Cisco DNCS System Release 2.7 3.7 4.2 Mode D'Emploi
Chapter 3 Generating Reports
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Descriptions
The following table provides a description of each of the reports that collect and
The following table provides a description of each of the reports that collect and
display information to provide a quick overview of the health of the DNCS system.
These reports are listed in the order in which you will see them when you open
Report Writer.
Note: Not all of the following reports are applicable to the DNCS.
Note: Not all of the following reports are applicable to the DNCS.
Report Title
Description
General System
Information
Data listed: DNCS system information (CPU, memory,
and processes currently running).
File System Information
Data listed: Total and available disk space for the DNCS
system.
Network Information
Data listed: Network interfaces and the routing table.
Database Information
Data listed: Information about the INFORMIX database
on the DNCS.
Note: This is the database used by the DNCS.
Note: This is the database used by the DNCS.
Report Formats
HTML Format
The HTML format allows you to view and/or print reports from any workstation on
The HTML format allows you to view and/or print reports from any workstation on
your network. You can view reports generated in HTML format online with any web
browser and print them from the web browser.
Note: If the web browser is unable to display all of the columns and rows on your
Note: If the web browser is unable to display all of the columns and rows on your
screen, a message will appear on the screen. When this occurs, it is recommended
that you view the DAT file. For more information about DAT files, see Pipe-
Delimited Text (.dat) File Format (on page 20) and Web Browser Unable to Display
Data (on page 32).
Pipe-Delimited Text (.dat) File Format
Pipe-delimited text files have a .dat extension. For example, ZeroCredit.html.dat is
Pipe-delimited text files have a .dat extension. For example, ZeroCredit.html.dat is
the pipe-delimited Report Writer file for the Zero Credit report.
Report Writer automatically generates pipe-delimited text files for internal
Report Writer automatically generates pipe-delimited text files for internal
processing and/or importing into other software programs such as Excel. The "pipe"
delimiter is the | symbol. Each field in the pipe-delimited text files has the pipe
symbol separating it from the next field. Pipe-delimited text files reside in the
/dvs/RepWriter/current/webspace/reports directory on the hard drive, and you
can view them as text files using a text editor.