Chapter 4 Custom Reports
This chapter discusses the following topics:
Custom Reports Overview
Performance Reporting Manager enables you to create your own custom reports. You
use one of the report templates provided to create custom reports. When you
select a report request type from the menu, the correct template is automatically
displayed. The report templates contain similar options, but there are differences
between them. For more information about the fields contained in the report
templates, see Custom Report Templates.
Unlike a standard report in which the report output format is predefined,
you can specify the output format when creating a custom report. The possible
output options are a table, a line graph, a bar chart, a pie chart, an area
chart, or a text
file. At the time you complete the report template, you are
offered only the valid output options for the type of report request you are
creating. For more information about report format options, see Output Format Options for Reports.
Before creating a custom report, you should be familiar with how Performance Reporting Manager collects
the data that is polled for reports. For more information, see Data Collection Process.
Adding a New Category or New Subcategory
You can place reports under a predefined category or add a new category
and new subcategory to the report hierarchy. For more information about the
predefined options, see Categories and Subcategories.
New categories are added to the bottom of the list in the hierarchy
view. Each new subcategory is added to the bottom of its corresponding category.
To Create a New Category
Steps
-
Start Report Manager
For the
detailed steps, see To Start Report Manager.
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From the File menu, choose New, then select
Category.
The Create Category dialog box appears. It contains
two text fields.
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Type the new category name in the Name
field.
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(Optional) Type the description of the
category in the Description field.
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Click OK to finish adding the category
to the hierarchy view.
When the category name is selected, the
name and description appear in the Report Category summary in the right pane.
To Create a New Subcategory
Steps
-
Start Report Manager.
For the detailed steps, see To Start Report Manager.
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From the File menu,
choose New, then select Subcategory.
The Create Subcategory dialog
box appears. It contains two text fields.
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Select the desired
Category from the drop-down menu.
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Type the new subcategory name in the Name
field.
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(Optional) Type a description of the subcategory
in the Description field.
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Click OK to finishing
adding the subcategory.
The new subcategory name appears at the
second level in the hierarchy view, beneath the category name. When the subcategory
name is selected, the name and description appear in the Report Subcategory
summary in the right pane.
Custom Report Templates
A report template guides you through the
process of creating your own custom report. The report fields displayed are
predefined in the report template according to the type of report you want.
A saved report template containing the options you select for your custom
report is called a report request. All custom report
requests are based on one of the report templates that are included with Performance Reporting Manager.
Small differences exist between the report templates depending
upon the type of request you want to create: a custom performance report or
a custom system configuration report. Performance reports are
based on properties that yield numerical results and that change over time.
The data returned can be plotted over time in a graph, for example. This graph
can then be used to determine trends in performance of the machines. The system configuration reports provide data regarding the details
of the hardware and software configuration of the host.
When you choose a report request from the File menu in Report Manager,
a report template is automatically displayed in a dialog box. The template
displayed depends upon the type of report request you choose. The following
report templates are available:
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Performance Report Request – Reports that provide information
regarding system resource utilization, such as the amount of disk space or
processor used.
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System Report Request – Reports that provide basic information
on system capacity, such as the number of disks or processors on a host.
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Hardware Configuration Report Request – Reports that provide
detailed information on the host. For example, the report might detail the
specifics about each processor or each disk on a host.
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Package Report Request – Reports that provide information
about the software packages installed on a host.
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Patch Report Request – Reports that provide information
about the software patches installed on a host.
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Alarms Report Request – Reports that provide information
about the status of alarms on a host.
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System
Uptime Report Requests – Reports that provide information about a system's
uptime and downtime.
The fields available in a report template are described below. The report
field descriptions are grouped according whether the fields are found in both
types of reports, only in performance reports, or only in system configuration
reports.
Common Custom Report Fields
The fields that can be common to both performance and system configuration
reports are:
Category
Select the desired category from the Category drop-down menu.
New categories you create also appear in the drop-down menu. This field determines
where in the hierarchy view the saved report request appears.
Subcategory
The Subcategory field is optional. Select the desired subcategory
from the drop-down menu. New subcategories that you create also appear in
the drop-down menu.
Report Request
Provide the name of the report request. This name appears as the
title in the report request. The name also appears in both the report summary
and the hierarchy views in Report Manager.
Report Title
The Report Title field is optional. This field provides a description
of the report that then appears as the title. This description appears in
the report summary of Report Manager. The report summary is displayed when
the name of the report is selected in the hierarchy view.
