To email statistics reports, you must configure an SMTP server. To configure and SMTP servers, go to System > THIS DEVICE > SMTP Configuration. For more information, refer to Configure BIG-IQ to Receive Event and Health Alerts from SNMP and SMTP at support.f5.com.
Create a schedule that prompts the system to collect statistics report regularly. In addition, you can configure the scheduler to send reports to an email list.
Go to Monitoring > DASHBOARDS and select one of the Analytics dashboards.
You can also create a statistics report for an application service found in Applications > APPLICATIONS.
Click Export & Schedule Report from the top right of the screen, and select Schedule.
The Create Scheduler screen displays settings.
In the Name field, enter a unique name to identify the purpose or service data contained in the report.
You can optionally add more information about the report in the Details field.
In the Emails field, enter the email address(es) of the statistics report recipients.
You can add multiple recipients using the
icon.
If you do not want the reports sent over email de-select the check box next to Send Email.
To configure the report schedule, enter the Start Date and Start time.
The Start time indicates the time in which the information is collected regularly.
The start time and date must be later than the current time to create a schedule.
Configure the End Date for scheduled reporting.
If you do not want to configure a regular report schedule, but want the report retained in the Schedules list, or you want to send a single report sent via email, de-select the check box next in the Configure Scheduler field.
For more information about the schedule list, refer to Review reporting schedules and statuses.
From the Frequency field, select how often you want the system to create statistics reports.
From the Retention Policy field, select the number of days you would like the system to save each statistics report before it is deleted.
This field is required to create a report schedule.
Click Create.
The system will now generate, export and save statistics report according to your configured setting.
To view a full list of report schedules, go to Monitoring > REPORTS > Scheduled Reports.
