Select the Reports section to display the following groups of reports:

Some of these reports can also be viewed from the main Applications and Infrastructure pages.

To Run a Report

1. From the Reports section, click the report you want to run. Alternatively, the main Application, Infrastructure and Policy pages display the most commonly used reports applicable to these sections.
2. Some reports are run immediately. For those that can be configured, a page is displayed enabling you to specify the items you want to report on. For example:
   
   
3. Choose the data you want to report on by specifying the parameter fields.
   • The search is not case-sensitive.
   • Where a drop-down list is provided, you can select a specific value or where available you can choose All to match all values.
   • For dates, you can choose a day and month from drop-down lists and enter a year (in yyyy format). You can also specify a time (hours and minutes).
4. Click Run to run the report.
5. The results are summarised in the form of a list object page. For information on list object pages and the charting and filtering tools available, see List Object Pages.

Notes on Report Results

• The returned list displays selected attributes and relationships of each object. Click an item in the list to access the View Object page which displays all of an object's relationships and attributes.
• You can export a report in CSV format.

Reports on Nodes

Where reports list nodes, each node has a checkbox next to it. You can select and deselect individual or multiple nodes of this type using these checkboxes. There is also a select all checkbox in the heading row which enables you to select all nodes in the report.
The select all checkbox selects all nodes on all pages of the report.

Using Chart Reports

There are a number of functions available when viewing chart reports.

Viewing Chart Details

When viewing a chart, you can drill-down into any part of that chart to see the details for that particular section. For example, the Host Vendor Distribution report, see Host Vendor Distribution.

1. From the Data Centre Standardization Charts section on the Reports page, click the Host Vendor Distribution report.
2. The report chart is displayed. This report shows a list of the Hosts per Vendor in the form of a pie chart.
   
   
3. Choose the data slice, or bar if you are viewing a bar chart, that you want to view in detail and click that area of the chart to view the details for that area.
4. The details for that particular section of the chart are displayed.
   
   
5. From here you can choose to view specific information from the list of available data.

Printing Chart Reports

When viewing a pie chart or a bar chart, you can print that report.

1. Select a report and right-click the chart. A popup is displayed.
2. Click Print Chart.

Rotating Pie Charts

When viewing a pie chart, you can rotate the angle of the pie chart and the annotations for each data slice.

1. Select a pie chart and right-click the chart. A popup is displayed.
2. Click Enable Rotation and drag your mouse in a circular motion until the chart is displayed in the required position.

Pie Chart Slices

When viewing a pie chart, you can also enable a slice of data to move away from the pie chart in order to highlight that section of data.

1. Select a pie chart and right-click the chart. A popup is displayed.
2. Click Enable Slicing Movement and click the section of data that you want to highlight. For example:
   
   
3. Click the slice again to return it to the original pie chart position.

Report Usage Analysis

You can download information containing details on report usage in your environment. The information enables you to view and analyze which reports have been run and how often. This function can help you to identify the most, and least, valuable reports used in your network over time.

1. Click the Support Services link in the Appliance section of the Administration page. The Appliance Support page is displayed.
2. Select the Reports Usage checkbox in the Miscellaneous Files section.
3. In the Create Archive section of the page, specify a name for your usage report in the Name row, for example, April 2008 Reports. You can also add a description in the Description row.
   
   
4. Click the Gather button. A link will appear in the Gathered Data Files section of the Appliance Support page.
   
   You can select the checkbox adjacent to any gathered data file and delete that file by clicking the Delete button. You can also see a read-only summary of each file by clicking the View button in the Summary column.
5. To download the report, click the April link in the Name column. Your browser download dialog is displayed.
6. The output for this example is as follows:

   Report Counter
   Name,Counter
   DataCentreStand.Reports.HostByVendorDist,2
   DataCentreStand.Reports.UnixDist,1
   Databases.Reports.MySQL,2
   Databases.Reports.SQLServer,1
   Resiliency.Report.WindowsServicePackDist,1
   
   Context Report Counter
   Name,Counter
   Host__Observed Communicating Hosts,2
   
   Chart Counter
   Name,Counter
   DataCentreStand.Reports.HostByVendorPie,25
   DataCentreStand.Reports.SoftwareByCategoryPie,4

The report is divided into three areas:

• Report Counter
• Context Report Counter
• Chart Counter
  For each one there is a unique ID. The report is downloaded in the form of a text file.