Data Properties
Select the data properties to be included in the report in the
Data Properties field. Click Edit to make your selections from the Select
Data Properties dialog box. Some differences exist between the Select Data
Properties dialog box that is displayed in the performance or system configuration
report templates. The correct dialog box automatically opens for you. Only
the data properties currently being logged on the hosts return data. For more
information, see Data Properties.
Selected Hosts
Specify the hosts and corresponding port that you want to include
in the report. Only agent machines that have the software installed, that
are in the server's topology, and that are linked to the server context return
data. If no port is specified for a host, the default port 161 is assigned.
The following list describes the host choices:
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Enter Hosts at Run Time – You must provide each host
and corresponding port when you run the report request. A separate dialog
box for this purpose is displayed at runtime. You can also provide the IP
address for the host and corresponding port. The host and corresponding port
are not saved to the report request, and can be changed each time the report
is run.
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Select Hosts From Main Console Window (Then Click Update) –
The hosts and corresponding ports that you provide are saved to the report
request. Each time the report is run, data is returned regarding the hosts
originally saved. To select the desired hosts, do the following:
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Go to the Sun Management Center Main Console window.
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Make your selections either by pressing Shift+Click, or by
drawing a lasso around the icons that represent the desired hosts.
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Click Update in the report template to add the hosts.
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Enter Hosts as Hostname:Port (Comma Delimited) – If
selected, you provide the host and the corresponding port. You can also provide
the IP address for the host and corresponding port. The proper form is to
use a comma delimiter without a space. You can add as many valid hosts and
ports as wanted.
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All Hosts
Output Mode
Choose the desired format of the report from the Output Mode drop-down
menu. The available options depend on the type of report request you are creating.
The following list describes the possible options:
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Line Graph
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Bar Chart
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Stacked Bar Chart
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Area Chart
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Stacked Area Chart
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Pie Chart
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Tabular
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Comma Separated Text
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Tab Separated Text
For more information about the report formats available, see Output Format Options for Reports.
Customize
The Customize field is optional. You can further customize the
look of a graph report through the Customize dialog box. For more information,
see Customizing the Appearance of Reports.
Performance Report Fields
Three report fields are found only in a performance report template:
The other possible fields available for this type of report are as described
in Common Custom Report Fields.
Function
The Function field controls the type of data that appears in the
report. Select the type of data you want from the drop-down menu. For more
information about how data is collected, see Data Collection Process. The following list describes the function choices:
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Raw – The raw data logged on the agent machine is returned.
Raw data is logged according to the time interval specified in the Property
Logging Setting dialog box for each data property. The Raw option is available
only for these standard time ranges: Last 4 Hours, Last 24 Hours, Last 3 Days,
and Real Time. If the Raw option is chosen for a custom time range, a maximum
of three days of raw data is available.
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Maximum – The maximum value of the most granular level of
data available in the database is returned.
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Average – The average value of the most granular level of
data available in the database is returned.
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Minimum – The minimum value of the most granular level
of data available in the database is returned.
Time Range
This field determines the time span of the report. The following
list describes the time range choices:
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Standard: Select a predefined time range from the drop-down
menu. Choose from the following time ranges:
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Last 4 Hours – The range starts from the current hour
to minus four hours.
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Last 24 Hours – The range starts from the current hour
to minus 24 hours.
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Last 3 Days – The range starts from 12:00 a.m. three
days before the current date to 11:59 p.m. the day before the current date.
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Last 7 Days – The range starts from 12:00 a.m. seven
days before the current date to 11:59 p.m. the day before the current date.
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Last Calendar Week – The range starts from 12:00 a.m.
Sunday of the previous week to 11:59 p.m. of the following Saturday.
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Last Calendar Month – The range starts from 12:00 a.m.
of the first day of the last month to 11:59 p.m. of the last day of the last
month.
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Real Time – The range starts from the current day and time
and goes forward. This option is only available when the Function selection
is Raw.
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Custom: Use this option to define your own time range.
First click Edit and then type a Date and Time Range in the Time Range
dialog box.
The From and To fields contain drop-down menus from
which you make your selections.
Graph Orientation
If you select Line Graph or Bar Chart as the output mode, you
must choose the desired orientation of the graphs in the report. The following
list describes the graph orientation options:
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One Host, Many Data Properties – A separate graph for
each host included in the report is displayed. Each graph shows all the data
properties for that host. Each data property is shown as a separate line or
bar on the graph. Each line or bar is distinguished by either its color or
its symbol, or both identifiers. The legend for the graph identifies which
color or symbol is being used for each data property in the report. The host
name is listed at the top of each graph.
