Using the Inventory Report

The Inventory Report itemizes all devices on the network. The output breaks down this information by vendor, model (including firmware and bootloader), and device type.

Example Custom Report

The following example creates a report of all Cisco devices on your network. Any field omitted from this example remains the default value.

1. Navigate to Reports > Definitions, then click Add New Report Definition.
2. Enter the title "Cisco Devices Inventory."
3. Select Inventory from the Type drop-down menu.
4. Type "Cisco" in the Device Search Filter field.
5. In the Summarize report by section, select Type Summary. This option will categorize the Cisco devices found in your network by device type.
6. Click Save and Run. The report displays on the Generated Reports page when it is available, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1  Inventory Report

 

Table 42: Inventory Report Fields and Descriptions

Field	Description
Vendor	Displays the device type or name. In the example above, the only vendor specified in the report definition was Cisco.
Count	Shows the total number of each device current included in the client inventory.
% of Total	Shows the percentage of each of those devices that are included in the client inventory.
Firmware Version	The firmware version on each device. This includes the total number of devices and the percentage of each of those devices compared to other devices. In the example above, 33% (or 2 total) of the Cisco devices are on firmware Cisco_7.2.111.3.
Model/Firmware Version	This field further breaks down the firmware version into specific device models and specific versions. This includes the total number of devices and the percentage of each of those devices compared to other devices. As indicated previously, the example above shows that 2 of the Cisco devices are on firmware Cisco_7.2.111.3. Each is a separate model, though.