Scheduling an email executive summary report using the CLI

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Use the commands in this section to schedule a consolidated Email Executive Summary report.

Note

Before you can schedule an Email Executive Summary report to be generated and sent through email, ensure that the SMTP server or domain is configured. You must also specify the email address of the report recipient. For details about configuring these report settings, refer to the Email Security — Server System Administration Guide.

To schedule an Email Executive Summary report for automatic generation and email distribution:
  1. Go to CLI configuration mode.

    hostname > enable
    hostname # configure terminal
  2. Specify how often to run the report.

    • To update daily:

      hostname (config) # report schedule run daily at <hh:mm>

      where <hh:mm> specifies the time to start based on a 24-hour clock.

    • To update hourly:

      hostname (config) # report schedule run hourly at <mm>

      where <mm> is the number of minutes within the hour.

    • To update monthly:

      hostname (config) # report schedule run monthly on {<date> | end of month} at <hh:mm>

      where:

      <date> is the day of the month when the update should occur.

      <hh:mm> specifies the time to start based on a 24-hour clock.

    • To update weekly:

      hostname (config) # report schedule run weekly every <day> at <hh:mm>

      where:

      <day> is the day of the week the when update should occur.

      <hh:mm> specifies the time to start based on a 24-hour clock.

  3. Specify an Email Executive Summary report.

    hostname (config) #  report schedule run <frequency> type email_executive_summary
  4. Write a report in .pdf format:

    hostname (config) # report schedule run <frequency> type email_executive_summary report_format pdf
  5. Specify the time period for the reports.

    • To specify for the past week:

      hostname (config) # report schedule run <frequency> type email_executive_summary report_format pdf time_frame past_week
    • To specify for the past month:

      hostname (config) # report schedule run <frequency> type email_executive_summary report_format pdf time_frame past_month
  6. Specify the delivery method for the report. The default delivery is email.

    • To deliver the report through email:

      hostname (config) # report schedule run <frequency> type email_executive_summary report_format pdf time_frame <time_frame> transport email
    • To deliver the report as a file:

      hostname (config) # report schedule run <frequency> type email_executive_summary report_format pdf time_frame <time_frame> transport file

    An Email Executive Summary report is added to the scheduled list. The following message appears:

    Configure email recipients for report schedule to take effect.
    Created report schedule 1.
  7. Verify the configuration for the report schedule.

    hostname (config) # show report schedule
    
    Periodicity  MonthDay       WeekDay  Time    Transport Command
    1 weekly       -              Wed      12:00   file      email_executive_summary report_format pdf time_frame past_week
    Total reporting jobs scheduled: 1.