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One Data Property, Many Hosts – A separate graph for
each data property included in the report is displayed. Each graph includes
a separate line or separate bar for every host in the report. Each line is
distinguished by its color, or its symbol, or both identifiers. The legend
for the graph identifies which color or symbol is being used for each host
in the report. The data property is listed at the top of each graph.
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All Hosts and Data Properties on One Graph – Only one
graph is displayed. All hosts and data properties in the report are included.
Each line or bar is distinguished by its color, its symbol, or both identifiers.
The legend for the graph identifies which color or symbol is being used to
identify each host and data property in the report.
Custom System Configuration Report Fields
The report template for creating a custom system configuration
report has two fields that are found in this type of report:
The other possible fields available for this type of report are as described
in Common Custom Report Fields.
Level of Detail
Use the Level of Detail field to determine the amount of detail
wanted in the report. Accept either the default (Detailed) or select Summary.
If you select Summary, the following information is returned:
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Alarm Reports – The number of alarms
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Hardware Reports – The number of hosts
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Packages Reports – The number of packages
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Patch Reports – The number of patches
When requesting
a System Uptime report, the level of detail options are as follows:
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Detailed – Data is represented as one point per day
or week, depending upon the time period requested.
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Total – Data is represented as one point for the entire
time period requested.
Filter
The Filter field is optional. Click Set Filter to select the desired
filter options from the Filter dialog box. Use the drop-down menus to build
an expression that creates the report filter wanted. The filtering options
are case sensitive. For more information, see Filtering Reports.
Creating or Modifying a Report Request
You can create your own custom report request by one of the following
methods:
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Copying a standard report request, and then modifying the
predefined report options in the copy
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Setting the desired report options in a new report request
template
Once you save a custom report request, you can later make changes by
using the Modify dialog box.
To Create a New Report Request by Modifying
a Standard Report Request
Steps
-
Start Report Manager.
For
more information, see To Start Report Manager.
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Select the name
of the standard report request from the hierarchy view.
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From the Edit menu, choose Copy.
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Select the category or subcategory name
under which you want the new report icon to appear.
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From the Edit menu, choose Paste.
The copied report icon appears at the bottom of the selected category
or subcategory. The name of the report is “Untitled” followed
by a number.
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From the Edit menu, choose Modify.
A report request dialog box appears with the options of the original
standard report already completed.
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Type the new name of the report request
in the Report Request field.
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Make the desired changes to the report
option. Click OK to save your changes.
The new report name replaces “Untitled”
in the hierarchy view.
To Create a New Report Request
Steps
-
Start Report Manager.
For the detailed steps, see To Start Report Manager.
-
From the File menu,
choose New, then select the desired report request type.
The report
template specific to the type of report that you selected opens.
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Complete the fields
of the report template.
For more information about the report
template options, see Custom Report Templates.
The hostname must match the name that appears in the Data Collection window.
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(Optional) Click
Preview to see a preview of the report.
A preview of the report output is displayed in a new window. The
data that has already been collected is used for a report preview.
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Click OK to save
the report request.
The report request is now saved. The title
of the report request appears, with the corresponding report format icon,
in the hierarchy view under the category and subcategory selected. This report
request is available until it is deleted.
To Modify a Report Request
Steps
-
Start Report Manager.
For the detailed steps, see To Start Report Manager.
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Select the name
of the report request that you want to modify.
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From the Edit menu,
choose Modify.
The Modify dialog box opens. The fields contain
the current values for Data Properties, Time Range, Filter, and Selected Hosts.
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Make your changes
to the fields.
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Click OK to save your changes to the report request.
Example 4–1 Sample New Performance Report Request Template
The following figure is a sample of a New Performance Report Request
template.
Data Properties
The ability to log data is included with the Sun Management Center base
product. Performance Reporting Manager uses this logged data in the reports. Only data that
is logged to the history log files on the agent machine is collected for reporting
purposes. Data cannot be included in any report until logging of the data
property is first enabled. Certain data properties are automatically logged
for you. If a property is not being logged, you do not receive any data for
that property until logging is first enabled. For more information, see Data Properties Logging.
