HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software - Manual (Page 462)

Running Reports 432
Accessing Reporting
To access Reporting, click Reports > Storage Essentials > Manage Reports or click Tools >
Storage Essentials
> Home. Then, click Reporting in the left pane.
Viewing Reports
Collectors 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 drop-down menu
and then click the Apply button:
• 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 drop-down menu, select the period of time you
want displayed in the report.
5. To view a report in a new window, click the Open in new window option located next to the
drop-down menu. Then, click the Apply button.
6. To send a report by e-mail, use the Scheduled Deliveries tab. See ” Sending a Report by
E-mail ” on page 435 for more information.
Viewing Report Collectors for an Element
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: