3. REPORTS

The CA MICS Hardware and SCP Analyzer produces reports using
the batch and interactive reporting facilities of CA MICS.
The reports can be categorized as postprocessor, MICF
inquiry, management, exception reports, CSV (Comma Separated
Value) extracts, and NSM Performance Trend data extracts.

Postprocessor reports provide a concise representation of a
data center's workload, resource use, and response to the
workload.

MICF inquiries are printer reports and color graphics that
are accessed via the CA MICS Information Center Facility
(MICF).  MICF inquiries help you quickly and easily produce
meaningful reports from the data in the CA MICS database and
provide the flexibility to code and save your own report
formats.

Management reports provide a concise graphic or tabular
representation of the data center's processing objectives
and how well they have been met.

Exception reports contain an integrated and itemized list of
the problems affecting a data center's effectiveness in
terms of availability, service, workload, standards,
security, and performance.  Exception reports are discussed
in Chapter 4 of this guide.

CSV extracts are a list of data extracted from the CA MICS
database and stored in Comma Separated Value (CSV) format.
The information extracted is accessible via the Q&R
Workstation and can automatically generate charts using the
CA MICS Reporting application.

This section contains the following topics:

3.1 Postprocessor Reports

3.2 MICF Inquiries

3.3 Management Objective Reports

3.4 CSV Extracts

3.5 NSM Performance Trend Data Extracts