Disk Utilization

Reports > Disk Utilization

Disk Utilization presents a graphical representation of the free space, used space and total space on each disk drive. Hovering the mouse over any segment on the chart presents a tool tip that reads out the exact number of MBytes in that segment.

Report Permission

Select Shared or Private to assign a permission to the report. By default, the Private setting will be selected. Private reports can only be viewed and run by the administrator that created the report. Shared reports can be viewed and run by all administrators.

Save As...

The settings of the report can be saved for later use. Pressing Save As... brings up a dialog box where the report can be named. The report will be listed in the left-hand navigation bar along with the corresponding permission icon, depending on whether it is labeled as private or shared .

Choosing a Report

Selecting a saved report from the left- hand navigation bar displays the settings of the report, and also gives the administrator the ability to edit, rename, or delete the report. Some of the functions below appear only when a saved report is selected from the left-hand navigation bar.

Report Name

Lists the name of the report as entered by the administrator.

Save

After making changes to the report, press Save to save the current settings.

Save As...

To make a copy of the current report, press save as... and give the report a new name. Before saving as, give the new report a permission by selecting either the Private or Shared radio button.

Rename...

To rename the report, press Rename... A dialog box will appear and a new name can be entered. Pressing OK confirms the new name and saves the report. The new name will shortly be listed in the left-hand navigation bar.

Delete...

To delete the report, press delete...

Update

Pressing Update synchronizes the information shown in the Group ID/Machine ID field with the information specified in the Specify Accounts filter.

Running the Report

1. Enter Title Displayed On Report Header

   Enter a title to display in the resulting report page header. This title is saved with the report.

   Machine ID/Group ID/Update

   These fields and the button are active only when a saved report is selected from the left-hand navigation bar. The Machine ID and Group ID fields populate with the settings of the saved report. The settings can be changed by entering new filter criteria in the Specify Accounts field, pressing Update, and re- saving the report.

   Chart Type

   Bar Displays a stacked bar chart with a bar for each fixed disk on each selected machine. Blue region displays the amount of used disk space. Gray displays the amount of free disk space. Total length of the bar represents total disk size.

   Table  All the same data as the Bar display in numeric form.

2. Run the Report

   Pressing run displays the result of the report in a new browser window.

To Generate a Disk Utilization Report

1. Enter a title you want displayed in the report header.
2. Choose the order of the displayed results:
   • machine.group  Listed alphabetically by machine name.
   • group.machine  Listed alphabetically by group name.
3. Select the chart type. These options may be disabled depending on the type of report selected.
4. Verify that the Machine ID and Group ID parameter match the parameters specified in the Specify Accounts filter. This only applies if you running a previously saved report.
5. Press run. The report is generated and shown in a new browser window.

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