Reporting basics


BMC Discovery includes a number of predefined reports. Reports operate in the same way as searches: when you select a report, a query is run to find matching objects. The results are displayed in the form of a list page, from which you can select details of individual objects. 

You can add all these reports to a dashboard. For more information, see Default-dashboards and Customizing-dashboards.

 You can locate reports using the search in the UI. The keywords you enter there are matched against the titles and descriptions of the reports.

The following section lists the reports that are available in BMC Discovery:

Discovery Operation

Report Name

Description

Current Endpoint Access Analysis

Allows the analysis of the latest endpoint access to assist discovery troubleshooting.

Failing Host Endpoints

Shows the endpoints that have previously been used to successfully scan Hosts, but where the most recent scan failed.

Summary of Last Host Access

Shows a chart (pie, bar, column) summary of the access method used on the last access to each Host.

Devices near Removal Threshold

Show a list of scanned devices that have not been confirmed, and so are near their removal thresholds. Gives an approximate indication of the removal deadline.

Devices with Endpoint Identity Change

Shows a list of IP addresses for which the most recently discovered device is different from the device previously discovered via that address. That may be because the previous device has a new IP address because it has been decommissioned, or because it has changed so much that it appears to be a different device.

Seen but unscanned IPs

This report displays details of Hosts that were seen but not scanned. That is, a Host that was not discovered, for example, because it was behind a firewall or on a subnet that was not scanned. However, its existence can be inferred by network connections to its IP address from known hosts.

Seen but unscanned IPs with Ports

This report displays details of Hosts that were seen but not scanned. That is, a Host that was not discovered, for example, because it was behind a firewall or on a subnet that was not scanned. However, its existence can be inferred by network connections to its IP address from known hosts. This report includes which port the connection was to.

Seen but unscanned IPs Detail Report

This report displays details of Hosts that were seen but not scanned. That is, a Host that was not discovered, for example, because it was behind a firewall or on a subnet that was not scanned. However, its existence can be inferred by network connections to its IP address from known hosts.

BMC Discovery Deployment

Report Name

Description

Hosts and other devices that failed last CMDB sync

Shows Hosts, Network Devices, and other root device types that were not successfully synchronized with the CMDB on the most recent attempt.

Aged-out Hosts and other devices that failed last CMDB sync

Shows Hosts, Network Devices, and other root device types that are marked destroyed, but were not successfully synchronized with the CMDB on the most recent attempt. These devices should be synchronized manually, to ensure they are not present in the CMDB.

Imported root node key information which has not been used

Shows key information for root nodes that have not yet been used during discovery to create new root nodes.

Discovery Diagnostics

Report Name

Description

Host Endpoints with Session Issues

List of Endpoints related to existing Host nodes that caused a Host node update on their last access, but also had Session Issues.

Host Endpoints With Possible Process to Port Issues

List of Host Endpoints for which we cannot determine Process to Port mappings.

Possible Host Endpoints

List of Endpoints not related to Hosts but believed to be Host devices on their last access. To discover these hosts, provide credentials, or otherwise diagnose access issues.

Possible Non-Host Endpoints

List of Endpoints not related to current devices but believed to be non-Host devices such as printers, routers, etc. on their last access. To discover these devices, provide credentials or otherwise diagnose access issues.

Hosts with Discovery Conditions

Shows a list of Hosts with Discovery Conditions logged, including the time each condition was first encountered.

Service and Application Change Impact

Report Name

Description

Services and Applications that could be impacted by a Host

Shows Business Services and Business Applications that could be impacted by changes to Hosts.

Services and Applications that could be impacted by an Edge Switch

Shows a list of Business Services and Business Applications that could be impacted by changes to an edge switch.

Services and Applications that could be impacted by a Software Product

Shows a list of Business Services and Business Applications that could be impacted by changes to a Software Instance type.

Infrastructure 

Report Name

Description

Host Distribution by Vendor

Shows distribution of the Hosts per Vendor. Note that unknown Vendors are excluded, for this detail use Host Distribution By Vendor and Model.

Host Distribution by Vendor and Model

Shows distribution of the Hosts per Vendor. Note that unknown Vendors are excluded, for this detail use Host Distribution By Vendor and Model.

Host Vendor Distribution

Shows a chart (pie, bar, column) of the Hosts per Vendor.

All Blade Enclosures

Shows all Blade Enclosures.

