3.18 Report_TemperatureProbe

Use this Dell_Report script to generate a report about the Dell server’s thermal environment. You can use this report to make a statistical analysis of the data point values over the time range you define for the report.

The TempProbe Knowledge Script collect data for this report.

3.18.1 Resource Objects

Report agent

3.18.2 Default Schedule

The default schedule is Run once.

3.18.3 Setting Parameter Values

Set the following parameters as needed.

Description

How To Set It

Data source

Select computers

Select the computers for your report.

Select time range

Set a specific or sliding time range for data included in your report.

Select peak weekdays

Select the days of the week to include in your report.

Select the style

Select the style for the report:

  • By computer shows one value for each computer you selected.

  • By legend shows one value for each different legend (the legend is a truncated form of the data stream legend visible in the Operator Console).

  • By computer and legend shows one value for each unique legend from each computer.

Data settings

Statistics to show

Select a statistical method by which to display data in the report:

  • Average: The average value of data points for the time range of the report.

  • Minimum: The minimum value of data points for the time range of the report.

  • Maximum: The maximum value of data points for the time range of the report.

  • Min/Avg/Max: The minimum, average, and maximum values of data points for the time range of the report.

  • Range: The range of values in the data stream (maximum - minimum = range).

  • StandardDeviation: The measure of how widely values are dispersed from the mean.

  • Sum: The total value of data points for the time range of the report.

  • Close: The last value for the time range of the report.

  • Change: The difference between the first and last values for the time range of the report (close - open = change).

  • Count: The number of data points for the time range of the report.

Select sorting/display option

Select whether data is sorted, or the method of display:

  • No sort: Data is not sorted.

  • Sort: Data is sorted by value (lowest to highest from front to back; highest to lowest from left to right).

  • Top%: Chart only the top N% of selected data (sorted by default).

  • Top N: Chart only the top N of selected data (sorted by default).

  • Bottom%: Chart only the bottom N% of data (sorted by default).

  • Bottom N: Chart only the bottom N of selected data (sorted by default).

Percentage/count for top/bottom

Type a number for either the percentage or count defined in the previous parameter (for example, Top 10%, or Top 10). The default is 25.

Truncate top/bottom?

If set to yes, then the data table shows only the top or bottom N or % (for example, only the top 10%). Otherwise, the table shows all data.

The default is no.

Show totals on the table?

If set to yes, then additional calculations are made for each column of numbers in a table, and the following values are listed at the end of the table:

  • Report Average: An average of all values in a column.

  • Report Minimum: The minimum value in a column.

  • Report Maximum: The maximum value in a column.

  • Report Total: The total of all values in a column.

The default is no.

Report settings

Include parameter help card?

Set to yes to include a table in the report that lists parameter settings for the report script. The default is yes.

Include table?

Set to yes to include a table of data stream values in the report. The default is yes.

Include chart?

Set to yes to include a chart of data stream values in the report. The default is yes.

Select chart style

Define the graphic properties of the charts in your report.

Select output folder

Set properties for the output folder.

Add job ID to output folder name?

Set to yes to append the job ID to the name of the output folder.

A job ID helps you correlate a specific instance of a Report Script with the corresponding report.

The default is no.

Select properties

Set the miscellaneous report properties.

Add time stamp to title?

Set to yes to append a time stamp to the title of the report, making each title unique. The time stamp is made up of the date and time the report was generated.

A time stamp lets you run consecutive iterations of the same report without overwriting previous output.

The default is no.

Event notification

Event for report success?

Set to yes to raise an event when the report is successfully generated. The default is yes.

Event severity for report success

Set the event severity, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the report is successfully generated. The default is 35.

Event severity for report with no data

Set the event severity, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the report contains no data. The default is 25.

Event severity for report failure

Set the event severity, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the report failed to generate. The default is 5.