ServerView Inventory Manager

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1 User Guide - English FUJITSU Software ServerView Suite ServerView Inventory Manager ServerView Operations Manager V6.21 Edition October 2013

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3 Contents Contents 3 1 Introduction Concepts Data collections Report definitions Reports Tasks Requirements Changes since the previous manual ServerView Suite link collection Documentation for the ServerView Suite Typographic conventions 15 2 First-time startup 17 3 Managing data collections and reports Starting the Inventory Manager Closing the Inventory Manager Creating/Editing a data collection Creating/Editing a report definition Creating/Editing a report for data export Creating/Editing a report for presentation 26 4 User interface Wizards Inventory Manager main window Manage Data Collections tab Data collections tree Servers in collections tree Data collections view Create/Edit Data Collection Wizard Define Collection Properties step (Create Data Collection Wizard) Schedule Task step (Create Data Collection Wizard) Assign Servers step (Create Data Collection Wizard) Setting step (Create Data Collection Wizard) Summary step (Create Data Collection Wizard) 43 ServerView Inventory Manager 3

4 Contents Servers in data collections view Settings for data collections Manage Reports tab Reports tree Report Definitions tree Servers in reports tree Reports view Create/Edit Report Wizard Choose Report Definition step (Create Report Wizard) Graphical Format step (Create Report Wizard) Output Formats step (Create Report Wizard) Format Parameters step (Create Report Wizard) Schedule Report step (Create Report Wizard) Assign Servers step (Create Report Wizard) Report Settings step (Create Report Wizard) Results step (Create Report Wizard) Summary step (Create Report Wizard) Report definitions view Create/Edit Report Definition Wizard View step (Create Report Definition Wizard) Filter step (Create Report Definition Wizard) Summary step (Create Report Definition Wizard) Servers in reports view Settings for reports Manage Diagnostics Servers tree Tasks tree Manage Diagnostics - Servers Manage Diagnostics - Tasks Deleting log files Appendix Predefined standard data type sets for data collections Predefined standard report definitions Views for customized report definitions Predefined standard reports ServerView Inventory Manager

5 1 Introduction The ServerView Inventory Manager (simply called Inventory Manager below) is a component of the Asset Management of the PRIMERGY ServerView Suite and is available via ServerView Operations Manager. The Inventory Manager offers handy and flexible access to managing customized collections of several types of data and their storage in the Server- View database. You can create reports based on this data and display them on screen or export them regularly in several output formats. The following types of system data can be collected and used in reports: Inventory data Overview of all hardware, firmware and software components of a system. This includes some general server information, such as the host name, IP address, UUID, serial number etc. as well as version information which can be used in Update Management. System history values which are collected in the database for a period of time: o o o o Power consumption data Overall status information of a system Ambient temperature data Performance data (CPU, memory, network, storage) You can only create reports if data has previously been collected and stored in the database. The Web-based interface of the Inventory Manager helps you specify data collections according to your needs. If you want to use the Update Management, it is essential that inventory data is collected on a regular basis to ensure that up to date version information is available. If you want to analyze the state of your systems over a period of time, system history data should be collected at short intervals. ServerView Inventory Manager 5

6 1 Introduction As the collection of data takes some time and uses up system resources, such tasks need to be scheduled carefully. To find an appropriate scheduling time, you need to consider the number of managed nodes and other tasks which are also running on the Central Management Station (CMS) at the time of collection. If data has been collected and stored in the database, reports can be created on the basis of this data. The Web-based interface of the Inventory Manager helps you define reports according to your needs. Several types of data can be combined in one report. Reports can be created immediately and shown on screen, or they can be created on a regular basis and stored in a file or in a different database. Reports can be generated in CSV (Comma Separated Value) format. For storage in the database, an SQL script can be generated, which must be executed later on, or the data can be stored directly via ODBC. The storage of report data at intervals might help you find out about changes to your system components (e.g. versions) or give you an overview of the state of your systems (overall, temperature, power, performance) over a period of time. As the creation of reports is based on already available data in the database, the scheduling of such tasks can be done more easily. The presentation of report data is executed immediately and summarizes values of interest to you in compact form. For example, system status values over a period of time can be shown in a graph to let you see the maximum values at a glance. The following figure shows the Inventory Manager s components: 6 ServerView Inventory Manager

7 Figure 1: Inventory Manager and its components Inventory Manager Inventory Manager is the Web-based user interface which supports the specification of data collections and reports and the export or presentation of report data. ServerViewDB (SV DB) The key component is the database, where all data collections and report specifications are stored, along with scheduling information for data collection and export of report data, as well as data gathered during data collection. Data Collection Data Collection gathers data from managed nodes, scheduled or once immediately, and stores it in the database. Data Export Data Export uses the collected data to create reports and store them as exported data in the file system or database. Data Presentation Data Presentation uses the collected data to create reports and presents them on screen. ServerView Inventory Manager 7

8 1 Introduction 1.1 Concepts Data collections Data Collections gather data from managed nodes and store it in the database. This data forms the basis for the creation of reports. Several types of system data are supported as the basis for a collection: Data type set Protocol Contents Inventory data SNMP General server information such as host name, net address, UUID, serial number. hardware, firmware, software system components Power Consumption data SNMP Power utilization; collected over a period of time Status information SNMP Overall system status; collected over a period of time Temperature data SNMP Ambient system temperature; collected over a period of time Performance data VME CPU, memory, network and storage; collected over a period of time Collecting Performance data is only possible if Performance Monitoring is enabled in the Base Configuration Wizard. Configuration Wizard - Threshold Management - Usage Performance Monitoring = Yes The type of protocol used for data collection depends on the protocol which can be used to access a managed node and which is appropriate for the type of collection. In most cases SNMP is used to connect to ServerView agents on a managed node. For performance data, the data which is collected by the VME Performance Service is used directly. 8 ServerView Inventory Manager

9 1.1 Concepts The data types can be used to define data collection tasks. Each data type can be used separately for a collection or some of them can be combined in one Data Collection definition. The Inventory Manager distinguishes two types of data types: Standard data types refer to the data types directly Customized data types are user defined and can refer to a set of data types Both standard and customized data type definitions can be used to run a Data Collection immediately or within a scheduled task. Before you create reports, you should define a data collection task to collect the data you require later on. If you want to use Update Management, it is essential that inventory data is collected regularly so that data in the database is always up-to-date. If you do not want to create reports or use Update Management, it is not necessary to collect any data at all. Moreover, if no data is collected, the database will not become overloaded with data. ServerView Inventory Manager 9

10 1 Introduction Report definitions Report definitions refer to data which is stored in the database and are used to define a report. A report definition can be built from a selection of supported database views. A report definition is defined by the name of such a view which defines the data contents. a selection of attributes which restricts or reorganizes the data contents. a filter definition which allows you to show only subsets of data. Each report definition refers to precisely one view with one selection of attributes and one filter. The Inventory Manager distinguishes two types of report definitions: Standard report definitions refer to predefined report definitions which include the most significant data with the most important attributes and no filter. Customized report definitions are user defined and can refer to a user specific selection of data, attributes and filter. Both standard and customized report definitions can be used to run a report. Before you create a report, you should check if there are report definitions available to define a report task which will later produce the data you require. Report definitions can also be defined directly when you specify a report. 10 ServerView Inventory Manager

11 1.1 Concepts Reports Reports are built from data which is stored in the database by previously running data collections. Reports form the basis for the presentation of this data on screen or its storage during an export task. The basis for a report is report definitions which refer to data in the database directly and might limit or reorganize the contents of this data. Each report definition can be used separately to define a report, or several can be combined. A report can then be used to export the report data to a file or database, either immediately, or on a scheduled basis. Or the report can be used to show the data immediately on screen. For export purposes, reports can be generated in CSV (Comma Separated Value), XML, PDF or HTML format. For storage in the database, an SQL script can be generated, which must be executed later on, or the data can be stored directly via ODBC. For use in presentations, report data can be shown as a table, line diagram, or pie diagram. In table presentation, all attributes defined in the report definition are listed. ServerView Inventory Manager 11

12 1 Introduction Tasks Tasks for collecting data and exporting reports follow the common Server- View task rules. The following are specified in a task: What is to be done, in this case collecting data or exporting a report When it is to be done - scheduled or once immediately Which servers are to be included list of assigned servers When a task is activated, a corresponding task is created on the Central Management Station, which runs in the background when the scheduled time is reached. The status and result of this task are stored in the database; output data from data collection is also stored in the database, export data in a file or the database. The status and result of these tasks can be seen in the Inventory Manager on the Manage Diagnostics tab. Here you will find an overview of the latest task runs and more detailed information in the log data for the task. 12 ServerView Inventory Manager

13 1.2 Requirements 1.2 Requirements The most up-to-date information on the hardware and software requirements for ServerView can be found in the ServerView Operations Manager Installation Guides (Windows/Linux), in the "Release Notes" information file, which can be opened e.g. from the ServerView program group, and in the product specifications for ServerView. 1.3 Changes since the previous manual This edition of the manual applies to the Inventory Manager as of ServerView V6.21 and replaces the following online manual: ServerView Inventory Manager - ServerView Operations Manager V6.20, June 2013 edition. This manual contains the following changes: New tab Presentation Font Settings in the Manage Reports tab. Presentation Settings tab renamed to Graphical Settings. Minor changes in the Results step. 1.4 ServerView Suite link collection Via the link collection, Fujitsu Technology Solutions provides you with numerous downloads and further information on the ServerView Suite and PRIM- ERGY servers. For ServerView Suite, links are offered on the following topics: Forum Service Desk Manuals Product information Security information Software downloads Training ServerView Inventory Manager 13

14 1 Introduction The downloads include the following: o o o Current software statuses for the ServerView Suite as well as additional Readme files. Information files and update sets for system software components (BIOS, firmware, drivers, ServerView agents and ServerView update agents) for updating the PRIMERGY servers via Server- View Update Manager or for locally updating individual servers via ServerView Update Manager Express. The current versions of all documentation on the ServerView Suite. You can retrieve the downloads free of charge from the Fujitsu Technology Solutions Web server. For PRIMERGY servers, links are offered on the following topics: Service Desk Manuals Product information Spare parts catalogue Access to the link collection You can reach the link collection of the ServerView Suite in various ways: 1. Via ServerView Operations Manager. Select Help Links on the start page or on the menu bar. This opens the start page of the ServerView link collection. 2. Via the start page of the online documentation for the ServerView Suite on the Fujitsu Technology Solutions manual server. You access the start page of the online documentation via the following link: 14 ServerView Inventory Manager

15 1.5 Documentation for the ServerView Suite In the selection list on the left, select Industry standard servers. Click the menu item PRIMERGY ServerView Links. This opens the start page of the ServerView link collection. 3. Via the ServerView Suite DVD. In the start window of the ServerView Suite DVD, select the option Select ServerView Software Products. Click Start. This takes you to the page with the software products of the ServerView Suite. On the menu bar select Links. This opens the start page of the ServerView link collection. 1.5 Documentation for the ServerView Suite The documentation can be downloaded free of charge from the Internet. You will find the online documentation at under the link Industry standard servers. For an overview of the documentation to be found under ServerView Suite as well as the filing structure, see the ServerView Suite sitemap (Server- View Suite Site Overview). 1.6 Typographic conventions The following typographic conventions are used: Convention Explanation Indicates various types of risk, namely health risks, risk of data loss and risk of damage to devices. Indicates additional relevant information and tips. bold Indicates references to names of interface elements. ServerView Inventory Manager 15

16 1 Introduction Convention Explanation monospace monospace semibold blue continuous text pink continuous text <abc> [abc] [key] Screenshots Indicates system output and system elements, e.g., file names and paths. Indicates statements that are to be entered using the keyboard. Indicates a link to a related topic. Indicates a link to a location you have already visited. Indicates variables which must be replaced with real values. Indicates options that can be specified (syntax). Indicates a key on your keyboard. If you need to enter text in uppercase, the Shift key is specified, for example, [SHIFT] + [A] for A. If you need to press two keys at the same time, this is indicated by a plus sign between the two key symbols. Some of the screenshots are system-dependent, so some of the details shown may differ from your system. There may also be system-specific differences in menu options and commands. 16 ServerView Inventory Manager

17 2 First-time startup The ServerView Base Configuration Wizard includes a step for configuring the Inventory Manager. Here the collection of inventory data can be scheduled to ensure that inventory data in particular is available for use in Update Management, which you might have selected in an earlier step. Data collections for all other types of data as well as for inventory data can be specified in the Web-based user interface of the Inventory Manager. For further information see the Base Configuration Wizard User Guide. ServerView Inventory Manager 17

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19 3 Managing data collections and reports 3.1 Starting the Inventory Manager You start the Inventory Manager either via the ServerView Operations Manager start screen or via the ServerList main window. 1. Start ServerView Operations Manager. How to do this is described in the documentation for ServerView Operations Manager. 2. Click the menu item Asset Management Inventory Manager either in the ServerView Operations Manager start screen or in the ServerList main window. This opens the Inventory Manager main window. 3.2 Closing the Inventory Manager You close the Inventory Manager by closing the main window. To close the Inventory Manager main window, click the Close icon in the browser window. ServerView Inventory Manager 19

20 3 Managing data collections and reports 3.3 Creating/Editing a data collection Data collections gather data from managed nodes and store it in the database. This data forms the basis for the creation of reports. Before you create reports, you should define a data collection task to collect the data you require later on. If you want to use Update Management, it is essential that inventory data is collected regularly so that data in the database is always up-to-date. 1. Select the Manage Data Collections tab. 2. In the navigation bar on the left, select Collections. 3. On the Manage Data Collections tab, click Create... For editing an existing data collection, select this data collection and click Edit... The New Data Collection Creation Wizard opens with the Define Collection Properties step. 4. Enter a unique Name for the data collection. (create only) 5. Enter a helpful Description of the data collection. 6. Under Data Set to be retrieved, select the data type sets you want to use. Multiple selection is possible. For more information about data type sets, see "Predefined standard data type sets for data collections" on page Click Next. The Schedule Task step opens. In this step you specify when and how often the task will be executed, and whether the related log files are to be saved. 20 ServerView Inventory Manager

21 3.3 Creating/Editing a data collection 8. Click Next. The Assign Servers step opens. In this step, select one or more servers you want to assign to the task. 9. Click Next. The Settings step opens. If you want the person defined in the collection settings to be notified every time the task is executed, enable the Send a notification ...option. If you want the inventory data to be updated every time the task is executed, enable the Recollect Inventory Data... option. 10. Click Next. The Summary step opens. This step shows a summary of the selected values and adjustments. 11. Click Finish to save the data collection and activate the task. ServerView Inventory Manager 21

22 3 Managing data collections and reports 3.4 Creating/Editing a report definition Report definitions refer to data which is stored in the database and are used to define a report. Each report definition refers to precisely one view with one selection of attributes and one filter. 1. Select the Manage Reports tab. 2. In the navigation bar on the left, select Report Definitions 3. To create a new report definition, click Create... To edit an existing report definition, select this report definition and click Edit... The Create report definition dialog is shown. 4. Enter a unique Name of the report definition. (create only) 5. Enter a helpful Description of the report definition. 6. On the left, select a View to define the content for this report definition. Each View defines a specific selection of data relating to the managed servers. For more information about views, see "Views for customized report definitions" on page On the right, select the View Attributes you need to restrict the data content of the View. If you select the Show Detailed Description option, additional information about the views / attributes is displayed. 8. Click Next. If you want to use the report definition in a report which includes the data for several servers, you should have a server- identifying attribute in your selection, e.g. ServerName, ServerId or ScId. The Filter step opens. 22 ServerView Inventory Manager

23 3.4 Creating/Editing a report definition For further restrictions, a filter function is available. With the help of the selection lists Attribute, Operation and Value and the logical operator C.O., you define filter conditions for further reducing the amount of data in the selected View. <attribute> - <operation> - <value> - [AND OR] 9. Select the Attribute you want to use as a filter. This selection list contains all the attributes contained in the selected View. 10. Select the Operation you want to use as a filter. Depending on which type of attribute you have selected as a filter, this selection list will contain either character or number operators. 11. Select one of the displayed Values or enter one of your own as a filter. The Inventory Manager automatically identifies values which match the ones set under Attribute and displays them in the Value selection list. 12. Select the logical operator C.O. You use the logical operator to specify whether all set conditions have to be fulfilled (AND) or just one (OR). When you have selected the logical operator, a new line for defining additional filter conditions is displayed. To remove a condition from the table, select the corresponding line and click Delete. To change the order of the conditions, select the corresponding line and click Move Up or Move Down. If you want to define further conditions, repeat step 8 to Click Next. The Summary step opens. A summary of the selected values and adjustments is shown. 14. Click Finish to save the report definition. ServerView Inventory Manager 23

24 3 Managing data collections and reports 3.5 Creating/Editing a report for data export Reports are built from data which is stored in the database by previously running data collections. Reports form the basis for the presentation of this data on screen or its storage during an export task. Before you create a report, you should check if there are report definitions available to define a report task which will later produce the data you require. 1. Select the Manage Reports tab. 2. In the navigation bar on the left, select Reports 3. To create a new report, click Create... To edit an existing report, select this report and click Edit... The Create Report Wizard opens with the Choose Report Definition step. In this step you select the content (report definition) of the report. 4. Enter a unique Name for the report. (create only) 5. Enter a helpful Description of the report. 6. Make sure the Run as Presentation option is disabled, because you want the report to be exported in an output format. Otherwise, the report will be displayed on screen. 7. Select all the report definitions you need from the Report Contents list on the left. If necessary, you can define a new report definition by clicking Create Click Next. The Output Formats step opens. In this step, select at least one output format for the report. 24 ServerView Inventory Manager

25 3.5 Creating/Editing a report for data export 9. Click Next. The Format Parameters step opens. In this step, specify the information required for the data export. 10. Click Next. The Schedule Report step opens. In this step you specify when and how often the task will be executed, and whether the related log files are to be saved. 11. Click Next. The Assign Servers step opens. In this step, select one or more servers you want to assign to the task. 12. Click Next. The Settings step opens. Enable the Send a notification ... option if you want the person defined in the report settings to be notified every time the task is executed. 13. Click Next. The Summary step opens. This step shows a summary of the selected values and adjustments. You will also see a warning if data from prior data collection is missing in the database for your selected report and servers. 14. Click Finish to save the report and activate the task. The export files are stored as follows: For Windows: C:\Program Files\Fujitsu\ServerView Suite\svom\data\ ServerView\Reports ServerView Inventory Manager 25

26 3 Managing data collections and reports For Linux: /opt/fujitsu/serverviewsuite/svom/data/serverview/reports For x64: C:\Program Files (x86)\fujitsu\serverview Suite\svom\data\ ServerView\Reports To change this setting, click Manage Reports tab - Settings in the navigation bar - General Settings tab. 3.6 Creating/Editing a report for presentation Reports are built from data which is stored in the database by previously running data collections. Reports form the basis for the presentation of this data on screen or its storage during an export task. Before you create a report, you should check if there are report definitions available to define a report task which will later produce the data you require. 1. Select the Manage Reports tab. 2. In the navigation bar on the left, select Reports 3. To create a new report, click Create... To edit an existing report, select this report and click Edit... The Create New Report wizard opens with the Choose Report Definition step. In this step you select the content (report definition) of the report. 4. Enter a unique Name for the report. (create only) 5. Optional: Enter a helpful Description of the report. 6. Enable the Run as Presentation option, because you want to display the report on the screen. Otherwise, the report would be exported in an output format. 26 ServerView Inventory Manager

27 3.6 Creating/Editing a report for presentation 7. Select all report definitions you want to use for the report from the Reports Contents list on the left. If necessary, you can define a new report definition by clicking Create Click Next. The Graphical Formats step opens. 9. In this step, select the graphical formats for the presentation on screen. For use in presentations, report data can be shown as a table, a pie diagram, and/or a line diagram. 10. Click Next. The Assign Servers step opens. In this step, select one or more servers you want to assign to the task. 11. Click Next. The Results step opens. This step shows the presentation of the selected values and adjustments. In this step, it is possible to save to a file (html format) or to print the presentation. ServerView Inventory Manager 27

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29 4 User interface 4.1 Wizards A wizard is an assistant that guides you, step by step, through a task. A wizard usually consists of several steps that you work through in sequence. The number of steps used and their sequence are shown in a tree structure on the left. Steps that you have already completed are indicated in the tree. Mandatory input (input fields, selections) is marked with *. The buttons in the bottom right of each step allow you to progress through the wizard. Previous Opens the previous step in the wizard. Next Opens the next step in the wizard. Next is only possible if all mandatory fields (marked with *) are filled. Finish Closes the wizard and applies all your settings. Cancel Cancels the wizard without saving your changes. Help Shows you information about the current dialog. ServerView Inventory Manager 29

30 4 User interface Buttons for assignment > >> < << Copies the entry selected in the list on the left into the list on the right. Copies all entries selected in the list on the left into the list on the right. Removes the selected entry from the list on the right. Removes all entries from the list on the right. Undo Undoes the last action you performed in the dialog. 30 ServerView Inventory Manager

31 4.2 Inventory Manager main window 4.2 Inventory Manager main window Figure 2: Inventory Manager main window The Inventory Manager offers handy and flexible access to managing customized collections of several types of data and their storage in the Server- View database. You can create reports based on this data and display them on screen or export them regularly in several output formats. The main window contains the following elements (from top to bottom): ServerView Suite header ServerView Suite menu bars Work area with the tree structure on the left and tabs on the right. The navigation area on the left contains a tree structure. The view selected here determines the content shown in the work area on the right. If you click Settings, there is no tree structure in the navigation bar on the left. ServerView Inventory Manager 31

32 4 User interface 4.3 Manage Data Collections tab Depending on the view you selected in the navigation bar on the left, different functions are available on the Manage Data Collections tab. In the Collections view you define, schedule and run data collection tasks. The Servers view shows an overview of all tasks for the servers selected in the navigation bar. In the Settings for data collections, o o you define the maximum number of records (limit) written for status information and temperature data for every server. you configure the settings for contacting the person who is to be notified every time a specified data collection task is executed Data collections tree This tree contains an overview of all defined data collections. Standard Data Types Contains predefined data collections which can be scheduled and assigned to server. 32 ServerView Inventory Manager

33 4.3 Manage Data Collections tab Custom Data Collections Contains modified Standard Data Types and data collections you have defined yourself and which can be modified or deleted Servers in collections tree This tree contains an overview of all servers in the ServerList. For a description of the icons, see the online help of the ServerBrowser application. 1. Start the ServerBrowser application. 2. Click Help - ON ServerBrowser The ServerBrowser online help is displayed. 3. The Browsing Pane section contains a description of the server icons. All Servers All servers in the ServerList. Groups Customized groups, which you created with the ServerList application. ServerView Inventory Manager 33

34 4 User interface Data collections view Figure 3: Data collections In the table, a context menu is available. To open the context menu, right-click an entry in the table. This view contains an overview of all defined data collections and their contents. Two groups of data collections are available: Standard Data Types Contains predefined data collections which can be scheduled and assigned to server. Custom Data Collections Contains modified Standard Data Types and data collections you have defined yourself and which can be modified or deleted. 34 ServerView Inventory Manager

35 4.3 Manage Data Collections tab For every data collection the following information is shown: Status The icon in the first column indicates whether the defined task is activated or not or the task is currently running on the server. Task is activated. Task is currently running Collection Displays the name of the data collections, the defined tasks and the assigned servers. Last Result Indicates the status of the last run. Undefined, no result available Last run has been successfully completed. An error occurred. Description For data collections: Description of the data collection. For tasks: Properties Data types contained in the task. Next Run Date of next execution. Specification as to when and how often the task will be executed, and whether the related log files are to be saved. ServerView Inventory Manager 35

