HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2 Technical Reference Guide

Types of collections
The following types of collections are available in HP SIM:
• By member
When creating a collection, you can select exactly which specific systems or collections you
want to include. From the Customize Collections page, click New. The New Collection section
appears. Select Choose members individually. When creating event collections, you cannot
select individual events. You can select other event collections only to create a convenient
hierarchy.
When creating event collections, you cannot select individual events. You can select event
collections only to create a convenient hierarchy.
• By attribute
When creating a collection, you can describe the contents of the collection by the attributes
of its members. Collections defined by attributes are dynamic because each time they are
invoked, the contents are determined again. Many attributes can create collections, including
system name (full or partial), operating system, system type, and so on. For event collections,
attributes can be cleared status, type, severity, time, and so on. See Saving collections for
more information about search criteria and attributes.You can combine multiple attributes to
create the exact group of systems or events required. You create collections by attribute when
you click Save As from the Advanced Search page.
Complex collections that contain individual collections or a number of search criteria require
more system resources to run. Therefore, keep the collection as simple as possible to minimize
the performance impacts of individual tasks. This advice applies to collections by attributes
only.
• Combination collections
This form of collections enables you to bind together a system collection and an event collection.
These collections enable you to reuse and recombine system and event collections you have
created.
Locked collections
Locked collections are collections that you cannot edit and support certain system types. They are
created by HP and the following rules apply:
• They cannot be deleted
• New systems cannot be added or removed
• They cannot be assigned to other collections
• Unlocked items in a locked collection can be edited
• Locked collections can be assigned to tasks, reports, and so on
• Systems, clusters, and events in locked collections can be modified (for example, events in a
locked collection can be cleared or assigned)
• Systems, events, and clusters returned from a search and are part of a locked collection can
be deleted
Related information
Installing the SNMP provider for Windows
One management protocol supported by Systems Insight Manager. Traditional management
protocol used extensively by networking systems and most servers. Management Information Base
for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets (MIB-II) is the standard information available
consistently across all vendors.
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