Specifications

Capacity Planning
Inventory Manager's Capacity Planning tool lets you quickly prepare valuable network inventory planning
reports. The tool provides a set of report templates that you can tailor to meet your specific planning needs.
Reports are generated based on your selection of a report template and the associated parameters used to
define the report. Report results can be exported as an HTML file or as a delimited text file. In addition,
Capacity Planning reports can be saved to use again at a later time, and they can also be scheduled to run at
specified intervals with report results sent out via a notification email.
The Capacity Planning tool takes you step−by−step through the process of creating a report. As you move
through the steps, the tool's left panel shows you a summary of your settings. You can click on the bold
headings in the left panel to navigate backward or forward between steps allowing you to change report
parameters. Specific parameters for the current step are defined in the right panel.
The flow chart below shows the sequence of windows that you will encounter when you create a report.
Report Templates
Following is a summary of the different report templates Inventory Manager provides for your planning
purposes. Each template is designed to answer a specific capacity planning question and lets you view report
results organized into different categories. Click each template name below for a complete description of how
to use the tool to create that report.
Report Template Description
Used/Unused Ports Report
Generate a report on your network front−panel port utilization. Quickly
locate unused ports, and view port details such as port type, speed,
media type and connector type.
Used/Unused Slots Report
Generate a report on your chassis slot utilization to quickly locate
unused slots. View results organized by chassis type and by individual
chassis.
Field Replaceable Units (FRU)
Report
Generate a report on the field replaceable/upgradeable (FRU)
components in your network devices. View descriptions and details on a
variety of FRU types (such as power supplies, submodule, and ports) to
help determine FRU usage.
Component Change Report
Generate a report on the field replaceable/upgradeable (FRU)
components in your network devices that have changed over time. Easily
monitor changes made to your network and verify network upgrades.
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