36 4 User interface Buttons Create... Opens the Data Collection Wizard to create a new data collection. Edit... Opens the Data Collection Wizard to modify an existing data collection. Delete Deletes the selected task or server assignment. Once Immediately... Opens the Create Data Collection Wizard with the Assign Server step to modify the selected data collection and start this task. Recollect... Opens the Data Collection Wizard to assign server to a data collection task for collecting inventory data.the task runs once immediately. Additional functions in the context menu Copy Opens the Create Data Collection Wizard to copy the selected data collection or data collection task. Schedule... Opens the Create Data Collection Wizard with the Schedule Task step to create a scheduled task of the selected data collection. Assign/De-assign Servers... Opens the Create Data Collection Wizard to assign or deassign servers. Activate... Activates the selected, but not yet activated task. 36 ServerView Inventory Manager

37 4.3 Manage Data Collections tab Deactivate Deactivates the selected activated task. Stop Stops the selected task if it is currently running Create/Edit Data Collection Wizard You can only create reports if data has previously been collected and stored in the database. The Data Collection Wizard helps you specify data collections according to your needs Define Collection Properties step (Create Data Collection Wizard) Figure 4: Define collection properties ServerView Inventory Manager 37

38 4 User interface In this step, select the data type set(s) you want to use. Name Unique name of the data collection. Allowed characters: a-z, A-Z, 0-9, _ Description Helpful description of the data collection. Data set to be retrieved Predefined data type sets for selection. Multiple selection is possible. For more information about data type sets, see "Predefined standard data type sets for data collections" on page ServerView Inventory Manager

39 4.3 Manage Data Collections tab Schedule Task step (Create Data Collection Wizard) Figure 5: Schedule task In this step you specify when and how often the task will be executed, and whether the related log files are to be saved. As the collection of data takes some time and uses up system resources, such tasks need to be scheduled carefully. To find an appropriate scheduling time, you need to consider the number of managed nodes and other tasks which are also running on the Central Management Station (CMS) at the time of collection. ServerView Inventory Manager 39

40 4 User interface Select Date and Time to start Here you specify when the task is to be executed. now later Starts the task as soon as it has been activated. Starts the task at the specified time. Select the date, hour, and minutes. Frequency Here you specify how often the task is to be executed. Once Hourly Daily Weekly Monthly Execute task once Execute task hourly Execute task daily Execute task weekly Execute task monthly Journalize Log Data Here you specify whether log files are to be saved, and if so, how many. Last None All Only save the last log files You can specify the number of last log files. Do not save any log files Save all log files This option should be used carefully as log files can take up a lot of disk space. Summary The field shows a summary of the values specified. 40 ServerView Inventory Manager

41 4.3 Manage Data Collections tab Assign Servers step (Create Data Collection Wizard) Figure 6: Assign servers In this step, select one or more servers you want to assign to the task. If you select a blade server, the task is performed for the management blade and the server blades that belong to this blade server. Available Servers List of available servers in the ServerList and the customized groups. Attach Servers (mandatory) List of the servers you have assigned to the task. Undo Undoes the last action you performed in the dialog. ServerView Inventory Manager 41

42 4 User interface Setting step (Create Data Collection Wizard) Figure 7: Settings Send a notification ... Enable this option if you want the person defined in the data collection settings to be notified every time the task is executed. Recollect Inventory Data... Enable this option if you want the inventory data to be updated every time the task is executed. 42 ServerView Inventory Manager

43 4.3 Manage Data Collections tab Summary step (Create Data Collection Wizard) Figure 8: Summary This step shows a summary of the selected values and adjustments. Click Finish to save the data collection and activate the task. ServerView Inventory Manager 43

44 4 User interface Servers in data collections view Figure 9: Servers This view contains an overview of all tasks for the server selected in the navigation bar on the left. For every server the following information is shown: Status The icon in the first column indicates whether the defined task is activated or not or the task is currently running on the server. Task is activated. Task is currently running 44 ServerView Inventory Manager

45 4.3 Manage Data Collections tab Last Result Indicates the status of the last run. Undefined, no result available Last run has been successfully completed. The log file contains server related information An error occurred. The log file contains server related information Collection Type and name of the data collection, the defined tasks or the assigned servers. Description For data collections: Data types selected for the data collection For tasks: Properties Selected Data type set. Next Run Date of next execution. Buttons Specification as to when and how often the task will be executed, and whether the related log files are to be saved. Create... Opens the Create Data Collection Wizard to create a new data collection. Edit... Opens the Create Data Collection Wizard to modify the selected data collection. ServerView Inventory Manager 45

46 4 User interface Delete Deletes the selected task or server assignment. Once Immediately... Opens the Create Data Collection Wizard with the Assign Server step to modify the selected data collection and start this task. Schedule... Opens the Create Data Collection Wizard with the Schedule Task step to modify the selected data collection. Additional functions in the context menu Copy Opens the Create Data Collection Wizard to copy the selected data collection or data collection task. Assign/De-assign Servers... Opens the Create Data Collection Wizard to assign or deassign servers. Activate... Activates the selected, but not yet activated task. Deactivate Deactivates the selected activated task. Stop Stops the selected task if it is currently running. 46 ServerView Inventory Manager

47 4.3 Manage Data Collections tab Settings for data collections General Settings In this dialog you define the maximum number of records (limit) written for every server. The records are appended to the file until the limit is reached. Then the new records are still appended, but the oldest entries are deleted in turn. Figure 10: General settings for data collections Status Information (Health) max.count Maximum number of records for status information. Temperature Data (Ambient) max.count Maximum number of records for temperature data. ServerView Inventory Manager 47

48 4 User interface Mail Settings In this dialog you configure the settings for contacting the person who is to be notified every time a specified data collection task is executed. Figure 11: Mail setting for data collections If mail settings already exist under Alarm Configuration, these settings are displayed by default. To confirm the default settings, click Save. Mail to Address of the recipients. Cc Address of further recipients. From Address of the sender. 48 ServerView Inventory Manager

49 4.3 Manage Data Collections tab SMTP Server Settings SMTP Server IP address of the SMTP server. Port Port number of the SMTP server (default: 25). Mail User Authentication User / Password User name and password for authentication on the mail server. Confirm Password Enter password again. Buttons Test Connectivity A test is sent to the entered addresses to check whether the parameters are valid. Save Saves the current settings to the database. Refresh Imports the parameters stored in the database to this dialog. Reset Clears the dialog box and removes the parameters stored in the database. Import Imports the parameters from the Event Management database to this dialog. To save the imported parameters to the database, click Save. ServerView Inventory Manager 49

50 4 User interface 4.4 Manage Reports tab Depending on the view you selected in the navigation bar on the left, different functions are available on the Manage Reports tab. In the Reports view you define, schedule and run reports. In the Report Definitions view you define report definitions. The Servers view shows an overview of all tasks for the servers selected in the navigation bar. In the Settings for data collections, you configure the settings for contacting the person who is to be notified every time a specified report task is executed Reports tree This tree contains an overview of all defined reports. Two groups of reports are available: Standard Reports and Presentations Contains predefined standard reports and presentations which cannot be modified or deleted. 50 ServerView Inventory Manager

51 4.4 Manage Reports tab Custom Reports and Presentations Contains customized reports and presentations which are defined by you and can be modified or deleted Report Definitions tree This tree contains an overview of all defined report definitions. Standard Report Definition Contains predefined report definitions which cannot be modified or deleted. ServerView Inventory Manager 51

52 4 User interface Custom Report Definition Contains the report definitions which are defined by you and can be modified or deleted Servers in reports tree This tree contains an overview of all servers in the ServerList. For a description of the icons, see the online help of the ServerBrowser application. 1. Start the ServerBrowser application. 2. Click Help - ON ServerBrowser The ServerBrowser online help is displayed. 3. The Browsing Pane section contains a description of the server icons. All Servers All servers in the ServerList. Groups Customized groups, which you created with the ServerList application. 52 ServerView Inventory Manager

53 4.4 Manage Reports tab Reports view Figure 12: Reports In the table, a context menu is available. To open the context menu, right-click an entry in the table. This view contains an overview of all defined reports and their contents. Two groups of reports are available: Standard Reports and Presentation Contains predefined standard reports which cannot be modified or deleted. Custom Reports and Presentation Contains customized reports which are defined by you and can be modified or deleted. For every report the following information is shown: Status The icon in the first column indicates whether the defined task is activated or not or the task is currently running on the server. ServerView Inventory Manager 53

