Snapshot comparison, Enhanced reports, Predefined reports – HP Systems Insight Manager User Manual

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Edit

Systems Insight Manager enables you to edit existing report configurations. You can save these

updated report configurations over the existing report configuration, or you can save it as a new report
configuration.

NOTE:

You must have

administrative rights

or

operator rights

to create, save, edit, copy, or delete

report configurations. Users with

user rights

cannot edit the report configurations.

Delete

You can permanently delete a report configuration from the Manage Reports page.

Showing SQL Queries.

Enables viewing SQL queries.

Select Reports

Manage Reports.... The Manage Reports page appears. Select the report for which

you want to view the SQL details, select Run Report, and then on the report itself, click Show SQL
queries

.

Snapshot Comparison

Snapshot comparisons enable you to compare up to four systems (with the same operating system) to each
other or to compare a single system to itself and observe changes over time.

Enhanced Reports

Enhanced reports contain the Reports by Product table that displays the products registered with Systems
Insight Manager along with the available reports.

The reporting engine main page contains the Reports by Product table that displays the products registered
with Systems Insight Manager along with the available reports.

The Reports by Product table displays reports for Systems Insight Manager by default. Only products that
have been registered with Systems Insight Manager have

Predefined

reports displayed.

Table 14-1 Reports by Product columns

Description

Name

Displays the name of the products along with the total number of
reports in parenthesis registered with Systems Insight Manager for

Product/Report Name

reports. When the product item is expanded by clicking the expand
icon, the available reports are displayed under the product section
along with report details Description, Target Systems and Report
Type.

Displays the type of report such as; Table, Bar, Pie, Bar-Pie, or
Line.

Report Type

Displays the target selection in which the report is executed.

Target Systems

Displays a short description of the report.

Report Description

Table 14-2 Reports by Product buttons

Description

Name

Creates a new report.

New

Edits a selected report. Only enabled for user created/defined
reports under Systems Insight Manager. Remains disabled for
Predefined reports.

Edit

Executes a report.

Run Report

Enables users to email a report.

Email Report

Deletes a selected report. Only user created/defined reports can
be deleted.

Delete

Predefined reports

Predefined Reports are shipped with Systems Insight Manager. The reports are based on common user
scenarios. Predefined Reports are tied to existing system collections in Systems Insight Manager, for instance,
"All Systems" or "All Servers". Report results appear based on logged in user authorization of systems.

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