Administrator Guide

Report Type Description
○ Most Active Disks
○ Most Active Servers
● Storage Reports: Displays detailed information about the following:
○ Volume Reports: Volume, Volume Folder, Volume Growth, and Volume Profile
○ Server Reports: Server and Server Folder
○ Disk Reports: Disk, Disk Folder, Disk Class, and Disk Tier
○ Storage Type Reports: Pressure Report
Set Up Automated Reports for All Storage Centers
Configure automated report settings on the Data Collector if you want to use the same report settings for all managed Storage
Centers. Configure the global settings first, and then customize report settings for individual Storage Centers as needed.
Steps
1. If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click
(Home).
The Unisphere Central Home page is displayed.
2.
Click
Data Collector.
The Data Collector view is displayed.
3. Click the Monitoring tab and then click the Automated Reports subtab.
4. Click Edit.
The Automated Reports Settings dialog box opens.
5. Select the checkboxes in the Automated Report Settings area to specify which reports to generate and how often to
generate them.
6. Select the checkboxes in the Automated Table Report Settings area to specify which reports to generate and how often
to generate them.
NOTE:
Automated table reports can be saved in a public directory or attached to automated emails, but they do not
appear in the Historical Reports view.
7. 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 exported and emailed Table Reports from the File Type for Table Reports drop-down menu.
8. Click OK.
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, Unisphere Central generates reports into a folder named for the day when the report was
generated.
Steps
1.
If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click
(Home).
The Unisphere Central Home page is displayed.
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