54 4 User interface Task is activated. Task is currently running Name Name of the report, the defined task or the assigned servers. Last Result Indicates the status of the last run. Undefined, no result available Last run has been successfully completed. The log file contains server related information Last run has been successfully completed. The log file contains a summary of the complete report. An error occurred. The log file contains server related information An error occurred. The log file contains a summary of the complete report. Description Description of the entry. Definition Name of the selected report definitions. Next Run Date of next execution. The entries of this column indicate whether at least one graphical format has been defined for the corresponding report definition. 54 ServerView Inventory Manager

55 4.4 Manage Reports tab At least one graphical format has been defined for the corresponding report definition. If no icon is shown, no graphical format has been defined for the corresponding report definition. Format Output format of the report. Buttons Create... Opens the Create Report Wizard to create a new report. Edit... Opens the Create Report Wizard to modify the selected report. Delete Deletes the selected report or task. Run... Opens the Create Report Wizard to assign servers to the selected report. Presentation Opens the Create Report Wizard to specify the presentation on screen of the selected report. Additional functions in the context menu Copy Opens the Create Report Wizard to copy the selected report or report task. Once immediately... Opens the Create Report Wizard with the Assign Server step to modify the selected report and start this task. ServerView Inventory Manager 55

56 4 User interface Schedule... Opens the Create Report Wizard with the Schedule Task step to create a scheduled task of the selected task. Assign/De-assign Servers... Opens the Create Report Wizard with the Assign Server step to assign or deassign servers to the selected task. Activate... Activates the selected, but not yet activated task. Deactivate Deactivates the selected activated task. Stop Stops the selected task if it is currently running. 56 ServerView Inventory Manager

57 4.4 Manage Reports tab Create/Edit Report Wizard Before you create a report, you should check if there are report definitions available for defining a report task which will later produce the data you require. Reports are built from data which is stored in the database by previously running data collections. Reports form the basis for the presentation of this data on screen or its storage during an export task. The export files are stored as follows: For Windows: C:\Program Files\Fujitsu\ServerView Suite\svom\data\ ServerView\Reports For Linux: /opt/fujitsu/serverviewsuite/svom/data/serverview/reports For x64: C:\Program Files (x86)\fujitsu\serverview Suite\svom\data\ ServerView\Reports To change this setting, click Manage Reports tab - Settings in the navigation bar - General Settings tab. ServerView Inventory Manager 57

58 4 User interface Choose Report Definition step (Create Report Wizard) Figure 13: Choose report definitions In this step you select the content (one or more report definitions) of the report from the Reports tree displayed under Reports Contents. Before you create a report, you should check if there are report definitions available to define a report task which will later produce the data you require. If it is necessary to define a new report definition, click Create... Using the Run as Presentation option, you choose whether to create a report for exporting data or for displaying it on the screen. 58 ServerView Inventory Manager

59 4.4 Manage Reports tab Name (mandatory field) Unique name of the report. Allowed characters: a-z, A-Z, 0-9, _ Description Here you can enter a helpful description of the report. Run as Presentation Enable this option if you want the report to be displayed on the screen. If you want the report to be exported in an output format, this option must be disabled. Show description For each report in the Reports Contents tree, the related description is shown (if available). Reports Contents (mandatory) From the Reports tree structure on the left that contains all available report definitions, you can select the subset of report definitions that you need for creating your report. The resulting subset is shown in the tree structure on the right. Standard report definitions and custom report definitions are split into separate folders. Beyond that, the report definitions of each folder are arranged in the subject areas General Information, Computer Information, and Status Information as described below. Hovering over a report definition name with your mouse pointer displays a tool tip with a short description of this report definition (if available). If Show description is enabled, for each report in the Reports Contents tree, the related description is shown (if available). General Information o ServerInfo o ServerInfo main attributes ServerView Inventory Manager 59

60 4 User interface o o o o o o o o o ServerIdList ServerComponent Ids Inventory SERVER_LIST SERVER_LIST extract SERVER_LIST main attributes GROUP_LIST GROUP_SERVER Update ServerList Computer Information o Memory o o o o MemoryArray BIOS CPU Operating System Status Information o Overall System Health Status o o o o o o o o o Overall System Health Status extract Ambient Server Temperature Ambient Server Temperature extract Server Performance Server Performance CPU Server Performance Memory Server Performance Network Server Performance Storage Overall PowerConsumption Data Server, average per day 60 ServerView Inventory Manager

61 4.4 Manage Reports tab o o o o o Overall PowerConsumptionData Server extract, average/min/max per day Overall PowerConsumptionData Server, average/min/max per day Last month PowerConsumption Data Server, average per hour Last week PowerConsumption Data Server, average/min/max per minute LastWeek PowerConsumption Data Server, average per minute Create... Starts the Create Report Definition dialog to create a new report definition. ServerView Inventory Manager 61

62 4 User interface Graphical Format step (Create Report Wizard) (for presentation on screen only) Figure 14: Select graphical formats In this step, you can select the graphical formats for the presentation on screen and define the related settings. The following types of graphical formats are available: table, line diagram, pie diagram. Presenting data in these formats requires that the corresponding format(s) is (are) selected. Deselecting a format causes the related presentation to be ignored even if parameters are configured for this format. 62 ServerView Inventory Manager

63 4.4 Manage Reports tab Table In table presentation, all attributes defined in the report definition are listed. Table is selected per default. Lines In line presentation, the values of the attributes defined in the report definition are shown as points arranged on a two-dimensional (xy) diagram. Line is only enabled for selection if the report definition currently being processed includes attributes that are suitable for being displayed in a line diagram. When Lines is selected, a set of options is displayed allowing you to define the required line diagram parameters. Available Options Lines diagram title Title of the line diagram. This text field is preset with the name of the report definition currently being processed. to show separate diagram for each server Displays a separate line diagram for each selected server. This option is disabled if the report definition is based on a view that does not contain the ServerName attribute. This applies to the following views: SV_ComponentTypeList SV_ContainerList SV_ReportData SV_ServerMetaData SV_ServerPerformanceMetaData SV_ServerStatusMetaData SV_ServerTemperatureMetaData ServerView Inventory Manager 63

64 4 User interface VWFunctionalContainer VWInfo VWPhysicalContainer to show one diagram for all selected servers Displays one line diagram for all selected servers. Within this diagram, a separate line for each line attribute and server is shown.this option is disabled if the report definition is based on one a view that does not contain the ServerName attribute (see above). X axis name Name of the x-axis. X axis name is preset with the x-axis attribute name. Currently, "Timestamp" is the only possible name for X axis name. Y axis name Name of the y-axis. Y axis name is preset with the string "Y axis name". According to the type of data the report definition is based on, the preset Y axis name is automatically mapped to a more meaningful name (see the table below). Report definition is based on: -+ Temperature data Power consumption data Status information Performance data (networks) Performance data (CPU) Performance data (storage) Performance data (memory) Temperature Power Consumption Status Performance, Network Performance, CPU Performance, Storage Performance, Memory 64 ServerView Inventory Manager

65 4.4 Manage Reports tab Line for the attribute Offers for selection the attributes for which no line is defined yet (in the report definition currently being processed). Title Allows you to enter a diagram title of your choice. Title is preset with the name of selected attribute and changes when another attribute is selected. Add Line Adds a new line to the diagram. Detach line Removes the corresponding line. Pies In pie presentation, the values of the attributes defined in the report definition are shown as pie diagrams. When Pies is selected, a set of options is displayed allowing you to define the required line diagram parameters. Available Options Effects Here you can select your preferred style for displaying the pie diagrams. 2D 2D look exploded 2D exploded look 3D 3D look ServerView Inventory Manager 65

66 4 User interface to show separate diagram for each server Displays a separate pie diagram for each selected server. This option is disabled if the report definition is based on one a view that does not contain the ServerName attribute. This applies to the following views: This applies to the following views: SV_ComponentTypeList SV_ContainerList SV_ReportData SV_ServerMetaData SV_ServerPerformanceMetaData SV_ServerStatusMetaData SV_ServerTemperatureMetaData VWFunctionalContainer VWInfo VWPhysicalContainer to show one diagram for all selected servers Displays one pie diagram showing data of all servers as continuous data.this option is disabled if the report definition is based on one a view that does not contain the ServerName attribute (see above). Pie for the attribute Offers for selection the attributes for which no line is defined yet (in the report definition currently being processed). Title Allows you to enter a diagram title of your choice. Title is preset with the name of seleceted attribute and changes when another 66 ServerView Inventory Manager

