Reporting from VOM (Veritas Operations Manager)

Comments inline ( <mha> ):

1. Does VOM still supports scripting addon for custom report generation?

<mha> This is a two part answer:

- No, the scripting addon is no longer supported.  You may want to investigate using the xdistc command which operates at the command line for distribution of scripts and commands to the servers in the domain .

This is documented as follows:

Veritas ™ Operations Manager
Management Server 6.1 User Guide

Appendix B on page 623.

xdistc – command-line interface to VRTSsfmh distributor
 

Here is an older screencast which will convey the general usage of xdistc however the documentation cited above is most current.

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/videos/screencast-using-xdistc-command-distributor-storage-foundation-manager-multi-system-managemen

- As an alternative to custom scripts, you may also want to investigate using the Web Services API for direct access to the VOM database on the CMS. While this is designed to be accessed via web based protocols, the documentation explores command line methods of access as well.

This is documented in the same guide in Chapter 37.

Using Web services API
 

I noticed on SORT that scripting addon is not available for latest releases of VOM. If yes can anyone explain how we can generate custom reports using scripting addon.

2. Can Fabric Insight addon do extensive reporting for SAN switches like reports on enclosure and site based SAN Switch port utilization (Percentage and Ratio)? I believe this type of reporting was available in command central storage, so is it also available in VOM?

<mha> VOM switch discovery using the Fabric Insight Add-on for Cisco and Brocade switches.

Please let me know of questions or concerns you have regarding these issues.