Operational Integrity Reports

The Operational Integrity section on the main Reports page enables you to run a number of reports that detail the operational aspects of the network. For example, hosts with failed PSUs, and hosts requiring DNS identification. This group of reports are designed to help you to eliminate avoidable causes of downtime in your network.

All Hosts with One or More Failed PSUs

This report displays details of hosts which have one or more power supply units which have failed.

Hosts with a Single PSU

This report displays details of hosts which only have a single power supply unit; therefore there is no redundant PSU.

Hosts with no PSU Information

This report displays a list of hosts for which no power supply unit information is available.

Hosts Requiring DNS Identification

This report displays a list of hosts where there is no hostname available for the host and DNS identification has been unsuccessful.

Change Control Reports

The Change Control section on the Reports page enables you to run a number of reports that can provide you to gain a clear overview of your change process. Where these reports are accessed from the reports drop-down list, they are pre-populated with some appropriate parameters. When accessed from this page the report fields are free text entry fields.

Host Hardware Configuration Changes

This report shows detected Host Hardware Configuration changes over a user selectable period of time. Attributes considered are those in the Hardware and Network section of a Host. By default the time is the last day.

Host Hardware Configuration Changes via Drop-Down

This report shows detected Host Hardware Configuration changes over a user selectable period of time. Attributes considered are those in the Hardware and Network section of a Host. By default the time is the last day.

Host OS Configuration Changes

This report shows detected Host OS Configuration changes over a user selectable period of time. Attributes considered are those in the Operating System section of a Host. By default the time is the last day.

Host OS Configuration Changes via Drop-Down

This report shows detected Host OS Configuration changes over a user selectable period of time. Attributes considered are those in the Operating System section of a Host. By default the time is the last day.

Foundation Deployment Reports

The Foundation Deployment section on the Reports page enables you to run a number of reports that detail deployment and data completeness information.

Applications Data Completeness

This report displays all application instances with details of their data completeness.

Software Instance Data Completeness

This report displays all Software Instances with details of their data completeness.

Host Data Completeness

This report displays all hosts with details of their data completeness.

Software Reports

The Software Reports section on the Reports page enables you to run a number of discovered software-related reports.

Software Inventory - Summary

This report displays a summary of the distribution of versions of a piece of software.

Software Inventory - Detail

This report displays details of where software is running, with version information.

Data Centre Standardization Reports

The Data Centre Standardization Reports section on the Reports page enables you to run a number of discovered data centre-related reports.

Host Distribution by Vendor

This report shows a distribution of the Hosts per Vendor. Note that unknown Vendors are excluded, for this detail use Host Distribution By Vendor and Model

Host Distribution by Vendor and Model

This report shows a distribution of the Hosts per Vendor and Model.

Host Summary by Vendor

This report shows a list of the Hosts per Vendor.

Host Summary by Vendor and Model

This report shows a list of the Hosts per Vendor and Model.

Windows Version Distribution

This report shows a distribution of Windows versions.

Windows Version [Edition] Distribution

This report shows a distribution of the Version [Edition] for Windows.

UNIX Type Distribution

This report shows a distribution of UNIX type operating systems (includes GNU/Linux and FreeBSD).

UNIX Version Distribution

This report shows a distribution of UNIX type operating systems (includes GNU/Linux and FreeBSD) and version.

Data Centre Standardization Charts

The Data Centre Standardization Charts section on the Reports page enables you to run a number of discovered data centre-related charts.