You can use the Data Availability option to determine whether a property
is being logged on the machine. Use the history logging capability of Sun Management Center to
either enable or disable the logging of a data property. You can also use
the group logging task. For more information about history logging, see Sun Management Center 3.6.1 User’s
Guide. For more information about the group logging task,
see Group Logging
If you receive a No Data Found error message
when running a report, first check to see whether the data property is being
logged on the agent machine specified in your report. For more information,
see Data Collection Options. If
logging is enabled, check to see if the data property is being logged from
the Data Availability window. For more information, see To View the Data Properties Logged for a Host.
Data Availability
Only those data properties that are being logged on the agent
machine can return data for reports. Data logging must be enabled for these
properties. The Data Availability dialog box enables you to check data properties
per host for which logging is enabled. Information for inactive hosts is also
provided. Inactive hosts are those that might no longer
be in the topology or might not be in the server context but still have historical
data in the database.
Information is available through the following three tabs: Collection
Enabled, Collection Disabled, and Inactive Hosts. Each tab contains two tables.
The first table lists the host name with corresponding port, and the latest
time data was collected. The second table lists information about the data
properties, including the property name, index number, module name, and module
instance. Properties for which data was collected in the last collection cycle
for the host is displayed. The table expands to list all the data properties
collected for that host. You can resize the columns by dragging the cell borders
in the column title. You can sort the table by double-clicking the column
headings.
The information in the tables is updated every hour, except for Inactive
Hosts or hosts for which collection has been disabled. If you have just installed Performance Reporting Manager,
the data might take an hour to first appear in the Data Availability dialog
box.
Note –
The data properties being logged are used for performance reports
only.
To View the Data Properties Logged for
a Host
Steps
-
From the Report
Manager file menu, choose Data, and then select Data Availability.
The
Data Availability dialog box opens.
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Select the desired
tab.
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Collection Enabled – Select for information about hosts
that have data collection enabled.
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Collection Disabled – Select for information about hosts
that have data collection disabled.
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Inactive Hosts – Select for information about hosts
that are no longer active and for which historical data is still available.
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From the first table, select the row
for the desired host.
The data properties for that host are displayed
in the second table.
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Click Close to dismiss the dialog box.
Example 4–2 Sample of the Data Availability Dialog Box with Data Properties Showing
The following figure shows a sample of the Data Availability dialog
box.
Data Properties Selection
When creating your custom report request, the report template
requires that you select the data properties to include in the report.
The addition of certain properties requires that you provide an
entry for either the module instance or property instance, or both instances.
The module instance is needed only for multi-instance
modules. Examples of a multi-instance module include File Monitoring or Directory
Size Monitoring. Each instance can be used for monitoring a different file
or different directory.
The property instance typically refers to an
instance name given to the property being logged. For example, in a machine
with four CPUs, the CPUs can be numbered 0, 1, 2, and 3. If you want the performance
of CPU number 3, you specify 3 as the property instance for the CPU property.
You specify All as the property instance when you want a report that includes
all instances that exist for the host. For more information, see the Sun Management Center 3.6.1 User’s
Guide
To Add Data Properties
Steps
-
From the Data Properties field in the
New Report Request template, click Edit.
The Select Data Properties
dialog box appears. It contains two panes. The left pane is titled Properties
to Choose From. The right pane is titled Selected Properties.
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Expand the hierarchy view in the left
pane by clicking the key symbols.
The data properties are located
at the third level of the hierarchy.
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Select the desired property, and click
Add.
The property moves to the right pane. If required, the Module
Instance or Specific Property Index fields become active in the lower left
corner of the dialog box.
-
(Optional) Provide the Module Instance
and Specific Property Index in their respective text fields.
If
module is a multiple instance module, provide the module instance wanted.
-
When you finish adding all desired properties,
click OK.
The Select Data Properties dialog box closes. Continue completing
the report template.
Example 4–3 Sample of the Select Data Properties Dialog Box for a Performance Report
Request
The figure below shows a sample of the Select Data Properties dialog
box for performance reports.
Data Properties Logging
You can enable the logging of a single data property, or you can
enable the logging of many data properties on many hosts at the same time.
The second method is called group logging, and is done by using the Manage
Jobs features of Sun Management Center. For more information about group logging,
see Group Logging.
You must enable the logging of a single data property from the Sun Management Center console.
To Enable Logging of a Single Data Property
Steps
-
From the Sun Management Center console window,
select the host name from the hierarchy.
The Details window appears.
-
From the left pane, select the desired
module from the hierarchy view.
The hierarchy view expands to
reveal table names underneath.
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Double-click the desired table name.
A table appears in the right pane. Each row contains a data property.
