To access Reporting, click Reports > Storage Essentials > Manage Reports or click Tools > Storage Essentials > Home. Then, click Reporting in the left pane.
Viewing ReportsCollectors 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 432 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 431.
2.In the middle pane, expand the tree and click the type of report you want. The report is shown in the right pane.
3.To change the format of the report, select one of the following from the Format
•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.
•XML - The software display the report in the XML format.
4.(Backup Manager reports only) From the Period
5.To view a report in a new window, click the Open in new window option located next to the
6.To send a report by
The management server uses collectors to gather information. The Collectors tab provides information about the collectors for a particular element.
To start collectors and view reports for an element:
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