Use this Knowledge Script to generate a report about the use of bandwidth on network interface cards. Using this report, you can aggregate data by time period (minute, hour, or day) and calculate statistics for each period (for example, the average value per hour).
This report uses data collected by the NetInterfacesIO Knowledge Script.
Report Agent > AM Repositories > AppManager repository.
The default schedule for this script is Run once.
Set the following parameters as needed:
Description |
How to Set It |
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Data source |
Use the following parameters to select the data for your report. |
Select computer(s) |
Click the Browse [...] button to start the data wizard. Use the data wizard to select the computers for your report. |
Select the style |
Select the style for the first page of your report:
The default is By computer. |
Select time range |
Click the Browse [...] button to start the time wizard. Use the time wizard to set a specific or sliding time range for data included in your report. The default is 1 day sliding time ending at the current time. |
Select peak weekday(s) |
Click the Browse [...] button to start the day wizard. Use the day wizard to select the days of the week to include in your report. The default is seven days: Sunday through Saturday. |
Aggregation by |
Specify how you want to aggregate the data in your report. You can specify Minute, Hour, or Day. The default is hour. |
Aggregation interval |
Specify the intervals you want to use to aggregate the data in your report. You can specify 1-5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 24, 28, 30, 60, or 90. The default is 1. |
Statistics to show per period |
Select a statistical method by which to display data in your report:
The default is Average. |
Report settings |
Use the following parameters to define the graphical presentation of data, the folder where the report is generated, and properties that identify the report. |
Include parameter help card? (yes/no) |
Specify whether you want to include a table in the report that lists parameter settings for the report script. The default is y. |
Include table/chart/both? |
Select whether you want to include a table, a chart, or both of data stream values in the report. The default is y. |
Select chart style |
Click the Browse [...] button to open the Chart Settings dialog box and select the graphic properties for the charts in your report. The default is Bar. |
Select output folder |
Click the Browse [...] button to open the Publishing Options dialog box and select the parameters for your report’s output folder. The default folder prefix is UNIX_NetInterfacesTraffic. |
Add job ID to output folder name? (yes/no) |
Specify whether you want to add the job ID to the report’s output folder name. The default is no. Add the job ID to the output folder name to help make the correlation between a specific instance of a Report Script and the corresponding report easier. |
Select properties |
Click the Browse [...] button to open the Report Properties dialog box and select the properties as desired. The default title for your report is Network Interface Card Traffic. |
Add time stamp to title? (yes/no) |
Specify whether you want to append a time stamp to the title of your report, making each title unique. The time stamp is made up of the date and time the report was generated. The default is no. Adding a time stamp is useful in order to run consecutive iterations of the same report without overwriting previous output. |
Event notification |
Use the following parameters to raise events associated with generating the report, and to set severity levels for those events. |
Event for report success? (yes/no) |
Specify whether you want to raise an event if the report is successfully generated. By default, events are enabled. |
Event severity level for report success |
Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of the event when the report is successful. The default is 35. |
Event severity level for report with no data |
Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of the event when the report has no information in it. The default is 25. |
Event severity level for report failure |
Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of the event when the report fails. The default is 5. |
Enable debugging? (y/n) |
Set to y to enable debugging. The default is n. |