More than one table can appear, depending upon the module.
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Select the row containing the desired
data property, and press mouse button 3.
A pop-up menu appears.
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Choose Attribute Editor.
The
Attribute Editor dialog box appears.
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Select the History tab.
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Select Save History as Disk File.
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From the File Type drop-down menu, choose
Circular File.
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Click OK to close.
Data
logging is now enabled on the data property.
Group Logging
Use the Manage Jobs features of Sun Management Center to enable logging
of the same data properties on a group of agent machines. This feature is
called group logging. Instead of adding the same set
of data properties to be logged on each machine individually, you can save
time with group logging by using the Manage Jobs dialog box to do the following
task:
After you install the Performance Reporting Manager software, the Manage Jobs features
of Sun Management Center are enhanced, and a new option appears in the New Task dialog
box. This new option is Data Logging. Data Logging appears in the Show Task
Type and Task Type drop-down menus. When Data Logging is selected as the Task
Type, the Logging Setting button appears next to the Data Properties table.
The logging of data properties is enabled with the Property Logging Setting
dialog box. You access the Property Logging Setting dialog box from the Logging
Setting button. You can also change the interval time properties are logged
at the same time. The default logging interval is 300 seconds. For more information
about the Manage Jobs features, see Chapter 13, Managing Group-related
Jobs, in Sun Management Center 3.6.1 User’s
Guide.
To Create a Data Logging Task
Steps
-
From the Sun Management Center main console File
menu, choose Tools, then select Manage Jobs.
The Manage Jobs dialog
box appears.
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From the Task field, click New Task.
The New Task dialog box appears.
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Type the name of the new task in the Task
Name text field.
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From the Task Type drop-down list, select
Data Logging.
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Click Add Properties.
The
Select Data Properties dialog box appears.
-
From the Properties to Choose From panel,
select the data properties one property at a time. Click Add after each property.
The data properties are contained in the third level in the hierarchy.
As each data property is added, the name moves to the right pane. Provide
the Module Instance and Property Index information when required.
-
Click OK when done.
The data
properties are added to the task.
-
In the New Task dialog box, select the
row that contains the data property.
If you added more than one
data property to the task, you must select one row at a time. The Logging
Setting button is enabled.
-
Click Logging Setting.
The Property Logging Setting
dialog box appears.
-
Select Logging if it is not already selected.
The data property is now being logged.
-
Type the desired time interval, in seconds,
in the Interval text field.
The default is 300 seconds. The data
property is logged at the interval specified.
-
Click OK to save your changes.
The
Property Logging Setting dialog box is dismissed.
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In the New Task dialog box, click Add
Task to save.
-
To dismiss the New Task dialog box when
finished, click Close.
To Define a Job
Step
For the detailed steps, see To Define a Job in Sun Management Center 3.6.1 User’s Guide.
Note –
When specifying the task in step 6 of the To Define a Job procedure,
click Data Logging. Be sure to select the Data Logging task that you defined
to enable logging. Data logging is enabled when the job is actually executed.
Follow the remainder of the procedure.
To Disable Logging of a Single Data
Property
Steps
-
Access the Attribute Editor dialog box
by completing Steps 1 through 7 of To Enable Logging of a Single Data Property.
-
Deselect Save History as Disk File.
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Click OK to save the change.
Logging
of the data property is now disabled.
To Disable Data Logging in a Data Logging
Task
Steps
-
From the Sun Management Center main console
File menu, choose Tools, then select Manage Jobs.
The Manage Jobs
dialog box appears.
-
From the Task field, click New Task.
The New Task dialog box appears.
-
Type the name of the new task in the
Task Name text field.
-
From the Task Type drop-down list, select
Data Logging.
-
Click Add Properties.
The
Select Data Properties dialog box appears.
-
From the Properties to Choose From panel,
select the data properties one property at a time. Click Add after each property.
The data properties are contained in the third-level in the hierarchy.
As each data property is added, the name moves to the right pane. Provide
the Module Instance and Property Index information when required.
-
Click OK when done.
The
data properties are added to the task.
-
From the New Task dialog box, select
the row that contains the data property.
If you added more than
one data property to the task, you must select one row at a time. The Logging
Setting button is enabled.
-
Click Logging Setting.
The
Property Logging Setting dialog box appears.
-
Deselect Logging.
-
Click OK to save your changes.
The Property Logging
Setting dialog box is dismissed.
-
In the New Task dialog box, click Add
Task to save.
-
Click Close to dismiss the New Task dialog
box when finished.
