Citrix Systems CITRIX NETSCALER 9.3 manual Using the Reporting Tool, To invoke the Reporting tool

Chapter 8 Reporting Tool

Using the Reporting Tool

The Reporting tool is a Web-based interface accessed from the Citrix® NetScaler® appliance. Use the Reporting tool to display the performance statistics data as reports containing graphs. In addition to using the built-in reports, you can create custom reports, which you can modify at any time. Reports can have between one and four charts. You can create up to 256 custom reports.

To invoke the Reporting tool

1.Use the Web browser of your choice to connect to the IP address of the NetScaler (for example, http://10.102.29.170/).

The Web Logon screen appears.

2.In the User Name text box, type the user name assigned to the NetScaler.

3.In the Password text box, type the password.

4.In the Start in drop-down box, select Reporting.

5.Click Login.

The following screen shots show the report toolbar and the chart toolbar, which are frequently referenced in this documentation.

Figure 8-1.Report Toolbar

Figure 8-2.Chart Toolbar

Working with Reports

You can plot and monitor statistics for the various functional groups configured on the NetScaler over a specified time interval. Reports enable you to troubleshoot or analyze the behavior of your appliance. There are two types of reports: built-in reports and custom reports. Report content for built-in or custom reports can be viewed in a graphical format or a tabular format. The graphical view consists of line, area, and bar charts that can display up to 32 sets of data (counters). The tabular view displays the data in columns and rows. This view is useful for debugging error counters.

The default report that is displayed in the Reporting tool is CPU vs. Memory Usage and HTTP Requests Rate. You can change the default report view by displaying the report you want as your default view, and then clicking Default Report.

Reports can be generated for the last hour, last day, last week, last month, last year, or you can customize the duration.

You can do the following with reports:

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