Managing collectors for reports, 20 about collectors for reports – HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software User Manual
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Configuring the Management Server
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6.
Enter the following at the command prompt:
order by 2;
Managing Collectors for Reports
The management server uses statistics collectors to gather information for reports. To view a report
you must have its corresponding collector running.
IMPORTANT:
All collectors are stopped during Get Details/Discovery Data Collection. This means
that during Get Details/Discovery Data Collection data, such as for reports is not updated.
To view collectors for reports, click Reports > Storage Essentials > Report Configuration in HP
Systems Insight Manager. Then, click the Data Collection tab.
Table 20
About Collectors for Reports
Column Heading
Description
Element
The name of the element from which this collector gathers information.
Element Type
The type of element from which the collector gathers information.
Reports
The reports the collector is responsible for providing information.
Next Scheduled
Run
Displays the date and time when the collector is scheduled to run.
Interval
The interval in minutes the collector runs.
Running?
Gives the status of the collector. Collectors that are running display a
check mark in this column.
Edit
To edit the schedule for running a collector, click the Edit (
) button.
Then set the date and time. See ”
Setting the Date and Time for Report
” on page 179 for more information.
Important
: If you change the date in the field to a date that does not
exist in a month, the software automatically calculates the date to the
first day of the next month. For example, if you enter 2003-11-31, the
software assumes the date is 2003-12-01.
Action
Displays one of the following buttons:
•
Stop
- Stops the collector. The corresponding reports display
information only gathered previously. See ”
•
Start
- Starts the collector. When you start a collector, it begins
gathering information for its corresponding reports. See ”
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