Running the Volumes Historical Capacity report

To see how space on volumes on storage systems is used, run the Volumes Historical Capacity report.

You can see how space on a volume on a storage system, or on volumes in a storage resource group, are used.
  1. In the Welcome portal, click Team Content > IBM Spectrum Control Predefined Reports.
  2. Click Storage Systems.
  3. Click Volumes.
  4. Click Volumes Historical Capacity.
  5. Select the type of historical capacity report that you want to create. You can select either of the following options:
    • Of a Volume in a Storage System
      1. Click Next.
      2. Optional: Select the configuration of the storage system.
      3. Select a storage system.
      4. Type a keyword and click Search. For example, type lun, to find the names of volumes that start with lun. To change the default search option, click Options.
        Tip: Use the percent sign (%) as a wildcard. For example, type a% to find volume names that begin with ’a’ or ’A’. Type %a to find volume names that begin with or contain the letter ’a’ or ’A’. You can type % to retrieve all of the volumes on a resource.
      5. Select a volume.
    • Of Volumes in a Storage Resource Group
      1. Click Next.
      2. Select a storage resource group.
  6. Select an interval.
  7. To set the time frame of the report, specify a reporting period.
    It is easier to analyze small amounts of information over shorter periods.
    Tip: To specify a start date and an end date, select Custom date range from the list of reporting periods.
  8. Click Finish.

If information is available for the resources that you selected, a report is created. If no information is available for the selected resources, or data collection was unsuccessful, a message is displayed in the report.