4.36 Report_CPUResourceSummary

Use this Knowledge Script to generate a summary report about the use of CPU resources, including the number of active processes, threads, and interrupts per second, and the utilization of CPU resources in user mode. Using this report, you can develop a statistical summary of the data you select, for example, the average value of data points over the period you define for the report.

This report uses data collected by the CpuResource script.

4.36.1 Resource Object

Report agent

4.36.2 Default Schedule

The default schedule for this script is Run once.

4.36.3 Setting Parameter Values

Set the following parameters as needed:

Description	How to Set It
Data source
Select computer(s)	Select the computers whose data you want to include in your report.
Select time range	Select a Specific or Sliding date/time range from which the report should pull data. The default is Sliding.
Select peak weekday(s)	Select the days of the week to include in your report. The default is every day of the week.
Select the style	Select the style for the first page of your report: By computer displays one value for each computer you selected. By legend displays one value for each different legend (the legend is a truncated form of the datastream legend visible in the Operator Console). By computer and legend displays one value for each unique legend from each computer. The default is By computer and legend.
Data settings
Statistics to show	Select a statistical method by which to display data in your 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 datastream (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. The default is Average.
Select sorting or display options	Specify whether to sort data in your report or how to display the data: 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). The default is No sort.
Percentage (%) or count for top or bottom of chart	Specify a number for either the percent or count defined in Select sorting or display options (for example, Top 10%, or Top 10). The default is 25.
Truncate top or bottom?	Set to yes to truncate the top or bottom data in your report. If set to yes, the data table displays only the top or bottom N or % (for example, only the top 10%). If set to no, the table displays all data. The default is no.
Show totals on the table?	Set to yes to display additional calculations for each column of numbers in a table. If set to yes, 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/chart/both?	Specify whether to include a table or chart, or both, of datastream values in the report. The default is Table.
Select chart style	Select the graphic properties for the charts in your report. The default chart style is Bar.
Select output folder	Select the parameters for your report’s output folder. The default folder prefix is NT_CPUResourceSummary.
Add job ID to output folder name?	Set to yes to add the job ID to the report’s output folder name. The default is no. A job ID lets you correlate a specific instance of a Report Script with the corresponding report.
Select properties	Provide a name for the report and set any other report parameters. The default title is NT CPU Resource Summary.
Add time stamp to title?	Set to yes to add a time stamp to the title of your report, making each title unique. The time stamp shows the date and time the report was generated. The default is no. A time stamp lets you run consecutive iterations of the same report without overwriting previous output.
Event notification
Event for report success?	Set to yes to raise an event if the report is successfully generated. The default is yes.
Event severity level for report success	Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which a report is generated successfully. The default is 35 (magenta event indicator).
Event 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 a generated report contains no data. The default is 25 (blue event indicator).
Event severity level for report failure	Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which report generation fails. The default is 5 (red event indicator).