Generating Scheduled Microsoft Windows DNS and DHCP Reports

Reports in DDI Central

The DNS and DHCP reports in DDI Central help network administrators manage and analyze their network efficiently time-to- time with up-to-date information. These reports can be directly downloaded from the DDI Central UI or can be  automatically sent to the admins from DDI Central on a scheduled basis.

Note: Scheduling and reporting in DDI Central are only available for the admin(s).

To setup, schedule, and access the scheduled DHCP reports:

• Select DHCP-> Schedule
• Navigate to the Reports tab adjacent to the Configurations tab. 
• Now, click on the Actions dropdown button. Select Add Schedule to schedule reports.

• The Add Schedule Report dialog box appears. Here enter the following details 

• PERIOD: Select the frequency at which you want to schedule the reports. You can make muti-selection here. For example, when you select both Daily and Weekly. You will receive DHCP reports as PDF via automated emails from DDI Central detailing DHCP configuration updates on a daily basis as well as reports summarizing the DHCP updates for the whole week. 
• Note: Ensure that the SMTP host is configured on DDI Central to enable the delivery of automated emails to all admins at scheduled time intervals.
• TYPE: Defines the scope of the report. 
  If the report should include only the capacity report of all the subnets, choose All Subnet Report. This generates a report listing the subnet capacity of all the subnets in DHCPD file of your DHCP server around the chosen time line.
  Alternatively, If you want to generate DHCP reports only for selected subnets select Subnet Leases Report. This scheduled report delivers essential stats of each selected subnet selected like a visual snapshot of each subnet's capacity, along with a visual breakdown of the number of IP addresses in the subnet's inventory according to their availability status. 
• SUBNET: Select the subnet for which you want the report to be generated from the list of the subnets defined in your network. You can select the relevant subnet to tailor the report to specific segments of your network.
• BACKUP REPORTS:  Enabling Back Up if required drives DDI Central to store latest versions of the DHCP reports in the app for admin's reference. Specify the number of versions of the automatically generated DHCP reports to be saved or backed up for future reference, analysis, or archival purposes. For instance, if you select a reporting frequency of both daily and weekly, and you specify the number of backup reports as 5, DDI Central will maintain the five most recent daily and weekly reports as backups available under the cluster. These reports can then be directly downloaded from the DDI Central user interface, in addition to admins receiving timely reports through automated emails.

Info: To generate DHCP reports for IPv6 subnets just slide through the toggle at the top right corner to choose DHCPv6 and repeat the same steps.

Click Save to finalize the configurations.

Once you've setup the scheduled reports, you can view and download the backed up reports. In addition, you can also reschedule the setup for each scheduled report and delete the setup for a scheduled report if required. 

Note: You can also make selections in bulk and collectively reschedule the reports or delete them altogether using the Actions drop-down button and select Change Schedule or the Delete option, respectively.

To setup, schedule, and access the scheduled DNS reports:

• Select DNS-> Schedule
• Navigate to the Reports tab adjacent to the Configurations tab. 
• Now, click on the Actions dropdown button. Select Add Schedule to schedule reports.

 

• The Add Schedule Report dialog box appears. Here enter the following details 

 

• PERIOD: Select the frequency at which you want to schedule the reports. Select the frequency at which you want to schedule the reports. You can make multiple selections here. For example, if you choose Daily, Weekly, and Monthly, you will receive DNS reports in PDF format via automated emails from DDI Central. These reports will detail DNS configuration updates on a daily basis, as well as provide summaries of DNS updates for the entire week and month.

Note: Ensure that the SMTP host is configured on DDI Central to enable the delivery of automated emails to all admins at scheduled time intervals.

• TYPE: Defines the scope of the report. 
  If the report should include the DNS updates of all domains, choose All Domains. This generates a scheduled report listing the collective DNS analytics like total query volume and hourly query rate, hourly query load of all the domains in your network and specifically lists the total query volume, hourly query rate of each domain in your network,  including the ones hosted and blocked by your DNS servers, around the chosen time line.
  Alternatively, If you want to generate detailed DNS reports for selected domains, choose Select Domains option. This option generates a scheduled report that delivers essential query statistics, including a visual breakdown of the query volume by type of records (e.g., A, AAAA) and a visual representation of the volume of queries made by each IP address for a specific domain. 
• DOMAINS: Select the domain(s) for which you want the report to be generated from the list of the domains hosted or blocked in your network. You can select the relevant domain to tailor the report to specific domains of your network.
• BACKUP REPORTS:  Enabling Back Up if required drives DDI Central to store latest versions of the DNS reports in the app for admin's reference. Specify the number of versions of the automatically generated DNS reports to be saved or backed up for future reference, analysis, or archival purposes. For instance, if you select a reporting frequency of both daily and weekly, and you specify the number of backup reports as 5, DDI Central will maintain the five most recent daily and weekly reports as backups under the cluster. These reports can then be accessed and directly downloaded from the DDI Central user interface by the admin.
• Click Save to finalize the configurations.
• Once you've setup the scheduled reports, DDI Central enables you to view and download the backed up reports for each scheduled report configured. You can view and access the backed-up reports for your hosted as well as blocked domains separately, directly from the DDI Central UI. Also, you can reschedule the setup for each report and delete the setup for the scheduled report if required. 

Note: You can also make selections in bulk and collectively reschedule the reports or delete them altogether using the Actions drop-down button and select Change Schedule or the Delete option, respectively.