Question 12 - NCM-MCI-6.5 discussion

To create a report named VMs_Power_State that lists the VMs in the cluster and their basic details including the power state for the last month, you can follow these steps:

Log in to Prism Central and click on Entities on the left menu.

Select Virtual Machines from the drop-down menu and click on Create Report.

Enter VMs_Power_State as the report name and a description if required. Click Next.

Under the Custom Views section, select Data Table. Click Next.

Under the Entity Type option, select VM. Click Next.

Under the Custom Columns option, add the following variables: Name, Cluster Name, vCPUs, Memory, Power State. Click Next.

Under the Time Period option, select Last Month. Click Next.

Under the Report Settings option, select Monthly from the Schedule drop-down menu. Enter [email protected] as the Email Recipient. Select CSV as the Report Output Format. Click Next.

Review the report details and click Finish.

To generate an instance of the report named VMs_Power_State as a CSV and save the zip file as Desktop\Files\VMs_Power_state.zip, you can follow these steps:

Log in to Prism Central and click on Operations on the left menu.

Select Reports from the drop-down menu and find the VMs_Power_State report from the list. Click on Run Now.

Wait for the report to be generated and click on Download Report. Save the file as Desktop\Files\VMs_Power_state.zip.

1. Open the Report section on Prism Central (Operations > Reports)

2. Click on the New Report button to start the creation of your custom report

3. Under the Custom Views section, select Data Table

4. Provide a title to your custom report, as well as a description if required.

5. Under the Entity Type option, select VM

6. This report can include all as well as a selection of the VMs

7. Click on the Custom Columns option and add the below variables:

a. Name - Name of the listed Virtual Machine

b. vCPUs - A combination of the vCores and vCPU's assigned to the Virtual Machine

c. Memory - Amount of memory assigned to the Virtual Machine

d. Disk Capacity - The total amount of assigned virtual disk capacity

e. Disk Usage - The total used virtual disk capacity

f. Snapshot Usage - The total amount of capacity used by snapshots (Excluding Protection Domain snapshots)

8. Under the Aggregation option for Memory and Disk Usage accept the default Average option

9. Click on the Add button to add this custom selection to your report

10. Next click on the Save and Run Now button on the bottom right of the screen

11. Provide the relevant details on this screen for your custom report:

12. You can leave the Time Period For Report variable at the default of Last 24 Hours

13. Specify a report output of preference (PDF or CSV) and if required Additional Recipients for this report to be mailed to. The report can also simply be downloaded after this creation and initial run if required

14. Below is an example of this report in a CSV format: