This topic describes how to create event filters. An event filter
processes only the events that are specified by the filter and ignores all
other events.
Complete the following steps to create event filters:
- In IBM Director Console, click .
- In the Event Action Plan Builder window, double-click an event
filter type in the Event Filters pane.
Note: Alternatively, you can create an event filter for an event that
has already occurred. In the IBM Director Tasks pane, double-click the Event
Log task. In the Events pane, right-click an event; then, click Create and
select one of the four event filter types.
- In the Event Filter Builder window, complete the applicable fields
for the event filter that you want to create. By default, the Any check
box is selected for all filtering categories, indicating that no filtering
criteria apply. Depending on the event filter type that you selected, the
Event Filter Builder window contains different pages.
- Click .
- In the Save Event Filter window, type a name for the filter. When
you are naming an event filter, the name should indicate the type of events
for which the filter is targeted and any special options that you have configured
for the filter, including the time the filter is active and event severity.
For example, an event filter for unrecoverable storage events that occur on
a weekend should be named to reflect that.
- Click OK to save the filter. The new filter
is displayed in the Event Filters pane under the applicable filter type.
- Optional: Create additional event filters for use in
a single event action plan. Repeat step 1 through
step 6.
- In the Event Filters pane, drag the event filter
onto the event action plan in the Event Action Plans pane. The event filter
is displayed under the event action plan.
- If you have created additional event filters that you want to use
in this event action plan, repeat step 8.
When the event filter is completed, customize the event actions.