Printing Reports; Saving Reports - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User's Manual & Technical Reference

Printing reports

To print a report
1.
Select R eport s from the Administration desk bar.
2.
Select the Base object from which to generate the report. Predefined reports gather information for
the entire Storage Domain. The report will generate information for all of the objects in the Data
Protector Express hierarchy that are below the object specified as the base object. Click the Browse
button to select a new object.
NOTE:
Media information reports do not require a base object.
3.
Double-click an available report type in the main object detail area, for example, Media Information.
The Report screen appears.
4. Choose the Report type that you want to run: Summary or Details.
5.
Select a printer and font for the report.
6.
Update the Printer settings and other information.
7. Click Print.
The report is printed on the selected printer.
NOTE:
These reports can output many hundreds of pages. Therefore, we recommend that you save the reports as a
file. For instructions on saving a report as a file, follow the instructions below in the

Saving reports

By default, reports are printed directly to a printer. If you want to save a report as a file, you can set up a
printer that prints files to a filename. Depending on the type of printer you set up, you can save reports as
PDF files, postscript files or plain text files. To create PDF files requires that you have access to Adobe
Acrobat Distiller™ or another product capable of creating PDF files. The following instructions describe
how to create a generic text printer on a Microsoft Windows PC desktop.
To create a generic text printer
Add a new printer from the Windows Start menu.
For example, in Windows XP, select Printers and Faxes on the Start menu, then select Add a printer.
To add a new Windows printer
1. Working through the printer wizard, create a local printer.
2. On the Select a screen, select FILE (Print to File).
3.
On the Install Printer Software screen, select Generic for the manufacturer and Generic/Text Only for
the printer.
4.
On the Name Your Printer screen, select a unique name for this printer so that it is easy to identify
in Data Protector Express.
5. Do not use this printer as your default printer.
6.
Continue through the wizard until the printer is created and accept any remaining default settings.
7. The printer is ready for use in Data Protector Express.
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