3.16 Report_ServerUptime

Use this Knowledge Script to summarize the number of hours the SharePoint server has been operational since the last reboot. This report allows you to make a statistical analysis of the data point values.

This report uses data collected by the ServerUptime Knowledge Script.

3.16.1 Resource Object

Report agent

3.16.2 Default Schedule

The default schedule for this script is Run once.

3.16.3 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 day or 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.

The default is By computer and legend.

Data Settings

Statistics to show

Select the statistical method to display data in the report:

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

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

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

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

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

  • StandardDeviation: Measure of how widely values are dispersed from the mean

  • Sum: Total value of data points for the time range of the report

  • Close: Last value for the time range of the report

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

  • Count: Number of data points for the time range of the report

The default is Average.

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

  • Top N: Chart only the top N of selected data

  • Bottom %: Chart only the bottom N% of data

  • Bottom N: Chart only the bottom N of selected data

The default is No sort.

Percentage/count for top/bottom

Specify 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 you select 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 unselected.

Show totals on the table?

If you select Yes, 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: Average of all values in a column

  • Report Minimum: Minimum value in a column

  • Report Maximum: Maximum value in a column

  • Report Total: Total of all values in a column

The default is unselected.

Report Settings

Include parameter help card?

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

Include table?

Select Yes to include a table of data stream values in the report. The default is Yes.

Include chart?

Select 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 parameters for the output folder.

Add job ID to output folder name?

Select 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 and the corresponding report. The default is unselected.

Select properties

Set miscellaneous report properties as needed.

Add time stamp to title?

Select Yes to append a timestamp to the title of the report, making each title unique. The timestamp is composed of the date and time the report was generated.

A timestamp lets you run consecutive iterations of the same report without overwriting previous output. The default is unselected.

Event Notification

Event for report success?

Select Yes to raise an event in which the report is successfully generated. The default is Yes.

Severity level for report success

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

Severity level for report with no data

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

Severity level for report failure

Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the report is not generated. The default is 5.