Chapter 22. Managing Reports

Monitoring and analyzing network reports is frequently far down on an administrator’s to-do list. Reports get attention only when something goes wrong or there’s a strong suspicion that something is about to go horribly wrong. The purpose of this chapter is to encourage you to schedule reports and alerts before that oh-no moment arrives.

Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS) comes with detailed reports built in. These reports are already configured and scheduled, though you can modify all settings. In addition, you can create your own reports for specific circumstances. First, we’ll review the two built-in reports, the Summary Network Report and the Detailed Network Report.

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