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Facilities accessible via Reports/Statistics Reports/Reports Manager tree branch

 
Video Tutorial information

These Tutorials can be used to answer questions:-

  • Reports Manager - Overview and Applications

  • How to use Reports Manager

  • How to deploy Codima Toolbox

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Deployment Information

 Remote Manager

For deployment information, see the Passive Analysis and Active Operations section of the Codima Toolbox Deployment Guide

 

The Remote Manager tool is included in all the Codima Toolboxes, it is used to view and in some cases control Remote systems. These remote systems can be other toolboxes.

The Reports Manager tree branch is available for remote viewing.

 

 

 

FAQs covering Benefits

 

 

 

 FAQs covering Tools

 

Reports/Statistics Reports/Reports Manager tree branch - provides accessesti

Area / Question
Tutorials :-
 

 
Applications/Scope/Operation :-
 

Applications :-

Scope/Operations :-

 

 

Questions that can be answered using the Reports Manager :-


Traffic pattern questions - Reports Manager uses information gathered by the Passive Analysis Tool
 Who is using the most bandwidth?
 Who is using the largest/smallest frames?
 Which Protocols are using the most bandwidth?
 Who is sending ICMP?
 Who is using SNMP?
 Who is browsing the Web the most?
 Which Protocols are using the largest/smallest frame sizes?
 Which Applications are using the most bandwidth?
 What priority ranges are being used on the network?
 Which Protocols have the highest priority routing?
 Which Nodes have the highest priority routing?
 What size of frames are being prioritised?
 
VoIP questions - Reports Manager uses information gathered by the Passive Analysis, VoIP Monitoring and VoIP Troubleshooting Tools
 When does my voice Vlan have non voice traffic on it?
 How good are my Server response times?
 When does my Server/Gateway have problems?
 When do I have unacceptable QoS on a VoIP Traffic Path?
 
- VoIP questions associated with Phone Group - Groups can be all Phones or the user can provide IP/URI address ranges to define the Phone Groups.
 What are the Per Codecs Call Counts for Phone Groups?
 What is the time based pattern for terminated calls (incoming and outgoing) for phones in the Phone Groups?
 What is the time based pattern for the duration of the calls made by the phones in the Phone Groups


 
Bottleneck analysis questions - Reports Manager uses information gathered by the Bottleneck Analysis Tool
 Where and when do I have Port Bottlenecks/Hot Spots on my network?
 When and where do I have Device bottlenecks/Hot Spots on my network?
 Which ports are experiencing Collisions
 Which ports are receiving frames with Bad FCS?  
 
Operational questions - Reports Manager uses information gathered by the IP Pinger Tool
 Which devices are failing to respond to Pingers?  When are they failing to respond?
 Which devices have bad response times?
 
Notes:
1. To answer all of the Questions listed, you will need the Codima All in One Toolbox.
2. Codima Partners have access to a Reports Manager Application presentation which lists the above questions and shows the reports used to answer them.
 

 

 

 FAQs and answers

Tutorials

Are there any tutorials to help me get started?

Yes - there are tutorials to assist you in learning how to use the Reports Manager. They are accessible from the Help facility and from the Codima Website.

Click here to access the sign in page for the Tutorials:-

The tutorials are titled :-

 

 

Applications

 

What are the Benefits of using the Reports Manager tool?

 

The key benefit is it that this tool provides you with evidence at your finger tips. Producing a wide range of Reports that can be used to show both network trends and isolate problems. The range of reports available is toolbox specific, for example reports covering VoIP trend patterns will only be available to users who have either the Codima Toolbox All in One or the VoIP Monitoring and Troubleshooting Toolbox.

 

Here are some example of the type of reports and the questions the reports can be used to answer. These reports can be automatically produced or produced on demand for selected time periods.

Where and when do I have Port Bottlenecks/Hot Spots on my network?
When and where do I have Device bottlenecks/Hot Spots on my network?
Which ports are experiencing Collisions? – indicators of duplex problems and port overload
Which ports are receiving frames with Bad Frame Check Sequences (FCS)? – indicators of connector/cabling problems

 

Which devices are failing to respond to Pingers?
When are they failing to respond?
Which devices have bad response times?
 

 


For more information review the Features and Benefits Video Tutorial for the Tools in all Codima Toolbox:-

Click here to access the sign in page for the Tutorials:-

 

or click here to obtain a copy of the Codima Toolbox Features and Benefits list.

 

 

Scope and Operations

 

 

What is the Reports Manager?

 

The Reports Manager is included in all the Codima Toolboxes, it provides a centralized reporting system with a common interface for all the Toolbox statistics reports. Provides a range of pre defined scheduled Word reports and a facility to output report pages to HTML.

 

The range of statistic reports available is toolbox specific. The Codima All in One Toolbox has over 90 pre defined statistics reports.

What format are statistics reports provided in?

Schedule Statistics Reports are provided as Word documents. You can also produce HTML Reports for user defined time periods, e.g., a report for a specific day, a week or 4 week report starting on a user specified date.

Can I schedule statistics reports?

Yes, word reports can be scheduled, daily, weekly and 4 weekly.

See Help entry tilted:-

Can I provide statistics reports for past time periods?

Yes, there are two methods

  1. You can use the normal method to create an HTML Report page - you just select a date in the past prior to clicking on the button used to create HTML reports.
  2. You can manually select to schedule a day report for a past time period

You will need to have History database files that contain the relevant information, i.e., go back as far as the past date chosen for the report, see Help entry titled:-

 

Which tools in the Codima Toolbox integrate with the Reports Manager tool?

The Reports Manager is integrated with all the tools in the Codima toolbox that undertake statistical analysis.  Below is a list of these tools and the Reports Manager tab they make use of :-

Where does the Reports Manager get the statistical information used in the Reports?

The information in taken from a series of History databases, which contain statistics obtained using both passive and active analysis (subject to the information required).

 

Can I select what goes into a Report prior to its creation? - Report filtering.

Yes - Filters can be applied prior to the generation of the word report, for example you can set a filter to include:-

  • Specific devices only
  • Specific device types only
  • Specific Protocol groups only

For detailed information see:-

  • Operations Guide - Statistics Reports : Provides guidance on the functionality of the Reports Manager tool

 

What documents are available to tell me more about the Reports Manager?

The following documents can be supplied by Codima Support or a Codima Partner on request.

  • Operations Guide - Statistics Reports : Provides guidance on the functionality of the Reports Manager tool and includes information on the different styles of reports.
  • Reports Manager - Applications : Lists some of the questions that can be answered using the Reports Manager tool shows the Report pages that provide the answers.
  • Reports Manager - List of Reports : Over 90 different report templates can be provided with the Reports Manager tool, this document lists the reports provided by function. The Report selection is subject to the Toolbox type.
  • Reports Manager - Example Reports : Provides example Word Reports and example HTML Reports.

 

Can I have some report examples?

Example reports can be provided by Codima or a Codima Partner on request.

Can I have a description list covering available reports?

A Report description list document is available and can be provided by Codima or a Codima Partner on request.

 

 
 

 

 

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