Blade Enclosure Discovery Summary

Shows a summary of the discovery of each Blade Enclosure. Note that some vendors, such as Dell, do not report information on I/O Modules so the expected value can be zero.

Undiscovered Hosts for Processor Blades

Shows Processor Blades without a related Host.

Undiscovered Network Devices for I/O Modules

Shows I/O Modules without a related Network Device. Note: some vendors, such as Dell, don't report I/O module information.

Hosts with Management Controllers

Shows all Hosts managed by a Management Controller.

Management Controllers without Hosts

Shows all Management Controllers which are not connected to a Host.

Infrastructure in Context

Report Name

Description

Hosts with Organizational Details

Show a list of Hosts, with details of linked owners, locations, and organizational units.

Hosts with NIS/Window Domain Details

Show a list of Host nodes and their discovered domains.

Virtualization and Partitioning

Report Name

Description

All Virtual and Partition Hosts

Shows a report of Hosts that are Virtual(e.g. VMware, Solaris Zones), or a member of a Host Container(e.g. Sun Enterprise 15K Series).

Containing Hosts with Virtual Machines

Shows a report of Hosts that are running VMs and how many have been linked to virtual Hosts.

Virtual Machines not linked to Containing Hosts

Shows a report of Hosts that appear to be running in Virtual Machines but have not been linked to containing Hosts.

VM Technology Classification

Shows a chart (pie, bar, column) of the count of virtual Hosts for each Virtualization technology.

Cluster

Report Name

Description

All Clustered Hosts

Shows Hosts that are in Clusters.

Unscanned Cluster Members

Show cluster members that have not been scanned.

Clustered Software

Show software running on a cluster.

Operating Systems

Report Name

Description

Hosts with OS Classification Details

Shows all Hosts with OS Classification, useful for filtering and charting.

Host OS Classification

Shows a chart (pie, bar, column) of the count of Hosts for each OS Classification.

Host OS Type Distribution

Shows a chart (pie, bar, column) of the count of Hosts for each OS Type.

Unix Type Distribution

Shows distribution of UNIX-type operating systems (includes GNU/Linux and FreeBSD).

Unix Version Distribution

Shows distribution of UNIX type operating systems (includes GNU/Linux and FreeBSD) and Version.

Unix Type Distribution

Shows a chart (pie, bar, column) of the distribution of UNIX-type operating systems (includes GNU/Linux and FreeBSD).

Unix Version Distribution

Shows a chart (pie, bar, column) of the list of UNIX-type operating systems (includes GNU/Linux and FreeBSD) and Version.

Windows Version Distribution

Shows distribution of Windows versions.

Windows Version Distribution

Shows a chart (pie, bar, column) of the version for Windows.

Windows Version and Edition Distribution

Shows distribution of the Version and Edition for Windows.

New Entities

Report Name

Description

Newly Discovered Hosts

Report showing new Hosts found in the given period.

Newly Discovered Software

Report showing new Software Instances found in the given period.

Newly Discovered Packages

Report showing new Packages found in the environment in the given period. This is an intensive report and may take some time to run.

New Packages discovered on Hosts

Report showing new links between Hosts and Packages in the given period. This is an intensive report and may take some time to run.

Newly Discovered Patches

Report showing new Patches found in the environment in the given period. This is an intensive report and may take some time to run.

New Patches discovered on Hosts

Report showing new links between Hosts and Patches in the given period. This is an intensive report and may take some time to run.

Software

Report Name

Description

Software Distribution by Category

Shows distribution of the Software by Category.

Software Detail by Category

Shows a detailed list of the Software by Category. Software that is in more than one Category will be displayed more than once.

Software Distribution by Category

Shows a chart (pie, bar, column) as a list of the Software by Category.

Software Inventory - Summary

Shows a summary of the distribution of versions of a piece of software.

Software Inventory - Detail

Shows details of where software is running, with version information.

Software Inventory - Version Discovery Failures

Shows Software Instances where the discovery of version information failed. Does not include cases where no attempt was made to discover the version.

Hosts without Software by Category

Shows a list of the Hosts that do not have Software of a certain category running on them.

Summary of Hosts with a port open

Shows a summary report of which Hosts have been seen with common service ports open. The report can be restricted to just the latest scan data for each Host, or all available scan data.

Detail of Hosts with a port open

Shows a detailed report of which Hosts have been seen with common service ports open. The report runs overall available scan data and shows the port details, the number of connections seen, the time it was seen, and basic host details.