The icon adjacent to each report title link indicates whether the results will be displayed in the form of a pie chart or a bar chart. See Using Chart Reports for more information about how you can use charts.

Host Vendor Distribution

This report shows a list of the Hosts per Vendor in the form of a pie chart.

Host Vendor Distribution

This report shows a list of the Hosts per Vendor in the form of a bar chart.

Windows Version Distribution

This report shows a list of the Version for Windows in the form of a pie chart.

Windows Version Distribution

This report shows a list of the Version for Windows in the form of a bar chart.

Windows Version [Edition] Distribution

This report shows a list of the Version and Edition for Windows in the form of a pie chart.

Windows Version [Edition] Distribution

This report shows a list of the Version and Edition for Windows in the form of a bar chart.

UNIX Type Distribution

This report shows a distribution of UNIX type operating systems (includes GNU/Linux and FreeBSD) in the form of a pie chart.

UNIX Type Distribution

This report shows a distribution of UNIX type operating systems (includes GNU/Linux and FreeBSD) in the form of a bar chart.

UNIX Version Distribution

This report shows a list of UNIX type operating systems (includes GNU/Linux and FreeBSD) and Version in the form of a pie chart.

UNIX Version Distribution

This report shows a list of UNIX type operating systems (includes GNU/Linux and FreeBSD) and Version in the form of a bar chart.

Data Centre Standardization Software

The Data Centre Standardization Software section on the Reports page enables you to run a number of discovered data centre-related software.

Software Distribution by Category

This report shows a distribution of the Software by Category. Software that is in more than Category will be counted more than once.

Software Detail by Category

This report shows a detail list of the Software by Category. Software that is in more than Category will be displayed more than once.

Software Distribution by Category

This report shows a list of the Software by Category in the form of a pie chart. Software that is in more than one Category will be counted more than once.

Host Resiliency - Services

The Host Resiliency - Services section on the Reports page enables you to run a number of discovered services-related host reports.

Summary of Hosts with Service Port Open

This report shows a summary of which Hosts have been seen with common service ports open. The report can be restricted to just the latest scan data for each Host, or all available scan data.

Detail of Hosts with service port open

This report shows the detail of which Hosts have been seen with common service ports open. The report runs over all available scan data and shows the port details, the number of connections seen, the time it was seen and basic host details.

Host Resiliency - Kernel

The Host Resiliency - Kernel section on the Reports page enables you to run a number of discovered kernel-related host reports.

Windows Service Pack Distribution

This report shows a distribution of Windows Service Packs.

Find Windows Hosts Missing a Service Pack

This report shows a list of Windows Hosts missing a Service Pack. You will need to provide the Windows Version and Service Pack number. The report will only consider hosts of that Windows Version.

Find Windows Hosts without Minimum Service Pack

This report shows a list of Windows Hosts with a Service Pack less than the one specified. You will need to provide the Windows Version and Service Pack number. The report will only consider hosts of that Windows Version.

UNIX Kernel Distribution

This report shows a distribution of UNIX Kernels. Includes FreeBSD and GNU/Linux.

UNIX Kernel Summary

This report shows a summary of UNIX Kernels. Includes FreeBSD and GNU/Linux.

UNIX Kernel Search

This report searches for particular combinations of UNIX Type and Kernel.

Find UNIX Hosts with a Specific Kernel

This report shows a list of UNIX Hosts with a specific Kernel.

Find UNIX Hosts with kernel

This report shows a list of UNIX Hosts with a specific kernel. This report uses a partial match, if you have a specific patch use the Specific kernel report for efficiency.

Host Resiliency - Patches

The Host Resiliency - Patches section on the Reports page enables you to run a number of discovered patch-related host reports.

Find Solaris Hosts Missing a Specific Patch

This report shows a list of Solaris Hosts missing the specific patch provided.

Find Solaris Hosts Missing a Patch

This report shows a list of Solaris Hosts missing a patch. This report uses a partial match, if you have a specific patch use the Specific Patch report for efficiency.

