Specifications

Used/Unused Slots Report
Use the Capacity Planning tool to generate a report on your network chassis slot utilization. The Used/Unused
Slots report provides valuable information to help you plan your network needs. For example, if you are
adding a new department with 30 new employees, you can use this report to locate unused chassis slots where
you can add modules to expand your port capacity. You can view slot information for each individual chassis,
or organized by chassis type. In most cases, the Used/Unused Slots report would be based on current data
from your devices. However, there is the option to collect historical data if you would like to view a snapshot
of your network's slot usage at an earlier time.
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 e−mail.
Flow
The flow chart below shows the sequence of windows that you will encounter when you create a
Used/Unused Slots report using the Capacity Planning tool. As you progress through the steps of creating a
report, the tool's left panel shows you a summary of your selections. You can click on the bold headings in
this panel to navigate backward or forward between steps allowing you to change your report parameters. The
summary information associated with each step appears in plain typeface beneath each step heading.
Click on blocks in the flow chart for more information about a specific window.
Select Report Window
Use this window to select either a report template or a saved report as your report type. Report templates are
based on common network capacity planning questions. After you have created a report using one of the
templates, you can save it (as a Saved Report) to use again at a later time. To create your Used/Unused Slots
report, select the "How many used/unused slots do I have" report template.
Click the graphic for more information.
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