Overview

It may be desirable to save a report to another server.  Making the report available to users that do not have access to the OMK server is a possilbe use case.

This article will discuss two methods of saving the report to a distant server; NFS and rsync.

Directory Sharing Options

NFS

Summary Steps

• Distant Server
  • Install NFS utilities
  • Enable service
  • Export directory
• OMK Server
  • Install NFS utilities
  • Create directory in /mnt/nfs
  • Mount the directory

rsync

Summary Steps

• Distant Server
  • Select user for rsync actions
  • Install the appropriate ssh public key in .ssh/authorized_keys
  • Select a directory for opReports (ensure permissions are correct)
• OMK Server
  • Select a directory for opReports that should be placed on the distant server.
  • Create a cron job that rsync's the selected directory to the corresponding distant server directory.

Configuration

The new directory needs to be added to the opreports_output_dirs array in /usr/local/omk/conf/opCommon.nmis.  In the example below /data/reports was added.

    'opreports_output_dirs' => [
      '<omk_reports>',
      '<omk_reports>/opflow',
      '/data/reports'
    ],

Following this change restart the omkd service and reload the browser.  When adding or editing a report schedule the new output directory will be available in the drop down menu.