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Device Manager - Storage Navigator can generate a standard set of reports that provide views of various aspects of the storage system. In addition to these views, you can generate custom reports for specific areas of the system. These include a summary of the system data and configuration, ports, channel adapters, and disk adapters. You can save reports in CSV files or HTML files. Tables in the HTML version of the configuration reports are sortable.

Before making changes to a storage system, create reports of your storage system’s physical configurations and logical settings. Make a similar report after the changes, and then compare the reports to verify that new settings were made as intended.

The following examples show various storage configuration reports in table, graph, and CSV formats:

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Viewing configuration reports
The configuration report created on Device Manager - Storage Navigator (HDvM - SN) can be archived by downloading it to the management client.
Note
  • Adobe Flash Player is required to display configuration reports created with SVP firmware version 88-06-01 or earlier.
  • Configuration reports created with SVP firmware version 88-06-0x or later or later might not be displayed depending on the web browser version on the management client. You must use the latest version of the web browser. (Use the management client running an OS that supports the latest version of the web browser.)
  • If you use Google Chrome, specify the Start Option –allow-file-access-from-files.
  • If you use Google Chrome, the window used to specify the location where the folder will be saved might not appear when downloading the report. In this case, click Chrome Menu Settings Show advanced settings, and under Privacy clear the checkbox for Protect you and your device from dangerous sites.

Before you begin

  • Adobe Flash Player must be installed.
  • Users can view the reports that they created.
  • Users who have the Storage Administrator (Initial Configuration) role can view all reports.
NoteThe window used to specify the location where the folder will be saved might not appear when downloading the report in Google Chrome. In this case, follow Chrome Menu Settings Show advanced settings and uncheck the Protect you and your device from dangerous sites checkbox under Privacy.

Procedure

  1. Expand the Storage Systems tree, and then click Reports.

  2. Specify the report to download.

  3. Click Download Reports.

    NoteIf you are running HDvM - SN with Adobe AIR, a character string that depends on the AIR environment is displayed in the title of the download window.

  4. Specify a folder in which to save a .tgz file.

  5. Extract the downloaded .tgz file.

  6. Display the report.

    For HTML reports, open the file extracted-folder\html\index.html.

    The following warning message might appear when opening an HTML file: An ActiveX control on this page might be unsafe to interact with other parts of the page. Do you want to allow this interaction? This message appears when the program embedded in the report accesses a local file. Click Yes to continue the operation.

    For CSV reports, open a CSV file in the folder extracted-folder\csv.

Parent Topic
  • Working with reports

    Device Manager - Storage Navigator can generate a standard set of reports that provide views of various aspects of the storage system. In addition to these views, you can generate custom reports for specific areas of the system. These include a summary of the system data and configuration, ports, channel adapters, and disk adapters. You can save reports in CSV files or HTML files. Tables in the HTML version of the configuration reports are sortable.

Viewing configuration reports in the Reports window

You can view only HTML format reports in the Reports window.

Note
  • Adobe Flash Player is required to display configuration reports created with SVP firmware version 88-06-01 or earlier.
  • If you use Google Chrome, specify the Start Option –allow-file-access-from-files.

Procedure

  1. Expand the Storage Systems tree, and then click Reports.

  2. Click the name of the report to display.

    The report is displayed in the Reports window.

  3. In the Reports window, click the name of the report in the list at the left, and then view the report at the right.

Parent Topic
  • Working with reports

    Device Manager - Storage Navigator can generate a standard set of reports that provide views of various aspects of the storage system. In addition to these views, you can generate custom reports for specific areas of the system. These include a summary of the system data and configuration, ports, channel adapters, and disk adapters. You can save reports in CSV files or HTML files. Tables in the HTML version of the configuration reports are sortable.

Creating configuration reports

You can create up to 20 configuration reports for each storage system. If you already created 20 reports, delete unnecessary reports first, and then create a new report.

Before you begin

You must have Storage View permission to perform this task.

Procedure

  1. Open the Create Configuration Report window. From General Tasks, click Create Configuration Report.

  2. Specify a task name and click Apply. This task name is used as the report name in the Reports window. This process takes approximately 10 minutes to complete.

  3. Click Refresh to update the Reports window. The created report appears in the list.

Parent Topic
  • Working with reports

    Device Manager - Storage Navigator can generate a standard set of reports that provide views of various aspects of the storage system. In addition to these views, you can generate custom reports for specific areas of the system. These include a summary of the system data and configuration, ports, channel adapters, and disk adapters. You can save reports in CSV files or HTML files. Tables in the HTML version of the configuration reports are sortable.

Deleting configuration reports

You can delete a configuration report when you no longer need it, or to make room in the Reports window when the number of reports is near the limit.

Before you begin

Users that create the report or users with the Storage Administrator (Initial Configuration) role can delete a configuration report.

Procedure

  1. Expand the Storage Systems tree, and then click Reports.

  2. Select the report to delete.

  3. Click Delete Reports.

  4. Click Apply.

Parent Topic
  • Working with reports

    Device Manager - Storage Navigator can generate a standard set of reports that provide views of various aspects of the storage system. In addition to these views, you can generate custom reports for specific areas of the system. These include a summary of the system data and configuration, ports, channel adapters, and disk adapters. You can save reports in CSV files or HTML files. Tables in the HTML version of the configuration reports are sortable.