Classes:
Show switch-dependent
storage systems and details
• Switch > Switch Name
• Switch > Switch Ports > Switch Port Name
• Storage System > Storage System Name
• Storage System > Vendor
• Storage System > Storage System Fiber Channel Ports >
Storage Port Name
Table 1-6: Using the “XYZ for Dependency” Classes when Creating Reports
To Create This Report Select All of These Objects
Table 1-7: When to Use “XYZ - Latest,” “XYZ - Historical,” and “XYZ - Drill”
Class Name Under what circumstances should each
class be used
“XYZ” - Latest This type of class should be used when you want to find
the latest point-in-time data or the most current data.
“XYZ” - Historical This type of class should be used when you want to find
the collection of all data points over a period of time or
time series report.
“XYZ” - Drill This type of class should be used when you want to drill
up or down, or see an Automatic Summarization of
capacities over a period of time.
Table 1-8: Using the “XYZ - Latest,” “XYZ - Historical,” and “XYZ - Drill” Classes
Classes Name Under what circumstances should each class
be used
• Host > Host Volumes >
Host Volume Capacity
Statistics - Latest
• Host Capacity Statistics -
Historical > Total in GB
• Use the Latest class to show the host capacity information
calculated at the point-in-time from the most current data.
• Use the Historical class to show the historical host capacity
information as a collection of all data points over a period
of time, or as a time series report.