67 4.4 Manage Reports tab attribute is selected. Add Pie Adds a new pie to the diagram. Detach line Removes the corresponding pie diagram. ServerView Inventory Manager 67

68 4 User interface Output Formats step (Create Report Wizard) (for data export only) Figure 15: Select output formats In this step, select at least one output format for the report. For export purposes, reports can be generated in CSV (Comma Separated Value), XML, PDF or HTML format. For storage in the database, an SQL script can be generated, which must be executed later on, or the data can be stored directly via ODBC. 68 ServerView Inventory Manager

69 4.4 Manage Reports tab The export files are stored as follows: For Windows: C:\Program Files\Fujitsu\ServerView Suite\svom\data\ ServerView\Reports For Linux: /opt/fujitsu/serverviewsuite/svom/data/serverview/reports For x64: C:\Program Files (x86)\fujitsu\serverview Suite\svom\data\ ServerView\Reports To change this setting, click Manage Reports tab - Settings in the navigation bar - General Settings tab. ServerView Inventory Manager 69

70 4 User interface Format Parameters step (Create Report Wizard) (for data export in CSV, ODBC and SQL only) Figure 16: Specify format parameters In this step you specify the information required for the data export. CSV Choose Separator Specify the separator character for the export file, e.g. tab, semicolon, comma or blank. Choose Text Delimiter Specify the text delimiter character for the export file, e.g. double quotes ( ), single quotes ( ) or no delimiter (none). 70 ServerView Inventory Manager

71 4.4 Manage Reports tab ODBC The values of the existing database connection are displayed. SQL Name ODBC data source name Driver ODBC drivers to access the data base Server Name IP address or DNS name of the data base server Type Type of the data source Description Description of the data source Database Name Name of the database for the exported data User Access account for the database Password Password of the account MSSQL / SQL Select the desired database format. ServerView Inventory Manager 71

72 4 User interface Schedule Report step (Create Report Wizard) (for data export only) Figure 17: Schedule report In this step you specify when and how often the task will be executed, and whether the related log files are to be saved. Schedule Definition Select Date and Time to start Here you specify when the task is to be executed. now later Starts the task as soon as it has been activated. Starts the task at the specified time. Select the date, hour, and minutes. 72 ServerView Inventory Manager

73 4.4 Manage Reports tab Frequency Here you specify how often the task is to be executed. Once Hourly Daily Weekly Monthly Execute task once Execute task hourly Execute task daily Execute task weekly Execute task monthly Journalize Log Data Here you specify whether log files are to be saved, and if so, how many. Last None All Only save the last log files You can specify the number of last log files. Do not save any log files Save all log files This option should be used carefully as log files can take up a lot of disk space. Summary The field shows a summary of the values specified. ServerView Inventory Manager 73

74 4 User interface Assign Servers step (Create Report Wizard) Figure 18: Assign servers In this step, select one or more servers you want to assign to the task. If you select a blade server, the task is performed for the management blade and the server blades that belong to this blade server. Available Servers List of available servers in the ServerList and the customized groups. Attach Servers (mandatory) List of the servers you have assigned to the task. Undo Undoes the last action you performed in the dialog. 74 ServerView Inventory Manager

75 4.4 Manage Reports tab Report Settings step (Create Report Wizard) (for data export only) Figure 19: Report Settings Send a notification ... Enable this option if you want the person defined in the report settings to be notified every time the task is executed. ServerView Inventory Manager 75

76 4 User interface Results step (Create Report Wizard) (for presentation on screen only) This step shows the presentation of the report. Depending on the settings you made in the previous steps, the presentation may comprise one or more tables, pie diagrams, and/or line diagrams. For presentation, saving and printing presentation data, the Inventory Manager internally uses third-party libraries containing fonts to present data in a certain manner. By default, these libraries try to use the "Arial" font for saving and printing data. The required libraries are expected to be installed on your local system where the browser is started. Generally, you can assume that such a font library is available on your system. However, this cannot be guaranteed for all systems where Server- View Operations Manager is installed or where the browser is started. This especially applies to Linux systems. Therefore, it might be necessary in some cases that you provide such a font for use in Inventory Manager by using the Load font button. Explicitly providing a font file is normally required only when the following warning occurred: Font does not contain all symbols necessary for displaying presentation. You may see wrong or missing symbols instead of meaningful characters. Please load a font that contains all required symbols. Usually, this happens only with Japanese characters. You can bypass this problem by loading an additional font manually: 1. Find an appropriate font (file type ttf or ttc). On Windows systems, fonts are located in %windir%\fonts On Linux systems, font files may be located, for example, in /var/fonts. Please search the Internet for details about installing fonts under the various Linux systems. 76 ServerView Inventory Manager

77 4.4 Manage Reports tab For European languages, the font should contain extended Latin mapping, digits and special symbols. To support Japanese language correctly, the font should contain both mapping sets of Japanese characters.normally, the font folders on your system contain a variety of font files, but not all of them meet the requirements. If you cannot see font files in your browser dialog (although shown by the file explorer in the file system), your browser might be missing the necessary access rights for this directory. In this case, please copy the relevant font files into a directory that can be accessed by your browser and try again. If you cannot find an appropriate font in the local font folders then please search the Internet for such a font and download the fonts to your system. For Linux systems, there are some rpm packages that contain helpful font files: ipam.ttf, VL-PGothic-Regular.ttf, VL-Gothic-Regular.ttf. 2. Select the appropriate fonts and copy them to your system. For selecting and installing the correct fonts and checking them for all required symbols, you have the option to either load the fonts one by one, or check the corresponding font by using special programs that show font mapping. Such programs are available for download in the Internet. 3. Click Load font to load the fonts from the system where your browser has been started into Inventory Manager (see below). Report presentation as a table A table lists all attributes of a report definition for all servers that have been been assigned in the Assign Servers step. ServerView Inventory Manager 77

78 4 User interface Figure 20: Report presentation (table) Report presentation as a pie diagram A pie diagram visualizes the percentage value of one attribute of a report definition that has been selected in the Choose Report Definition step. Depending on your settings made in the Graphical Formats step, the diagram may show percentage values of all assigned servers or of only one of them. The default maximum number of sections displayed in a pie diagram is restricted to 10. Therefore, possibly not all of the original sectors may displayed in the diagram: The 10 biggest shares are each displayed in a separate sector. The aggregate values of the remaining sectors are shown in the Others sector. You can use the Presentation Settings tab to increase the number of displayed sectors (see "Settings for reports" on page 95). 78 ServerView Inventory Manager

79 4.4 Manage Reports tab Figure 21: Report presentation (pie diagram) Report presentation as a line diagram A line diagram visualizes one attribute of a report definition that has been selected in the Choose Report Definition step. Depending on your settings made in the Graphical Formats step, the diagram may show a line for each assigned servers or for only one of them. ServerView Inventory Manager 79

80 4 User interface Figure 22: Report presentation (line diagram) Load font Opens a dialog that allows you to select the font file containing the appropriate fonts and to load the file into the Inventory Manager. As the font is saved automatically in the database, it is sufficient to load the fonts to your system only once. As long as you do not unload or change the font file, it is used for presentation, saving and printing. Save as... Opens a dialog to specify the location the file should be stored, the name of the file and the format. 80 ServerView Inventory Manager

