Tutorial: Creating an inventory report for switch ports

Create a report that shows the configuration and properties information about switch ports.

About this task

Share the information that is collected about ports with your colleagues such as:
  • The ports in a particular switch.
  • The type of port, its WWPN, domain, and its connected ports.
  • The hosts or storage systems that the port connects to.

Procedure

  1. Click Reports, and then click Create Report.
  2. In the Inventory Reports section, pick the report Switch Ports.
  3. Enter the unique name of the report.
    Did you know: When you create the report, you can also use the features in the table view to customize the report.
    • You can drag the column headings to reorder the information that you want to show in the report.
    • You can click the column heading in the table view to sort the values in the column. For example, click the Switch column heading to sort the ports by switches.
  4. Select the columns that you want to include in the report.
  5. To refine the information that you want to share, you can add up to four filters.
    For example, you can create filters to show ports by switch or ports by the resources that they are connected.
  6. Click Apply Filter.
  7. Send the report now or schedule the report to be sent regularly, such as every week, or month. You can optionally attach CSV, HTML, or PDF files to the report.

Results

The report is generated at Reports > Inventory Report section.