Reports assist with long-term trend analysis and associated reporting.

Spotlight Statistics Repository

Data for long term history for reporting and trending is stored in the Spotlight Statistics Repository. By default, use of the Spotlight Statistics Repository is disabled. Data for long term history for reporting and trending is only stored when the use of the Spotlight Statistics Repository is enabled and the Spotlight Statistics Repository is appropriately configured. See Configure the Spotlight Statistics Repository.

Generating and working with the reports

The reports can be generated in the Spotlight Client using the Spotlight Report Viewer.

The reports can be deployed to SQL Server Reporting Services where they can be viewed in a web browser.

Default reports

The Default Reports are shipped with Spotlight.

Customizations

The collection schedules for the Spotlight Statistics Repository can be customized. See Configure Scheduling.

For information on how to query the Spotlight Statistics Repository to create your own reports or customize existing reports see Query the Spotlight Statistics Repository.