81 4.4 Manage Reports tab After saving, the file can be stored again in a different format or with a different location or name. Print Opens a dialog that allows you specify the printer and the printing properties and to start printing the diagram. In case of a line diagram, hidden lines are not printed. In the case of a pie or line diagram, the following functions are available via the context menu: Properties... Opens a dialog box with the tabs Title, Plots, and Other allowing you to modify the way how titles, lines, background, etc. are displayed in the related diagram. Copy Copies the related diagram to the clipboard, from which it may be pasted into other applications like image editors etc.. Save as... Opens a dialog to specify the location the file should be stored, the name of the file and the format. After saving, the file can be stored again in a different format or with a different location or name. Print... Opens a dialog that allows you specify the printer and the printing properties and to start printing the diagram. In case of a a line diagram, hidden lines are not printed. Zoom in / Zoom out Enabled only for line diagrams.zooms in / out of the diagram. You have the option of zooming either along the x-axis (Domain Axis) or along the y-axis (Range Axis), or along both axes simultaneously (Both Axes). This option is enabled only for line diagrams. ServerView Inventory Manager 81

82 4 User interface Auto Range Enabled only for line diagrams. Resets the scale of the diagram to its initial values. You have the option of resetting the scale either of the x-axis (Domain Axis) or the y-axis (Range Axis), or of both axes simultaneously (Both Axes). Hide Line Enabled only for line diagrams and then only if a line is currently selected. Hides the selected line. Change color Opens a guided dialog allowing you to change the color of the selected line. This option is enabled only for line diagrams and then only if a line is currently selected. 82 ServerView Inventory Manager

83 4.4 Manage Reports tab Summary step (Create Report Wizard) (for data export only) Figure 23: Summary This step shows a summary of the selected values and adjustments. If data required to run this report is missing, a warning is displayed. Click Finish to save the report and activate the task. ServerView Inventory Manager 83

84 4 User interface Report definitions view Figure 24: Report definitions This view contains an overview of all defined report definitions. Two groups of report definitions are available: Standard Report Definition Contains predefined report definitions which cannot be modified or deleted. Custom Report Definition Contains the report definitions which are defined by you and can be modified or deleted. 84 ServerView Inventory Manager

85 4.4 Manage Reports tab For every report definition the following information is shown: Name Name of the report definition. View View selected for the report definition. Inclusion Indicates whether the report definition is include in a report. The report definition is included in a report and cannot be deleted. Attributes Selected subset of the view. Filter Extract of the selected subset. Description Description of the report definition. Buttons Create... Opens the Create Report Definition dialog to create a new report definition. Edit... Opens the Create Report Definition dialog to modify the selected report definition. Delete Deletes the selected report definition. ServerView Inventory Manager 85

86 4 User interface Additional functions in the context menu Copy Copies an existing report definition Create/Edit Report Definition Wizard Report definitions refer to data which is stored in the database and are used to define a report. Each report definition refers to precisely one view with one selection of attributes and one filter. In this wizard, you create / edit a report definition by selecting a View (the content) and restricting the view by selecting the desired Attributes. For further restrictions, a filter function is available which allows you to define a specific subset of the data. 86 ServerView Inventory Manager

87 4.4 Manage Reports tab View step (Create Report Definition Wizard) Figure 25: Select view and attibutes In this step you define a new report definition or modify an existing one by selecting a View (the content) and restricting the view by selecting the desired Attributes. Name Unique name of the report definition. Allowed characters: a-z, A-Z, 0-9, _ Description Helpful description of the report definition. ServerView Inventory Manager 87

88 4 User interface Select View Each View defines a specific selection of data relating to the managed servers. Selecting a View defines the content of a report definition. For more information about views, see "Views for customized report definitions" on page 117. Select View Attributes List of all attributes available in the selected View. Selecting attributes restricts the data content of the selected View for your needs. If you want to use the report definition in a report which includes the data for several servers, you should have a server- identifying attribute in your selection, e.g. ServerName, ServerId or ScId. Show Detailed Description If you enable this option, additional information about the views / attributes is displayed. 88 ServerView Inventory Manager

89 4.4 Manage Reports tab Filter step (Create Report Definition Wizard) Figure 26: Filter In this step, with the help of the selection lists Attribute, Operation and Value and the logical operator C.O., you define filter conditions for further reducing the amount of data in the selected View. You use the logical operator to specify whether all set conditions have to be fulfilled or just one. When you have selected the logical operator, a new line for defining additional filter conditions is displayed. As a result of your adjustments, the filter statement is displayed in the Filter Definition area. ServerView Inventory Manager 89

90 4 User interface Attribute This selection list contains all the attributes contained in the selected View. Select the attribute you want to use as a filter. Operation Depending on which type of attribute you have selected as a filter, this selection list will contain either character or number operators. Select the operator you want to use as a filter. Value The Inventory Manager automatically identifies values which match the ones set under Attribute and displays them in the Value selection list. Select one of the displayed values or enter one of your own as a filter. For performance data, no selection list is displayed here. You must explicitly enter a value into the field. Apply A limited number of values is read from the database using the filter conditions that are already specified in predecessor lines. Without Filters A limited number of values is read for attribute, but no filter is applied. All Values Values for attribute are read from DB, unlimited and without any filters. C.O. Logical operator AND OR All defined conditions must be fulfilled. One of the defined conditions must be fulfilled. 90 ServerView Inventory Manager

91 4.4 Manage Reports tab Filter Definition In this area, the filter statement as a result of your adjustments is displayed. Buttons Delete Deletes the selected condition. Move Up The selected condition will be moved up one position. Move Down The selected condition will be moved down one position Summary step (Create Report Definition Wizard) ServerView Inventory Manager 91

92 4 User interface Figure 27: Summary This step shows a summary of the selected values and adjustments. Click Finish to save the report definition Servers in reports view Figure 28: Servers Overview of all tasks for the server selected in the navigation bar on the left. Status The icon in the first column indicates whether the defined task is activated or not or the task is currently running on the server. Task is activated. Task is currently running 92 ServerView Inventory Manager

93 4.4 Manage Reports tab Name Name of the report, the defined tasks or the assigned servers. Last Result Indicates the status of the last run. Description Undefined, no result available Last run has been successfully completed. The log file contains server related information Last run has been successfully completed. The log file contains a summary of the complete report. An error occurred. The log file contains server related information An error occurred. The log file contains a summary of the complete report. For reports: For tasks: Description of the report. Specification as to when and how often the task will be executed, and whether the related log files are to be saved. Definition Report definitions selected for the task. Next Run Date of next execution. Format Output format of the report. ServerView Inventory Manager 93

94 4 User interface Buttons Create... Opens the Create Report Wizard to create a new report. Edit... Opens the Create Report Wizard to modify the selected report. Delete Deletes the selected report. Run... Opens the Create Report Wizard to assign servers to the selected report. Presentation Opens the Create Report Wizard to modify the selected report for presentation on screen. Additional functions in the context menu Copy Opens the Create Report Wizard to copy the selected report or report task. Once immediately... Opens the Create Report Wizard with the Assign Server step to modify the selected report and start this task. Schedule... Opens the Create Report Wizard with the Schedule Task step to create a scheduled task of the selected report. Assign/De-assign Servers... Opens the Create Report Wizard with the Assign Server step assign or deassign servers. 94 ServerView Inventory Manager

95 4.4 Manage Reports tab Activate... Activates the selected, but not yet activated task. Deactivate Deactivates the selected activated task. Stop Stops the selected task if it is currently running Settings for reports General Settings In this dialog you enter the path where the generated reports are to be stored. Figure 29: General settings for reports Report Location Path Path where the reports are to be stored. ServerView Inventory Manager 95

96 4 User interface Buttons Check Path Checks the entered path for accessibility on CMS. Save Saves the current setting to the database. Refresh Imports the setting stored in the database into this dialog. Reset Clears the input field and removes the setting stored in the database. Mail Settings In this dialog you configure the settings for contacting the person who is to be notified every time a specified report task is executed. Figure 30: Mail settings for reports 96 ServerView Inventory Manager

97 4.4 Manage Reports tab If mail settings already exist under Alarm Configuration, these settings are displayed by default. To confirm the default settings, click Save. Mail to Address of the recipients. Cc Address of further recipients. From Address of the sender. SMTP Server Settings SMTP Server IP address of the SMTP server. Port Port number of the SMTP server (default: 25). Mail User Authentication User / Password User name and password for authentication on the mail server. Confirm Password Enter password again. Buttons Test Connectivity A test is sent to the entered addresses to check whether the parameters are valid. Save Saves the current settings to the database. ServerView Inventory Manager 97

