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6. Set the Automated Report Options
a. To export the reports to a public directory, select the Store report in public directory checkbox and enter the full path
to the directory in the Directory field.
NOTE: The directory must be located on the same server as the Data Collector.
NOTE: Automated reports cannot be saved to a public directory when using a Virtual Appliance.
b. To email the reports selected in the Automated Reports Settings area, select the Attach Automated Reports to
email checkbox.
c. To email the reports selected in the Automated Table Reports Settings area, select the Attach Table Reports to
email checkbox.
d. Select the file format for Table Reports from the File Type for Table Reports drop-down menu.
7. Click OK.
Related tasks
Configure Chargeback or Modify Chargeback Settings on page 596
Configure Storage Manager to Email Reports on page 594
Testing Automated Reports Settings
You can manually generate reports to test the configured automated report settings without waiting for the reports to be
generated automatically. By default, Storage Manager generates reports into a folder named for the day when the report was
generated.
Steps
1. Connect to the Data Collector.
a. Open a web browser.
b. Type the address of the Data Collector in the web browser using the following format:
https://data_collector_host_name_or_IP_address:3033/
c. Press Enter.
The Unisphere Central login page is displayed.
d. Type the user name and password of a Data Collector user with Administrator privileges in the User Name and
Password field.
e. Click Log In.
2.
If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click
(Home).
The Unisphere Central Home page is displayed.
3. Click Data Collector.
The Data Collector view is displayed.
4. Click the Monitoring tab, and then click the Automated Reports subtab.
5. Review the current report settings:
● If the settings are acceptable, click Generate.
● To change the report settings, click Edit, adjust the settings, and click Generate.
The Generate Reports Now dialog box opens.
6. Select the checkboxes of the reports to generate.
7. Click OK. The reports are generated and the Generate Reports dialog box closes.
NOTE:
Generating a report overwrites previously generated reports in the folder for that day. To prevent these reports
from being overwritten, specify a different directory in the Automated Report Options area of the Automated
Reports dialog box.
8. Click OK.
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