NetWorker: How to specify a time frame in the gstclreport command
Summary: This article shows how to set a time range with the gstclreport command for generating NetWorker Management Console (NMC) reports.
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Instructions
The gstclreport command is used to generate NMC reports using command line on the NetWorker Management Console (NMC) server.
usage: gstclreport [-h] -r reportname -u username
[-P password] [-a chartselector] [-c charttype]
[-f filename] [-n fontfamily] [-o orientation]
[-v viewtype] [-x exporttype] [-C Category argument]
[-C "Event Time" argument] [-C "Object Name" argument]
[-C "Object Type" argument] [-C Operation argument]
[-C "Server Name" argument] [-C "Server Type" argument]
[-C "User Name" argument]
where:
-h Print this help message
-r reportname The name of the report to run, or full path name like "/Reports/Users/User List"
-u username Log into GST server with given name
-P password Log into GST server with given password
-a chartselector The set of Y axis to display in a chart
-c charttype The chart type [bar | pie | plot | "stacking bar"]
-f filename The name of the export file
-n fontfamily A font family to override the default(COURIERNEW). Please note if invalid
-o orientation The orientation [portrait | landscape]
-v viewtype The view type [table | chart]
-x exporttype The type of export [ pdf | postscript | html | csv | print]
-C Category argument Where argument is a comma separated list of Categorys
-C "Event Time" argument Where argument is a From and To date. Date & Time format is MM/DD/YY & hh:mm:ss
-C "Object Name" argument Where argument is a single Object Name
-C "Object Type" argument Where argument is a single Object Type
-C Operation argument Where argument is a comma separated list of Operations
-C "Server Name" argument Where argument is a comma separated list of Server Names
-C "Server Type" argument Where argument is a single Server Type
-C "User Name" argument Where argument is a comma separated list of User Names
Different reports use different time operators:
- All Policy Statistics, except for Action Details, use "Workflow Start Time." The Action Details report uses "Action Start Time"
- All Recover Statistics use "Start Time."
- Device Utilization uses "Time."
- User Audit uses "Event Time."
gstclreport -r "REPORT_PATH -u USER_NAME -P 'PASSWORD' -x REPORT_TYPE -f FILE_NAME -v REPORT_FORMAT -C "OPERATOR" "MONTH DD, YYYY HH:mm AM/PM" "MONTH DD, YYYY HH:mm AM/PM"
Or:
gstclreport -r "REPORT_PATH -u USER_NAME -P 'PASSWORD' -x REPORT_TYPE -f FILE_NAME -v REPORT_FORMAT -C "OPERATOR" "MM/DD/YY HH:mm:SS AM/PM" "MM/DD/YY HH:mm:SS AM/PM"
Example:
nve:/opt/lgtonmc/bin # ./gstclreport -r "/Reports/Users/User Audit" -u administrator -P '!Password1' -x pdf -f test -v table -C "Event Time" "February 13, 2026 12:00 AM" "February 18, 2026 11:59 PM" java version "17.0.17" 2025-10-21 LTS Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 17.0.17+8-LTS-360) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 17.0.17+8-LTS-360, mixed mode, sharing) java version "17.0.17" 2025-10-21 LTS Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 17.0.17+8-LTS-360) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 17.0.17+8-LTS-360, mixed mode, sharing) Generated report "User Audit" as file test.pdf
The report is generated with the time range specified:
Additional Information
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Article Number: 000023243
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 19 فبراير 2026
Version: 7
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