Find Solaris Hosts Missing a Patch via Drop Down

This report shows a list of Solaris Hosts missing a patch. This uses a drop down of all seen Solaris patches.

Find HP-UX Hosts Missing a Specific Patch

This report shows a list of HP-UX Hosts missing the specific patch provided.

Find HP-UX Hosts Missing a Patch

This report shows a list of HP-UX Hosts missing a patch. This report uses a partial match, if you have a specific patch use the Specific Patch report for efficiency.

Find HP-UX Hosts Missing a Patch via Drop Down

This report shows a list of HP-UX Hosts missing a patch. This uses a drop down of all seen HP-UX patches.

Find Windows Hosts Missing a Specific Patch

This report shows a list of Windows Hosts missing the specific patch provided.

Find Windows Hosts Missing a Patch

This report shows a list of Windows Hosts missing a patch. This report uses a partial match, if you have a specific patch use the Specific Patch report for efficiency.

Find Windows Hosts Missing a Patch via Drop Down

This report shows a list of Windows Hosts missing a patch. This uses a drop down of all seen Windows patches.

Application Change Impact

The Application Change Impact section on the Reports page enables you to run a number of application reports. See Application Reports.

Applications that could be Impacted by a Switch

This report shows a list of Applications that could be impacted by changes to a Switch. Set Include Hosted Virtual OSIs to also Include Applications running in Virtual OSIs.

Applications that could be Impacted by a Switch via Drop Down

This report shows a list of Applications that could be impacted by changes to a Switch. This report uses a drop down of all seen switches. Set Include Hosted Virtual OSIs to also Include
Applications running in Virtual OSIs.

Applications that could be impacted by a Host

This report shows a list of Applications that could be impacted by changes to a Host. Set Include Hosted Virtual OSIs to also Include Applications running in Virtual OSIs hosted by this Host.

Applications that could be Impacted by a Host via Drop Down

This report shows a list of Applications that could be impacted by changes to a Host. This report uses a drop down of all seen Hosts. Set Include Hosted Virtual OSIs to also Include Applications running in Virtual OSIs hosted by this Host.

Applications that could be Impacted by a Host Model

This report shows a list of Applications that could be impacted by changes to a Host Model. Set Include Hosted Virtual OSIs to also Include Applications running in Virtual OSIs hosted by this Host Model.

Applications that could be Impacted by a Host Model via Drop Down

This report shows a list of Applications that could be impacted by changes to a Host Model. This report uses a drop down of all seen Host Models. Set Include Hosted Virtual OSIs to also Include Applications running in Virtual OSIs hosted by this Host Model.

Applications that could be Impacted by an OS

This report shows a list of Applications that could be impacted by changes to an OS. Set Include Hosted Virtual OSIs to also Include Applications running in Virtual OSIs hosted by this OS.

Applications that could be Impacted by an OS via Drop Down

This report shows a list of Applications that could be impacted by changes to an OS. This report uses a drop down of all seen OSs. Set Include Hosted Virtual OSIs to also Include Applications running in Virtual OSIs hosted by this OS.

Applications that could be Impacted by a Software Product

This report shows a list of Applications that could be impacted by changes to an Software Instance type. By default this report only searches directly modeled containment dependencies. Set Include Co Hosted Applications to include Applications that run on the same Host. Set Include Co Inferred Software Instances to include Software Instances with primary inferences from the same source, for instance this would include Java SIs when searching for Tomcat SIs. Both these additions will cause the report to execute slower.

Applications that could be Impacted by a Software Product via Drop Down

This report shows a list of Applications that could be impacted by changes to an Software Instance type. This report uses a drop down of all seen Software Instance Types. By default this report only searches directly modeled containment dependencies. Set Include Co Hosted Applications to include Applications that run on the same Host. Set Include Co Inferred Software Instances to include Software Instances with primary inferences from the same source, for instance this would include Java SIs when searching for Tomcat SIs. Both these additions will cause the report to execute slower.