Reporting; Running Reports - Novell SENTINEL RAPID DEPLOYMENT 6.1 - 12-2009 User Manual

Options Description
The Sentinel Data The Sentinel Data Manager
Manager (SDM) allows you manage the
Sentinel database.
You can monitor database
space utilization, view and
manage database partitions,
configure auto-archives, and
configure auto-addition of
partitions.
The Solution Designer
Collector Manager The Collector Manager
Installer Installer allows you install the
Sentinel Collector Manager
on any machine where you
want to forward the events
from.
Client Installer The Client Installer allows
you install the Sentinel
Control Center, Sentinel
Collector Builder, Sentinel
Solution Designer, and
Sentinel Data Manager on
any client machine.

1.3 Reporting

You can upload, run, view, and delete reports or report definitions by using the Sentinel 6.1 Rapid
Deployment Web interface. You can run a report by using the desired parameters (such as start and
end date) as given in the report definition. The report results are saved with a name of your choice.
After the report runs, you can retrieve the results and view them as a PDF file.
Reports are organized by category.
Section 1.3.1, "Running Reports," on page 21
Section 1.3.2, "Viewing Reports," on page 24
Section 1.3.3, "Scheduling a Report," on page 26
Section 1.3.4, "Managing Reports," on page 27

1.3.1 Running Reports

Sentinel 6.1 Rapid Deployment is installed with a set of reports organized into several product
categories. Reports run asynchronously, so you can continue to do other things in the application
while the report is running. You can view the PDF report results after the report finishes running.
Many report definitions include parameters. You are prompted to set them before running the
reports. Depending on how the report developer designed the report, the report parameters can be
text, numbers, Boolean values, or dates. A parameter might have a default value or a list based on
values in the Sentinel RD database.
Action
1. Click Launch Data Manager.
2. Open SDM with the Java Web Start
Launcher.
3. Specify the server, database, host, and port
number.
4. Specify the user credentials and click
Connect.
Click download Collector Manager installer and
follow the on-screen instructions.
Click download Client installer and follow the on-
screen instructions.
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