Use this Knowledge Script to generate a report about the availability of computers. This report uses data collected by the MachineDown Knowledge Script, which tests the connection from a single computer to one or more other computers.
Report agent
The default schedule for this script is Run once.
Set the following parameters as needed:
Parameter |
How to Set It |
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Data source |
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Select computer(s) |
Select the computers whose data you want to include in your report. |
Select time range |
Set a specific or sliding time range for data included in your report. The default is a sliding time of 1 day. |
Select peak weekday(s) |
Select the days of the week to include in your report. The default is seven days: Sunday through Saturday |
Data settings |
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Hours or percentage on chart |
Select whether to illustrate availability by hours or by percentage. The default is Percentage. |
Select sorting/display option |
Select whether data is sorted, or the method of display:
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Percentage/count for top/bottom |
Enter 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, the data table shows only the top or bottom N orĀ % (for example, only the top 10%). Otherwise, the table shows all data. The default is yes. |
Report settings |
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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/chart/both? |
Select an option to include datastream values in the report:
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Select chart style |
Define the graphic properties of the charts in your report. The default chart style is Pie. |
Select output folder |
Set parameters for the output folder. The default folder name is General_MachineAvailability. |
Add job ID to output folder name? |
Select yes to add 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 report properties. The default report name is General Machine Availability. |
Add time stamp to title |
Select yes to add a time stamp to the title of the report, making each title unique. The time stamp shows the date and time the report was generated. A time stamp allows you to run consecutive iterations of the same report without overwriting previous output. The default is no. |
Event notification |
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Event for report success? |
Select yes to raise an event when 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 successfully generated. The default is 35 (magenta level indicator). |
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 generated report contains no data. The default is 25 (blue level indicator). |
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 (red level indicator). |