HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide First Edition (T4283-96026, August 2006)

Running Reports478

IMPORTANT: Do not make the interval too short. Running a collector too frequently uses up

space on the management server and impacts its performance.

4. To enable the collector, click the Start button.

5. To stop a collector, click the Stop button.

6. To view a report, click its link. See ”Viewing Reports” on page 476 for more information.

Refreshing a Report

If you want to view the latest information in a report, click the Refresh Now button on the Report

Cache tab. To access the Report Cache tab, select Reports > Storage Essentials > Report

Configuration in HP Systems Insight Manager. Then, click the Report Cache tab. The

management server gathers the latest information from the database and makes this information

available to the reports.

The reports are refreshed every six hours by default. You can change the schedule for refreshing a

report. See ”Refreshing the Report Cache” on page 209.

If you are still seeing old information after you click the Refresh Now button, verify your database

is being updated within the appropriate time frame for your organization. Some of the information

contained in the database depend on collectors. Verify that the collectors are running at the

appropriate intervals for your organization. Click the Data Collection tab to access the

configuration pages for the many types of collectors.

If you find you are still viewing old information regarding elements on the network, you may need

to perform Discovery Data Collection/Get Details. It is best to perform Discovery Data

Collection/Get Details at regular intervals. See ”Adding a Discovery Schedule” on page 179.

Changing the Formatting of a Report

Reports are displayed in HTML format by default. You can change the formatting of the report by

selecting one of the following options from the Format drop-down menu in Reporting and then

clicking the Run Report button:

• HTML (Default) - The software displays the report in a Web page by default.

• PDF - The software displays the report in Adobe Acrobat, a good option if you need to print the

report. The software assumes you already have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your

computer. To obtain a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, go to http://www.adobe.com.

• Excel - The software displays the report in Microsoft Excel, providing you have a copy of