User`s guide

Procedure
1. On your VCM Collector, click Console.
2. Select Windows > Operating System > Custom Information.
3. Select a view of the collected WCI data.
Option Description
Tree View -
Standard
Tree hierarchy view based on the data structure in your PowerShell script.
Tree View -
Consolidated
Tree hierarchy that displays data across multiple elements simultaneously
with the data consolidated from one level of the tree. The child node
properties and values appear in each node.
List View Data organized by a list of top-level elements. You can filter, sort, or group
the data.
What to do next
Generate your own reports. See "Run Windows Custom Information Reports" on page 110.
Run Windows Custom Information Reports
Generate your own reports or run existing reports on Windows Custom Information (WCI)data that you
collected using your custom PowerShell scripts.
Prerequisites
Collect WCIdata. See "Collect Windows Custom Information Data" on page 106.
Procedure
1. On your VCM Collector, click Reports.
2. Select Machine Group Reports > Windows > Custom Information.
3. Select a custom information report.
Option Description
Netstat Open Ports
Information
Reports port and protocol information from the netstat –A
command.
SQLSMO Database
Information
Reports the database details collected.
SQL SMO Instance
Information
Reports basic information about the SQL Server instances
collected.
4. Click Run.
The report displays detailed information about the collected WCI data. For example, the NetStat Open
Ports Information report displays the protocol, port, remote port, local address, foreign address, port
state, and the collection filter used in the collection.
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