Data Collecting and Reporting

Use the InterMapper Reports Server to collect data you can use for analysis and to create custom reports.

InterMapper Reports Server is a module of InterMapper DataCenter. InterMapper DataCenter is installed automatically when you install InterMapper Server on Windows and Mac OS. It is a separate download on other platforms.

Use the Reports Server panel, available from the Server Configuration section of the Server Settings panel, to start and stop collecting data. You can also configure InterMapper to connect to a remote database server, and specify the intervals at which data is stored. For more information, see Reports Server.

Collecting Data for a Device or Interface

You can collect data for any device in any map. Use the Set Data Retention command, available from the Monitor menu or the device or interface's Set Info context menu to specify how long the data from the device or interface is retained, and at what resolution.

The default server-wide Data Retention Policy is 24 Hours (except for devices and interfaces associated with charts created in 4.6 or earlier). You can also create and select a different retention policy as the server-wide default policy:

Note: Data Retention Policies are applied individually, not in sequence. For example, specifying an hourly data expiration of two days now causes hourly samples to be deleted after two days, instead of two days plus the raw and custom expirations.

Retention Policies in Status and Info Windows

A device or interface's current Retention Policy is shown in the Status and Info windows. In the Status window, the information appears as follows:

Retention Policy: PolicyName, [Not] Exportable

Getting Data From the Database

The Reports Server is the easiest way to get data from the Reports Server database, but you can use your own method for retrieving data from the InterMapper Database using SQL queries. There are several example reports written for Crystal Reports and OpenRPT, as well as several perl scripts available. For more information, see Retrieving Data From the InterMapper Reports Server in the Developer Guide.