Runtime Environment Inventory - Summary

Shows a summary of the distribution of versions of a runtime environment.

Runtime Environment Inventory - Detail

Shows details of where runtime environments are running, with version information.

Runtime Environment Inventory - Version Discovery Failures

Shows Runtime Environments where the discovery of version information failed. Does not include cases where no attempt was made to discover the version.

Installed Packages

Report showing Hosts linked to Packages.

Installed Patches

Report showing Hosts linked to Patches.

Load Balancer

Report Name

Description

All Load Balancer Devices

Shows all Network Devices with load balancer capability.

Load Balancers in failover pairs or clusters

Shows Load Balancers in failover pairs or clusters.

Load Balancer Members not linked to a Host

Shows Load Balancer Members not linked to a Host.

Load Balancer Members not linked to software

Shows Load Balancer Members not linked to a Software Component or Software Instance.

Load Balancer Services missing links to software

Shows Load Balancer Services that use members who are not linked to a Software Component or Software Instance.

Host Storage  

Report Name

Description

Fibre Channel HBA Details

Shows a list of Fibre Channel Host-Based Adapters (HBA) and which Host they are installed in. The list includes the HBA identifier, WWNN, and WWPN.

Host Storage

Show Host Storage.

SAN Storage Volumes used by Hosts

Show SAN Storage Volumes in use by Hosts.

Physical Disks used by Hosts

Show Physical Disks in use by Hosts.

Host Virtual Disks & Physical Storage

Show Host Virtual Disks and the backing Physical Storage.

NAS Storage

Report Name

Description

All NAS Storage Systems

Shows All NAS Storage Systems

Hosts connected to NAS Storage Systems

Shows all Hosts mounting filesystems from NAS Storage Systems.

Services and Applications running on Hosts connected to NAS Storage

Show Business Services and Business Applications running on Hosts that are connected to a NAS Storage System.

NAS Storage Systems by Vendor

Shows a chart (pie, bar, column) as a count of NAS Storage Systems for each Vendor.

SAN Storage

Report Name

Description

All SAN Storage Systems

Shows all SAN Storage Systems.

All Storage Volumes

Shows All Storage Volumes.

Storage Management Software

Shows Storage Management Software details.

Connections Not Matched With A Host

Show StorageConnections that are not linked to a Host. This may be because the Host has not been discovered yet or no longer exists.

SAN Storage Volumes used by Hosts

Show SAN Storage Volumes in use by Hosts.

Hosts with HBA Cards Not Connected to Storage

Show Hosts that have HBA cards that are not mapped to any storage. This may be because they are connected to Storage Systems that have not been discovered, or because the HBA cards are no longer used.

Hosts Connected to Storage (SAN)

Show Hosts that are connected to a SAN Storage System.

Services and Applications running on Hosts connected to SAN Storage

Show Business Services and Business Applications running on Hosts that are connected to a SAN Storage System.

Storage Pools with an oversubscription warning

Shows Storage Pool where the Oversubscription warning has been set.

SAN Storage Systems by Vendor

Shows a chart (pie, bar, column) as a count of SAN Storage Systems for each Vendor.

File System

Report Name

Description

Full File Systems

Shows Hosts with very full File Systems.

Free Space

Shows Hosts with File Systems which have a lot of free space.

Scope Usage

Report Name

Description

All Devices with Scope Details

Shows all Devices with their scope and discovery source.

Hosts with Scope Details

Shows all Hosts with their scope and discovery source.

Network Devices with Scope Details

Shows all Network Devices with their scope and discovery source.

SNMP Managed Devices with Scope Details

Shows all SNMP Managed Devices with their scope and discovery source.

Printers with Scope Details

Shows all Printers with their scope and discovery source.

Storage Systems with Scope Details

Shows all Storage Systems with their scope and discovery source.

Management Controllers with Scope Details

Shows all Management Controllers with their scope and discovery source.

Change Control

Change Control reports are no longer displayed by default. To use them, you can add a Change Control dashboard channel. For information on how to do this, see Customizing-dashboards.

Report Name

Description

Host Hardware Configuration changes

Shows detected Host Hardware Configuration changes over a user-selectable period of time. Attributes considered are those in the Hardware and Network section of a Host. By default, the time is the last day.

Host OS Configuration changes

Shows detected Host OS Configuration changes over a user-selectable period of time. Attributes considered are those in the Operating System section of a Host. By default, the time is the last day.

 

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