Filtering The Event Browser; Saving The Event Browser To A File; Filter Events Dialog - HP SAN Switch User Manual

Filtering the event browser

Filtering the Event Browser enables you to display only those events that are of interest based on the event
severity, timestamp, source, type, and description. To filter the Event Browser, open the Filter menu and
select Filter Entries. This opens the Filter Events dialog shown in
those events that meet all of the criteria in the Filter Events dialog. If the filtering criteria is cleared or
changed, then all the events that were previously hidden that satisfy the new criteria will be shown.
You can filter the event browser in the following ways:
• Severity — select one or more of the corresponding options to display alarm events, critical events,
warning events, or informative events.
• Date/Time — select one or both of the From: and To: options. Enter the bounding timestamps
(MM/dd/yy hh:mm:ss aa) to display only those events that fall within those times. (aa indicates AM or
PM.) The current year (yy) can be entered as either 2 or 4 digits. For example, 12/12/03 will be
interpreted December 12, 2003.
• Text — select one or more of the corresponding options and enter a text string (case sensitive) for event
source, type, and description. The Event Browser displays only those events that satisfy all of the search
specifications for the Source, Type, and Description text.
Figure 11

Filter events dialog

Saving the event browser to a file

You can save the displayed Event Browser entries to a file. Filtering affects the save operation, because only
displayed events are saved. To save the Event Browser to a file:
1.
Filter and sort the Event Browser to obtain the desired display. See
page 32 and
2. Select File > Save As.
3. Select a pathname to which to save the event log and click Save. The file can be saved in XML, CSV, or
text format. XML files can be opened with an internet browser or text editor. CSV files can be opened
with most spreadsheet applications.
"Filtering the event browser" on page 33 for more information.
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Figure 11. The Event Browser displays
"Sorting the event browser" on
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