HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide First Edition (T4283-96026, August 2006)

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*May display the product name instead of “management server.”
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