Steps for Data Collection Summaries

1.Expand the Reports tree in the left navigation pane and then expand Data Collection. Below Data Collection, click on any type of data collection. The summary page for that type of data collection is displayed.

2.View the summary data displayed.

3.To collect data now, highlight one or more devices listed and click Collect Now (at the bottom of the page). The data collection for the selected device or devices is started immediately.

4.To add devices from this type of data collection:

a.Click Add Devices (at the bottom of the page). The Add Devices to Data Collection wizard is started with the Select devices page displayed. Click Next.

b.Select the device by highlighting it and clicking the arrow buttons between the two lists. To select multiple devices, use either Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click. To move all devices from one list to the other, use the double arrow buttons. You can sort the list of available devices by clicking the column headers, or view more columns by right-clicking the column headers.

You can also select an entire group instead of individual devices, by changing the selection method to Groups. Tasks (for example configurations and more) can be performed on a single group or a group and all of its subgroups.

NOTE: Including all subgroups can potentially take much longer and cause much more network traffic, so it should be used only when appropriate.

If you schedule a task using a group, the task will apply to the devices in the group at the time the task starts. This makes it easy to redefine the devices used in regularly scheduled tasks without having to delete and create a scheduled task.

NOTE: The columns displayed on the Select devices page are defined in View > Preferences > Device Identification.

c.Click Next. The Confirm page is displayed showing you the devices to be added to this type of data collection.

d.Click Add Devices. The Results page is displayed.

e.Click Done to display the summary data page.

5.To remove devices from this type of data collection:

a.Select the devices you want to remove and click Remove Devices (at the bottom of the page). The Remove Devices from Data Collection wizard is started with the Confirm page displayed.

b.Click Remove Devices. The Results page is displayed.

c.Click Done to display the summary data page.

6.Now you are ready to generate a report.

7.To generate a report now, see Generate Reports on page 222.

Other Ways for Data Collection Summaries

●In the Reports - Data Collection - Management task module, highlight the type of data collection to view and click View.

Data Collection Statuses

Following are the various Data Collection statuses that will be displayed on Data Collection pages.

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