Customizing the element type filter for events, Filtering events by summary text or element name – HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software User Manual
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Customizing the Element Type Filter for Events
You can customize the element type for your filter by clicking the Customize button next to the
Show Element Type
drop-down menu in Event Manager.
For example, you can specify you want Critical and Major events displayed in Event Manager.
NOTE:
The Show Element Type drop-down menu is not available if you accessed Event
Manager by double-clicking an element in Capacity Manager, Performance Manager or System
Manager and then clicking the Events tab.
To select more than one severity level for filtering:
1.
Click the Custom button next to the Show Element Type drop-down menu in Event Manager.
2.
In the Event Filters window, select the element types from which you want obtain event
messages.
3.
Click OK.
4.
When you are asked if you want to apply your changes, click Yes.
5.
Click the Apply Filters button.
Event Manager displays the events that meet the criteria selected in the Event Filters pane.
Filtering Events by Summary Text or Element Name
You can filter events by summary text or element name. For example, assume you are having
problems with a host named WickedWitch. You could specify that only events from WickedWitch
are displayed in Event Manager.
Fabric
Lists only events from fabrics.
Other
Lists only events from elements that do not
fit in the previous categories.
Management Server*
Lists only events from the management
server.
All
Lists all events.
Tape Library
Lists only events from tape libraries.
Table 75
Element Types (continued)
Element Type
Description
- Storage Essentials Report Designer Software Storage Essentials Global Reporter Software Storage Essentials Exchange Viewer Software Storage Essentials Chargeback Manager Software Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition Software Storage Essentials File System Viewer Software Storage Essentials Backup Manager Software Storage Essentials Provisioning Manager Software