HP H-series Enterprise Fabric Management Suite Software - Manual (Page 36)

36 Managing Fabrics
Filtering the event browser
Filtering the Event Browser enables you to display only those events that are of interest based on the event
severity, timestamp, source, type, and description. To filter the Event Browser, select Filter > Filter Entries.
This opens the Filter Events dialog box ( Figure 16 ). The Event Browser displays those events that meet all of
the criteria in the Filter Events dialog box. If the filtering criteria are cleared or changed, then all the events
that were previously hidden that satisfy the new criteria are shown.
You can filter the Event Browser in the following ways:
• Severity—Select one or more of the corresponding options to display: alarm, critical, warning, or
informative events.
• Date/Time—Select one or both of the From: and To: options, and enter the bounding timestamps
(MM/DD/YY HH:MM:SS AA, where "AA" indicates AM or PM) to display only those events that fall
within the selected times. The current year (YY) can be entered as either 2 or 4 digits.
• Text—Select one or more of the corresponding options and enter a text string (case sensitive)
identifying the source, type, and description of the events to be monitored. The Event Browser displays
only those events that satisfy all of the search specifications for the criteria defined.
Figure 16 Filter Events dialog box
Sorting the Event Browser
Sorting the Event Browser enables you to display the events in alphanumeric order based on the event
severity, timestamp, source, type, or description. By default, the Event Browser is sorted in ascending order
by timestamp. To sort on another column of the Event Browser, click the Severity, Timestamp, Source, Type,
or Description column button. Alternatively, select Sort > By Severity, By Timestamp, By Source, By Type, or
By Description. Successive sort operations of the same type alternate between ascending and descending
order.
Saving the Event Browser to a file
You can save the displayed Event Browser entries to a file. Filtering affects the save operation, because only
displayed events are saved. To save the Event Browser to a file:
1. Filter and sort the Event Browser to obtain the preferred display.
2. Select File > Save As.
3. Select a folder and enter a file name in which to save the event log, and then click Save. The file can be
saved in XML, CSV, or text format. XML files can be opened with an Internet browser or text editor. CSV
files can be opened with most spreadsheet applications.
Verifying Fibre Channel connections
Use the FC Ping and FC TraceRoute dialog boxes to verify connections and track frames from specified
targets and destinations in the Fibre Channel fabric.