As an example for how to actually create reports within the new Operations Manager 2007 reporting interface I started with the question: “How do I generate a report for free disk space on servers monitored by OpsMgr?”
The easy approach is not to use a report for this, but rather to use the Operations Console directly to provide a graph. This can be done through the Operations Console / Monitoring / Microsoft Windows Server / Performance / Disk Capacity. This view also allows you to specify how long the graph should show data through clicking on the Select Time Range option. (Free Disk Space 1 graphic below)
The second option I have found is to create a report based upon the built-in Performance report. This is done through:
In the Operations Console open Reports / Microsoft Generic Report Library / Performance
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Double-click on the Performance report
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Set the date to Yesterday as a starting Date
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Click Change to configure the report
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Click on the New Chart button (Free Disk Space 2 graphic below)
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Click the Add Object button
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Type in C: for the field next to Object Name. (Free Disk Space 3 graphic below)
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Add the first server off of the list and click Ok.
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Click New Series
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Click on the Add Object
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Object contains C:
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Add the next server off of the list and ok.
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Repeat steps 9-12 until all servers / drives required for the report are added.
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Click on the first of the three series shown in the chart and click on the Browse button under Rule.
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Choose Search by Counter.
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Choose the Performance object of LogicalDisk.
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Choose the Counter % Free Space and Search.
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Add % Logical Disk Free Space. (Free Disk Space 4 graphic below)
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And press Ok.
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Perform the same action for the remaining counters. Click Ok when completed. (Free Disk Space 5 graphic below)
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Click the Run button to run the report.
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Do a file/save to Favorites to make the report accessible after you have configured it!
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