How to Schedule Reporting Emails with Dell Security Management Server

Summary: This article provides the steps for configuring reporting using the Dell Security Management Server.

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Instructions

Affected Products:

  • Dell Security Management Server
  • Dell Security Management Server Virtual

Affected Versions:

  • v10.1 and later

Affected Operating Systems:

  • Windows
  • Linux

To configure a recurring report using the Security Management Server administration console, do the following.

Note: Reference How to Access the Dell Data Security / Dell Data Protection Server Administration Console for how to connect to the administration console.
  1. In the administration console, select the Reporting > Manage Reports option from the left menu.

Manage Reports
Figure 1: (English Only) Click Manage Reports

  1. Select the type of report that is needed from the Create New Report dropdown.

Create New Report
Figure 2: (English Only) Choose type of report

  1. If needed, modify the default report settings with the dropdowns.

modify the default report settings
Figure 3: (English Only) Modify the default report settings

  1. Select Save As to complete your report.

Save As
Figure 4: (English Only) Click Save As

  1. Create a Report Name and provide a description of the report then click the Save button.

Save
Figure 5: (English Only) Update Report information and click Save

  1. Confirm the custom report saved with the header at the top of the report.

Confirm the customer report saved
Figure 6: (English Only) Customer Report Example

  1. Click the Schedule button to set times to automatically run the report.

Schedule
Figure 7: (English Only) Click Schedule and set times to run report

  1. From the schedule page, click Add Schedule to select when to run the report and who the recipients are.

Add Schedule
Figure 8: (English Only) Add Schedule

  1. Confirm that the report is scheduled as expected.

Confirm the report is scheduled
Figure 9: (English Only) Confirm that the report is scheduled

Note: The report is sent as an attachment on an email whose subject line is the name of the report. The email comes from a noreply address.

Email comes from noreply address
Figure 10: (English Only) Email header for report

  1. Verify that the report is received at the scheduled time using email.

Sample report
Figure 11: (English Only) Sample report in .xml format

To contact support, reference Dell Data Security International Support Phone Numbers.
Go to TechDirect to generate a technical support request online.
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Affected Products

Dell Encryption

Products

Dell Encryption
Article Properties
Article Number: 000191447
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 03 Aug 2023
Version:  5
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