Inventory Manager's Capacity Planning tool lets you quickly prepare valuable network inventory planning reports. The tool provides a set of report templates that you can tailor to meet your specific planning needs. Reports are generated based on your selection of a report template and the associated parameters used to define the report. Report results can be exported as an HTML file or as a delimited text file. In addition, Capacity Planning reports can be saved to use again at a later time, and they can also be scheduled to run at specified intervals with report results sent out via a notification email.
The Capacity Planning tool takes you step-by-step through the process of creating a report. As you move through the steps, the tool's left panel shows you a summary of your settings. You can click on the bold headings in the left panel to navigate backward or forward between steps allowing you to change report parameters. Specific parameters for the current step are defined in the right panel.
The flow chart below shows the sequence of windows that you will encounter when you create a report.
Report Templates
Following is a summary of the different report templates Inventory Manager provides for your planning purposes. Each template is designed to answer a specific capacity planning question and lets you view report results organized into different categories. Click each template name below for a complete description of how to use the tool to create that report.
| Report Template | Description |
|---|---|
| Used/Unused Ports Report | Generate a report on your network front-panel port utilization. Quickly locate unused ports, and view port details such as port type, speed, media type and connector type. |
| Used/Unused Slots Report | Generate a report on your chassis slot utilization to quickly locate unused slots. View results organized by chassis type and by individual chassis. |
| Field Replaceable Units (FRU) Report | Generate a report on the field replaceable/upgradeable (FRU) components in your network devices. View descriptions and details on a variety of FRU types (such as power supplies, submodule, and ports) to help determine FRU usage. |
| Component Change Report | Generate a report on the field replaceable/upgradeable (FRU) components in your network devices that have changed over time. Easily monitor changes made to your network and verify network upgrades. |
| Chassis Capacity Report | Generate a report on the capacity and usage of certain chassis components such as submodules, power supplies, and control modules. View results organized by chassis type or for each individual chassis. |
| Submodule Capacity Report | Generate a report on your network's submodule capacity and usage. Determine the number of submodule slots available on your network devices and the actual number of submodules that are installed. View a description of each of the installed submodules. |
