4.2.1 Settings for view filters

If you use the attribute value of a JP1 event displayed in the events list as the view condition, select a JP1 event from the list.

From the Event Console window, choose View, and then View List of Filters.

The View List of Filters window appears. This window displays filter names.

To create a new view filter, click the Add button. To use an existing filter, click the Copy button, and then click the Edit button.

Clicking the Add button displays the Settings for View Filter window.

Clicking the Copy button adds Copy view-filter-name to the filters. In this case, select Copy view-filter-name and then click the Edit button to display the Settings for View Filter window.

In the Settings for View Filter window, set the filter.

In the Settings for View Filter window, you can specify the following settings:

• Filter name

  Specify a name for the filter in order to distinguish setting conditions.

• Condition group

  Specify a name for a group of conditions in order to distinguish sets of pass conditions or exclusion-conditions.

  You can set a maximum of five pass-conditions groups and five exclusion-conditions groups. The relationship between condition groups is the OR condition.

  To set condition groups, you must click the Show List button to keep List displayed.

  To add a condition group: Click the Add button to add an unnamed Condition group n (n: number).

  To copy a condition group: Select a condition group and then click the Copy button to add Copy selected-condition-group-name.

  To delete a condition group: Select a condition group and then click the Delete button to delete the selected condition group.

  To rename a condition group: Select a condition group to display its name in Condition group name. Edit this name and move the focus to rename the condition group.

• To set conditions (detailed settings for a condition group)

  Specify pass conditions or exclusion-conditions for the filter.

  You can combine multiple conditions, in which case the relationship between conditions is the AND condition.

  The items that you can specify include source host, event level, object type, object name, root object type, root object name, occurrence, user name, message, product name, event ID, status, and action status.

  If you are using the integrated monitoring database, you can also specify original severity level and memo. If you enable event source host mapping, you can also specify event source host name. If you enable prevention of monitoring of repeated events, you can also specify repeated events.

  To apply the attribute value of the JP1 event selected from the Event Console window to the conditions list, click the Read From Selected Event button.

Click the OK button.

The Settings for View Filter window closes and the View List of Filters window is displayed again.

Click the OK button.

The specified settings (for creating a filter) take effect and the View List of Filters window closes.

If you use the attribute value of a JP1 event displayed in the events list as the view condition, select a JP1 event from the list.

Display the Settings for View Filter window.

Use one of the following methods to display the Settings for View Filter window:

• From the Event Console window, choose View, and then View List of Filters to display the View List of Filters window.

  Next, in the View List of Filters window, select the view filter that is to be changed, and then click the Edit button.

• In the Event Console window, on the Monitor Events page, or the Severe Events page, from the Filter name list box, select the view filter that is to be changed, and then click the View Filter Settings button, or from the menu bar, choose View, and then View Filter Settings.

In the Settings for View Filter window, edit the filter settings.

To apply the attribute values of the JP1 event selected from the Event Console window to the conditions list, click the Read From Selected Event button.

Click the OK button.

The Settings for View Filter window closes, and the window that called the Settings for View Filter window is displayed again. When the View List of Filters window is displayed again, click OK to apply the specified settings (for changing a filter).

From the Event Console window, choose View, and then View List of Filters.

The View List of Filters window appears. This window displays filter names.

Select the view filter to be deleted, and then click the Delete button.

The selected view filter is deleted.

Click the OK button.

The specified settings (for deleting a filter) take effect and the View List of Filters window closes.