98 4 User interface Refresh Imports the parameters stored in the database to this dialog. Reset Clears the dialog box and removes the parameters stored in the database. Import Imports the parameters from the Event Management database to this dialog. To save the imported parameters to the database, click Save. Graphical Settings In this dialog you configure the maximum number of sections that can be displayed in a pie diagram. Figure 31: Graphical settings for reports 98 ServerView Inventory Manager

99 4.4 Manage Reports tab Pie Maximum Sectors Maximum numbers of sections that can be displayed in a pie diagram. Default value: 10. Buttons Save Saves the current settings to the database. Refresh Replaces the value currently shown in the Pie Maximum Sectors field with the corresponding value from the database. Reset Clears the Pie Maximum Sectors field and removes the pie maximum sectors value stored in the database.the number of sections is unlimited now. Import The Import button is always disabled. Presentation Font Settings (for presentation on screen only) In this dialog you configure the font to be used in the "Results step (Create Report Wizard)" on page 76. For presentation, saving and printing presentation data, the Inventory Manager internally uses third-party libraries containing fonts to present data in a certain manner. By default, these libraries try to use the "Arial" font for saving and printing data. The required libraries are expected to be installed on your local system where the browser is started. Generally, you can assume that such a font library is available on your system. However, this cannot be guaranteed for all systems where Server- View Operations Manager is installed or where the browser is started. This especially applies to Linux systems. ServerView Inventory Manager 99

100 4 User interface Therefore, it might be necessary in some cases that you provide such a font for use in Inventory Manager by using the Load font button. Explicitly providing a font file is normally required only when the following warning occurred: Font does not contain all symbols necessary for displaying presentation. You may see wrong or missing symbols instead of meaningful characters. Please load a font that contains all required symbols. Usually, this happens only with Japanese characters. You can bypass this problem by loading an additional font manually: 1. Find an appropriate font (file type ttf or ttc). On Windows systems, fonts are located in %windir%\fonts On Linux systems, font files may be located, for example, in /var/fonts. Please search the Internet for details about installing fonts under the various Linux systems. For European languages, the font should contain extended Latin mapping, digits and special symbols. To support Japanese language correctly, the font should contain both mapping sets of Japanese characters.normally, the font folders on your system contain a variety of font files, but not all of them meet the requirements. If you cannot see font files in your browser dialog (although shown by the file explorer in the file system), your browser might be missing the necessary access rights for this directory. In this case, please copy the relevant font files into a directory that can be accessed by your browser and try again. If you cannot find an appropriate font in the local font folders then please search the Internet for such a font and download the fonts to your system. For Linux systems, there are some rpm packages that contain helpful font files: ipam.ttf, VL-PGothic-Regular.ttf, VL-Gothic-Regular.ttf. 100 ServerView Inventory Manager

101 4.4 Manage Reports tab 2. Select the appropriate fonts and copy them to your system. For selecting and installing the correct fonts and checking them for all required symbols, you have the option to either load the fonts one by one, or check the corresponding font by using special programs that show font mapping. Such programs are available for download in the Internet. 3. Click Load font to load the fonts from the system where your browser has been started into Inventory Manager (see below). Figure 32: Presentation font settings for reports Font file location Location of the font file. Default value: <Default font is used> is diplayed when no font file is selected. ServerView Inventory Manager 101

102 4 User interface Buttons Load font Opens a dialog that allows you to select the font file containing the appropriate font (file type ttf or ttc) and to load it into the Inventory Manager. As the font is saved in the database by using the Save button, it is sufficient to load the fonts to your system only once. As long as you do not unload or change the font file, it is used for presentation, saving and printing. Save Saves the current font settings to the database. Refresh Replaces the value currently shown in the Font file location field with the corresponding value from the database. When no font file is selected, the default font is used. Reset Clears the Font file location field and removes the name of the font file stored in the database.the font used is the default font now. Import The Import button is always disabled. 4.5 Manage Diagnostics Depending on the view you selected in the navigation bar on the left, different views are displayed on the Manage Diagnostics tab. The Servers view shows all tasks executed by the servers selected in the navigation bar on the left. The Tasks view shows an overview of the latest task runs. 102 ServerView Inventory Manager

103 4.5 Manage Diagnostics Servers tree This tree contains an overview of all servers in the ServerList. For a description of the icons, see the online help of the ServerBrowser application. 1. Start the ServerBrowser application. 2. Click Help - ON ServerBrowser The ServerBrowser online help is displayed. 3. The Browsing Pane section contains a description of the server icons. All Servers All servers in the ServerList. Groups Customized groups, which you created with the ServerList application. ServerView Inventory Manager 103

104 4 User interface Tasks tree This tree contains an overview of all defined tasks. Collection Tasks Tasks created for collections. Report Tasks Tasks created for reports 104 ServerView Inventory Manager

105 4.5 Manage Diagnostics Manage Diagnostics - Servers Figure 33: Manage Diagnostics - Server In this dialog, all tasks executed by the servers selected in the navigation bar on the left are shown. Status The icon in the first column indicates whether the defined task is activated or not or the task is currently running on the server. Task is activated. Task is currently running Name Name of the server and schedule of the assigned tasks. ServerView Inventory Manager 105

106 4 User interface Last Result Indicates the status of the last run. Undefined, no result available Last run has been successfully completed. The log file contains server related information for exactly one server. Last run has been successfully completed. The log file contains summaries of status and Information of the complete task. An error occurred. The log file contains at least one summary of status and Information of the complete task. An error occurred. The log file contains server related information for exactly one server. An error occurred. The log file contains summaries of status and Information of the complete task. An error occurred. The log file contains at least one summary of status and Information of the complete task. Type Indicates the type of an entry. Next Run Date of next execution. Description Data type set selected for the task. 106 ServerView Inventory Manager

107 4.5 Manage Diagnostics Select Log List of log files for the selected task. For every log file, a result icon and the creation date are displayed. The content of the selected log file will be shown in the output field below. Buttons If you do not see any content of the log files, please check the security settings of your browser. Example for Internet Explorer 8: 1. Tools - Internet Options - Security - Custom level - Downloads - Automatic prompting for file downloads = Enable. 2. Tools - Internet Options - Advanced - Security - Do not save encrypted pages to disk = Unselected. Delete Opens a dialog box which shows an overview of all log files of the selected server. In this dialog box, select the log files you want to be deleted. ServerView Inventory Manager 107

108 4 User interface Manage Diagnostics - Tasks Figure 34: Manage Diagnostics - Tasks This dialog shows an overview of the latest task runs. Status The icon in the first column indicates whether the defined task is activated or not or the task is currently running on the server. Task is activated. Task is currently running Name Schedule of the task and the names of the assigned servers. 108 ServerView Inventory Manager

109 4.5 Manage Diagnostics Last Result Indicates the status of the last run. Undefined, no result available Last run has been successfully completed. The log file contains server related information for exactly one server. Last run has been successfully completed. The log file contains summaries of status and Information of the complete task. An error occurred. The log file contains at least one summary of status and Information of the complete task. Last run has been successfully completed and at least one log file containing summary information has been stored. An error occurred. The log file contains server related information for exactly one server. An error occurred. The log file contains summaries of status and Information of the complete task. An error occurred. The log file contains at least one summary of status and Information of the complete task. Type Indicates the type of an entry. Next Run Date of next execution. Description Comment ServerView Inventory Manager 109

110 4 User interface Select Log List of log files for the selected task. For every log file, a result icon and the creation date are displayed. The content of the selected log file will be shown in the output field below. Buttons If you do not see any content of the log files, please check the security settings of your browser. Example for Internet Explorer 8: 1. Tools - Internet Options - Security - Custom level - Downloads - Automatic prompting for file downloads = Enable. 2. Tools - Internet Options - Advanced - Security - Do not save encrypted pages to disk = Unselected. Delete Opens a dialog box which shows an overview of all log files of the selected task. In this dialog box, select the log files you want to be deleted. 110 ServerView Inventory Manager

111 4.5 Manage Diagnostics Deleting log files Figure 35: Deleting log files This dialog shows an overview of all log files of the selected task or server. Select the log files you want to be deleted and click Delete. After deleting, the log files cannot be restored. Delete Deletes all selected log files. ServerView Inventory Manager 111