Owner's Manual

170 Common Operations
Figure 11-1. Search Fields
To use this feature, enter <search text> that is a partial match for the item you want then click the
search icon (magnifying glass) to display the first match. Clicking the drop-down list that replaces
the match field displays all matches. To clear the selection, click the red
X at the right. Clicking the
command button (...) still opens a selector with all available matches. If you already have a
selection, then the delete (X) button conceals the search button.
Search (the magnifying glass icon) is slightly different depending on the context, and whether the
applicable driver or service type specifies a default filter for the entity (not just the attribute) you
are editing.
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Selecting top level devices —If the service type or driver specifies a filter, OpenManage Network
Manager looks for the filter’s default attribute (usually
Name ), populates it with the specified
<search text>, and runs the filter.
If no filter exists, OpenManage Network Manager can create one from the contents of the
search field. If you enter either an IP or hostname, it queries top level devices for those where
“IP = <search text> OR Name contains <search text>.” See Filtering and Searching on
page 158 for more about IP address searching.
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Selecting subcomponents —If a filter exists, OpenManage Network Manager looks for the
default attribute (usually
Name ) and filters on that attribute based on <search text>.
If no filter exists, OpenManage Network Manager creates one from the <search text>. For
example, entering the port name—fxp0/0/0—runs “Name contains fxp0/0/0” as a filter.
You can also type in first part of the chassis, followed by a colon and information about the
port. For example: 192.168.1.118 : fxp0/0 filters for “Chassis ip = 192.168.1.118 OR Chassis
Name contains 192.168.1.118 and Port Name contains fxp0/0”
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Selecting anything else —If the service type or driver specifies a filter, OpenManage Network
Manager looks for the default attribute (Name usually) runs that filter, specifying <search
text>.