HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide Second Edition (Linux Release) (T4283-96056, November 2006)

Running Reports488
•Hosts Reports*
•Storage System Reports*
•Switch Reports*
*Reports that display information for only one element, such as Asset Summary, Details, Events,
and Utilization reports.
Accessing Reporting
To access Reporting, click Reports > Storage Essentials > Manage Reports or click Tools >
Storage Essentials > Home. Then, click Reporting in the left pane.
Viewing Reports
Collectors gather information for reports. If you stop a collector, its reports are not updated. You
might want to verify a collector is running if you are having difficulty viewing a report or you believe
the report is not displaying the latest information. See ”Viewing Report Collectors for an Element” on
page 489 for more information.
Reports in general contain no data or incomplete/incorrect data while reports are being
materialized (materialized views are being populated).
IMPORTANT: The elements you see in the report are based on your organizations and which
organizations are selected in the organization filter at the top of the page.
To view a report:
1. Access Reporting as described in ”Accessing Reporting” on page 488.
2. In the middle pane, expand the tree and click the type of report you want.
The report is shown in the right pane. A list of the available filters displays at the top of pane.
You can hide the list of available filters by clicking the Hide Filters button located in the
upper-left corner of the pane.
NOTE: The list of available filters varies depending on the type of report you have selected.
The options described below are available for all reports. For information about additional
parameters that are available for some reports, see ”Report Parameters” on page 489
3. To change the format of the report, select one of the following from the Format drop-down menu
and then click the Run Report button:
• HTML (Default) - The software displays the report in a Web page by default.
• PDF - The software displays the report in Adobe Acrobat, a good option if you need to print
the report. The software assumes you already have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your
computer.
To obtain a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, go to http://www.adobe.com.
• Excel - The software displays the report in Microsoft Excel, providing you have a copy of
Microsoft Excel already installed.