5.2.1 Monitoring only necessary events

When you use JP1/IM - View to monitor events, the events published on the host appear in the event list. When conditions such as host and severity are fixed, you can display only the events that you want to monitor according to those conditions.

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Organization of this subsection

(1) Using a view filter to filter events to be displayed
(2) Verifying that the events that match the view filter conditions are displayed

(1) Using a view filter to filter events to be displayed

To filter events to be displayed, set up a view filter in the Settings for View Filter window of the central console. In this procedure, you set up the view filter to display events of severity level Error issued from host B.

Prerequisites

None

Procedure

In the Monitor Events page of the Event Console window, click View Filter Settings. The Settings for View Filter window appears.
When you have finished specifying the settings, click the OK button in the Settings for View Filter window to register the filter conditions.

Related topics

5.2.1 Settings for view filters in the Configuration Guide
3.28 The Settings for View Filter window in the manual GUI Reference

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(2) Verifying that the events that match the view filter conditions are displayed

After you have finished specifying the view filter conditions, check whether the events that match the conditions are displayed.

Prerequisites

A view filter must be set up according to the procedure in 5.2.1(1) Using a view filter to filter events to be displayed.

Procedure

Select the View filter check box in the Event Console window.

Verify that the events that match the specified conditions are displayed in the event list.

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