The Reporting Console

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The Reporting Console, shown in Figure 2.13 provides a front-end to the MOM Reporting Server, which applies report templates to the appropriate data that is stored in the MOM Reporting Database. These report templates are available for each of the Management Packs.

The Reporting Database contains a copy of the operational data that is collected in the MOM Database.

To open the Reporting Console from the Administrator Console

  1. From the Start Menu, Select Programs, and then select Microsoft Operations Manager 2005.

  2. Click Reporting Console.

To open the Reporting Console from the Operator Console

  • From the Go Menu, click Open Reporting Console.

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Figure 2.13 The Reporting Console

In addition to using the Reporting console to obtain and filter the historical data that is provided you can perform other tasks, such as:

  • Configure SQL Server Reporting Services.

  • Apply security settings.

  • Create custom folders for organizing reports.

  • Specify alternate data sources.

  • Export reports.