See Also
Note –
You must define a job with this task to complete the disabling
of data logging. For the detailed steps, see To Define a Job in Sun Management Center 3.6.1 User’s Guide.
When specifying the task in step 6 of the “To Define a Job” procedure,
select the Data Logging task that you defined to disable data logging. Data
logging is disabled when the job is executed.
Data Collection Options
You can use this screen to enable or disable data collection on
a host. The Data Collection dialog box lists the agent machines that have
data collection enabled or disabled.
Data collection on an agent machine is enabled by default when that
host meets the following requirements:
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The Performance Reporting Manager software is installed
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The host is in the Sun Management Center topology
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The host is in the server context
The table in the left pane displays the state of data collection when
it is enabled on a host, as well as the latest time that data was collected.
An alert appears in the first column if data collection did not occur in the
last collection cycle. This situation can occur if the host was not running
during the last collection cycle, for example. If no alert appears, data was
collected on schedule. The final column lists the latest time data was collected.
If you have just installed the Performance Report Manager software,
collection time might take an hour to appear in the table. Entries are added
to this table continuously as long as data collection is enabled. See the
following figure for an example of the Data Collection dialog box.
Figure 4–1 Sample of Data Collection Dialog Box
When data collection is disabled, the host name and latest collection
time appear in the table in the right pane. This information remains until
the Performance Reporting Manager software is uninstalled, or the host is
removed from the topology, or removed from the server context.
You can stop data collection on any agent machine that you no
longer need to include in reports. Once data collection is disabled for a
host, you can later enable it again using this screen.
To Enable or Disable Data Collection
on a Host
Steps
-
From the Report
Manager File menu, choose Data, and then select Data Collection.
The
Data Collection dialog box opens. All hosts for which data is not currently
being collected are listed in the right pane. All hosts for which data is
currently being collected are listed in the left pane.
-
Select the name
of the host from the corresponding table.
-
Click the Enable,
Enable All, Disable, and Disable All buttons to move the host names as needed.
-
To disable data collection, move the host name from the left table
to the right table.
-
To enable data collection, most the host name from the right table
to the left table.
-
Click OK to save
the settings.
Filtering Reports
You can further modify the type of information that your custom
report contains by using the Filter feature. The Filter option is available
for some custom system configuration report requests.
The Filter dialog box contains several drop-down menus and text fields.
Use them to build an expression. This expression defines the report parameters
to include in the filter criteria wanted. The expression operators provided
are common to the C programming language. Filter options are case sensitive.
For example, you can create a custom system configuration report request
to include data on machines that are running the Solaris 7 or Solaris 8 versions
of the Solaris Operating System. You would create the following expression
using the Filter dialog box:
Operating System = SunOS 5.7
OR
Operating System = SunOS 5.8
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As another example, you can create a custom system configuration report
request to include the machines that have the SyMON packages
installed. You would create the following expression:
In order to include only those machines that have the Sun Management Center SyMon packages installed, you can modify the above example this
way:
Category contains SyMON AND Version contains 3.5
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Composite Report Requests
Performance Reporting Manager enables you to combine two or more existing report
requests to create a new report request. The resulting report request is called
a composite report request. To create a composite report
request, you can use existing standard or custom report requests, or a combination
of both types. A composite report request combines the options of the report
requests used. You specify a new name for the composite report request. The
report then is identified in the hierarchy view under the category and subcategory
selected.
If the host name is not defined in any report request, you cannot select
that request to become part of a composite report request. For example, you
cannot select any report request for which the option Add Hosts at Runtime
was specified.
You cannot delete or rename any existing standard or custom report request
once it is referenced by a composite report request. You must first delete
the composite report request.
To Create a Composite Report Request
Steps
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From the Report
Manager File menu, choose New, then select Composite Report Request.
The Composite Report Request dialog box opens.
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Select the desired
category and subcategory from the drop-down menus.
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Type a name for the report in the Name
field.
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Select the desired
reports from the left pane. Use the Add button to move the reports to the
right pane that is titled Selected Report Requests.
Use the Remove
button if you select a report you do not want. The Remove All button clears
all selections from the right pane.
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(Optional) Click
Preview to see a preview of the report.
A preview of the report output is displayed in a new window. The
data that has already been collected is used for a preview of a report request.
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Click OK to save
the report request.
The composite report request is now saved.
The title of the composite report request appears in the hierarchy view under
the category and subcategory selected. This report is available until it is
deleted.
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