Administrator Guide

8. To configure the Data Collector to email the reports when they are generated:
• Select the Attach Automated Reports to email check box to email the reports in the Automated Reports Settings area.
• Select the Attach Table Reports to email check box to email the reports in the Automated Table Reports Settings area.
NOTE: Storage Manager sends emails to the email address specified in the User Properties.
9. To specify the file format for exported and emailed reports in the Automated Table Reports Settings area, select the radio
button of the file format to use.
10. 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, Storage Manager generates reports into a folder named for the day when the report was generated.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Data Collector.
2. Click the Health tab, and then select the Automated Reports subtab.
3. Click Edit. The Automated Reports dialog box opens.
4. Scroll to the bottom of the pane and click Generate Reports Now. The Generate Reports dialog box opens.
5. Select the check boxes of the reports to generate.
• To generate daily reports, select the Generate Daily Reports check box.
• To generate weekly reports, select the Generate Weekly Reports check box.
• To generate monthly reports, select the Generate Monthly Reports check box.
6. If you made configuration changes to the Automated Reports tab before you clicked Generate Reports Now, make sure the
Save current report settings before generating reports check box is selected.
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, select a different directory from the Automated Report Options area in the
Automated Reports tab.
8. Click OK.
Configuring Reporting Limit Settings
Use the Limits subtab to configure reporting limit settings.
About this task
The maximum size and number of Data Collector debug logs can be modified in the Log Limits area. The number of days that log,
alert, and reporting data is kept can be modified in the Reporting Information Limits area.
Steps
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Data Collector.
2. Click the Health tab, and then select the Limits subtab.
3. Click Edit. The Limits dialog box opens.
4. To modify the maximum file size for Data Collector debug logs, change the value in the Maximum Log File Size field.
5. To modify the maximum number of log files for each Data Collector debug log type, change the value in the Maximum Log
Files field.
6. To modify the number of days after which a log is expired, change the value in the Log Lifetime field.
7. To modify the number of days after which an alert is expired, change the value in the Alert Lifetime field.
8. To modify the number of days after which reporting data is expired, change the value in the Reporting Data Lifetime field.
9. Click OK.
Gathering and Exporting Troubleshooting Information
Use the Support subtab to set debug log options and to export configuration and log data for troubleshooting purposes.
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