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Setting Up Fault Management Configuring Event Filters
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9.5.2 Setting Event Filters
The user can add, modify, or delete an Event Filter from the left side of the form. Refer to the following table for all options.
TABLE 9-5 Event Filter Configuration Form
Option Description / Fields
Filter Name Name of the filter. This field matches the filter chosen in the Configured Filter List.
Match
Criteria
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The criteria for the event are as follows:
• Severity - Specifies the match criteria based on the severity of the event (Critical,
Major, etc.).
• Message - The message specified in this field will be matched with the message of the
incoming event (Interface failure, Status Poll failed, etc.).
• Category - This is a property of the event object which could hold a category name to
which the event belongs. This is used for better organization of events.
• Domain - This is a property of the event object which could hold any domain-specific
information. The information may either be based upon the physical location or the
functional / logical categorization of the source of the event. The domain name of the
event can be specified to display events of a particular domain.
• Network - Holds the information about the network to which the source of the event
belongs. Using this criteria, events belonging to a particular network can be displayed.
• Node - Holds any additional information about the source of the event. Event filters
can be specified for events that have the name of the node as specified in this field.
• Entity - Stores information about the exact device in which the problem has occurred.
• Source - Holds the information about the source of the event. Events matching a
source can be filtered out using this field.