Cisco IMC Supervisor Rack-Mount Servers Management Guide, Release 1.0

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Cisco IMC Supervisor Rack-Mount Servers Management Guide, Release 1.0

Chapter Title

Frequently Performed Tasks and Procedures

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Updated:
November 24, 2014

Chapter: Frequently Performed Tasks and Procedures

Frequently Performed Tasks and Procedures

This chapter contains the following topics:

Frequently Performed Procedures

This section provides a quick access to frequently performed procedures in Cisco IMC Supervisor. The reference directs you to the section of the document where the detailed procedures has already been described.

Procedure

Reference

How to log in Cisco IMC Supervisor

Launching Cisco IMC Supervisor

How to update license

Updating the License

How to add login users in Cisco IMC Supervisor

Adding a Login User

How to add a rack group

Adding a Rack Group

How to create a rack account

Adding a Rack Account

Miscellaneous Procedures

Enabling Dashboard Auto Refresh

Perform this procedure to enable auto refreshing for the reports added on the dashboard. You can also define the refresh rate.

Procedure
    Step 1   From the menu bar, choose Dashboard.
    Step 2   In the Dashboard panel, beside the Automatic Refresh option, click OFF. Automatic Refresh option changes to ON and Interval slide bar is visible.
    Step 3   Using the Interval, set the refresh rate.
    Note    You can set the refresh rate in multiples of 5 minutes up to a maximum of 60 minutes.

    Adding Summary Reports to Dashboard

    Perform this procedure to add a summary report to dashboard for quick access.

    Note

    Only summary reports can be added to dashboard.

    Procedure
      Step 1   Browse to the summary report you want to add to the dashboard.
      Step 2   Click the down arrow on the right upper corner of the report panel.
      Step 3   Click Add to Dashboard.
      Note   

      Add to Dashboard option is available only if the summary report supports dashboard view.

      Step 4   From the menu bar, choose Dashboard and verify that the report appears on the dashboard.

      Adding a Menu or Tab to Favorites

      Perform this procedure to add a menu option or tab to Favorites menu.

      Procedure
        Step 1   Browse to the menu or tab you want to add to Favorites menu.
        Step 2   Click Favorite.
        Note    You can see the Favorite button only if the menu or tab supports it.
        Step 3   In the Favorite Report dialog box, you may edit the Menu Label field.
        Step 4   Click Save.
        Step 5   From the menu bar, choose Favorites and verify the new menu is visible.

        Customizing Report Table View

        Perform this procedure to add or remove any field in a report table.

        Before You Begin

        If any window supports customizing the table, it will display the Customize Table View icon on the far right of the page.

        Procedure
          Step 1   Locate and click the Customize Table View icon on the far right of the page.
          Step 2   In the Customize Report Table dialog box, you may do the following:

          • To display any field in the table report, check the checkbox against that field.

          • To remove any field from the table report, uncheck the checkbox against that field.

          • To reset to default table view, click Reset to Default.

          Step 3   Click Save.

          Filtering Reports

          Perform this procedure to filter the data based on user defined criteria.

          Before You Begin

          If any window supports filtering the data, it will display the Add Advanced Filter icon on the far right of the page.

          Procedure
            Step 1   Locate and click the Add Advanced Filter icon on the far right of the page. Every time you click the icon, it adds a filter criteria on top of the report table.
            Step 2   In the Match Condition drop-down list, choose Match All Conditions or Match Any Condition as required.
            Step 3   In Search in Column drop-down list, choose the field based on which you want to filter the data.
            Step 4   In Text field, enter a value based on which you want to filter the data.
            Step 5   If you have more than one filter criterion, then repeat Step Step 3 and Step Step 4 for all the criteria.
            Step 6   Click Search.

            Exporting a Report

            Perform this procedure to export the report data based in PDF, CSV, or XLS format.

            Before You Begin

            If any window supports exporting the report data, it will display the Export Report icon on the far right of the page.

            Procedure
              Step 1   Locate and click the Export Report icon on the far right of the page.
              Step 2   In the Export Report dialog box, complete the following:

              1. From Select Report Format drop-down list, choose PDF, CSV, or XLS.

              2. Click Generate Report.
              3. Once the report is generated, click Download.
              Report is generated in the selected format in a new window.
              Step 3   In the Export Report dialog box, click Close.

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