Creating custom reports

Ops Center Analyzer User Guide
Version
11.0.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-99ANA002-06

Create custom reports for monitoring capacity and configuration data.

  • Only a system account user can create public reports that are accessible by all users. Public reports can only be edited or deleted by a system account user. In addition to the built-in report templates, a system account user can access the private report templates created by users with admin or modify permissions.
  • Users with admin or modify permissions can only create reports for private access. Private reports can be edited or deleted by users who create them. In addition to the built-in report templates, users with admin or modify permissions can access the public report templates created by the system account user.
  1. From the Dashboard tab, click Dashboard Settings.
  2. In the Dashboard Settings window, click Create Report.
  3. In the Create Report window, either enter a query or select a report template for creating reports.
  4. To create a custom report by selecting a report template:
    1. Browse the report templates from the Copy From list. When you hover over the report names in the Copy From list, the details such as report name, description, size, query, and target time period of analysis are displayed to help you select an appropriate template.
    2. Select a report template from the Copy From list. The report properties are autofilled with predefined values from the selected template.
    3. Edit the predefined report properties such as report name, description, size, query, and other report properties.
  5. To create a custom report by entering a query:
    1. Enter the report name and description.
    2. Select the report type and size. View the report results using Line Graphs or Table.
    3. In the Query text box, enter a query.
      • For information about how to write queries, see the Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer Detail View Query Language User Guide.
      • For information about Hitachi Enterprise Storage system capacity and configuration metrics and attributes, see the Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer Detail View Metrics Reference Guide.
      • For information about all other resource attributes, go to the Analyzer detail view UI, and from the application bar, click the Manage icon. Under Administration, click Show Schema. The Show Schema window displays the details of all metrics, resource definitions, and relationships.
    4. Select the Time Period of Analysis.
  6. Select Auto Refresh to enable autorefresh for the report.
    Reports refresh automatically at the set refresh interval time. If you disable this option, you must manually refresh the report by using the refresh icon at the top of the dashboard, or the refresh icon at the top of each report.
  7. To view the query results, click Set Report Definitions. Set the report definitions for displaying your data either using line graph or table format.
    Note: For tabular data, you can use the Default Sort column to set the sorting behavior for each metric (ascending or descending) in dashboard reports that are sent to users.
  8. To review the report fields, report design, and other details before publishing, click Preview.
  9. Click OK.
    The report appears on the dashboard.