Configuring Indication Filters

HP-Defined Filters

HP-Defined filters are defined by HP, and are present in the FMD repository at the time of installation. You can enable or disable HP-Defined filters.

To enable HP-Defined filters, enter the following command at the HP-UX prompt:

# sfmconfig -m enable

To disable HP-Defined filters, enter the following command at the HP-UX prompt:

# sfmconfig -m disable

Indications fulfilling the conditions in the HP-Known HP-Defined filters are logged in the Event Archive. These subscriptions ensure that all the indications recommended by HP for system management are logged in the Event Archive.

Admin-Defined Filters

Admin-Defined filters are defined by the administrator. HP does not provide any Admin-Defined filter. To create, delete, modify, enable, and disable Admin-Defined filters, you must use the sfmconfig command. By default, the FMD Provider does not log indications fulfilling the conditions in the Admin-Defined filters, in the Event Archive. You must modify the Admin-Defined filters to log indications in the Event Archive.

To add an Admin-Defined Filter, enter the following command at the HP-UX prompt:

# sfmconfig -m add -n <filter name> -s {ENABLE|DISABLE} -l {WQL|CQL} -q <query> -ns <name space> -d <description>

For example,

# sfmconfig -m add -n AdminFilter_2 -s ENABLE -l WQL -q "Select * from HP_AlertIndication" -ns root/cimv2 -d "Admin Filter"

The following output is displayed:

Filter Name               : AdminFilter_2
Filter Type               : Admin Defined Filter
Filter Unique Identifier  : 10002
Filter Query              : Select * from HP_AlertIndication
Filter Query Language     : WQL
Filter Source Namespace   : root/cimv2
Filter Description        : Admin Filter
Filter State              : Enabled Filter State
Filter Last Operation     : Add Filter

For more information about the sfmconfig command and its options, enter the following command at the HP-UX prompt:

# man sfmconfig