Viewing predefined reports

Use the Cognos® Analytics reporting tool to view predefined reports about IBM Spectrum® Control.

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  1. Go to the URL for your Cognos Analytics server. The format of the URL is similar to this URL: http://myhostname:9300/bi
  2. In the Welcome portal, click Team Content.
  3. Click IBM Spectrum Control Predefined Reports.
  4. Navigate to the report that you want to see, and then click the name of the report.
    To view a description of a report or folder, right-click the report or folder, then click Properties. The description is in the General tab.
    Tip: When you run some predefined reports, you can select the configuration of the storage systems. You can select to run the report on systems that are configured as storage systems or as storage virtualizers. If you select one of these configurations, you must also select one or more storage systems from the list of available storage systems. If you do not specify storage systems, the report shows data for both configurations.