Selecting common categories of events for filtering

You can select the events that you want filter. When these events occur, your event automation plan can respond with one or more customized event actions. Common event filters are predefined simple filters that monitor for events of common interest in systems management. For example, the Disks event filter is triggered by any hard disk events and the Fans event filter is triggered by any fan events. The Event Automation Plan wizard provides several common event filters so you can create typically required event automation plans quickly and easily. For more information about event filters, see "Event filters." For more information about advanced event filters, see "Selecting specific events for filtering."

About this task

Complete the following steps to select common categories of events for filtering in your event automation plan:

  1. On the Events page, select Common from the Events list.
  2. In the Event types list, select the categories of common events that you want to monitor. You can select more than one category of events; however, you must provide information for some of the categories. Provide this information before you select another category of events. The following list describes the categories of common events that you can select as well as the information each set requires.
    General
    The error severity criterion is associated with events in general.
    Table 1. Categories of events for IBM Systems Director and event severity
    Categories of events Available settings
    Common Agent status You can filter these events by selecting one or more the following criteria:
    • Offline
    • Online
    Update manager You can filter these events by selecting one or more of the following criteria:
    • Installation staging of updates failed
    • Installation successful
    • Installation failed
    • Uninstall successful
    • Uninstall failed
    • Acquire updates failed
    • New updates found
    • Check for updates failed
    • Compliance failed
    Error severity You can filter events by their severity. Select one or more of the following criteria to create this filter:
    • Fatal
    • Critical
    • Minor
    • Warning
    • Informational
    • Unknown
    Hardware
    These categories of events are generated by the following hardware and hardware components: processors (CPUs), disks, fans, memory, network and switches, power supplies, security, servers, RAID or storage arrays, and blade servers. None of these categories provide additional settings.
    Monitors
    These events are generated by the monitors for microprocessor use, memory use, and disk use. When you select one of these categories of events, you must set the threshold values for the monitors. Then, a threshold monitor is automatically created on the specified systems for you. For more information, see "Managing monitors" and "Managing thresholds." The available monitors can vary depending on the selected target systems. Different target systems might support different monitors. If you selected multiple target systems, the monitors that are displayed for selection are those that are supported by at least one of the selected target systems.
    Table 2. Categories of monitor events and available threshold settings
    Categories of events Available threshold settings
    Processor use If you want the monitor to generate a critical event, select the Critical check box. Then, select the percentage of processor use for the threshold. When processor use is equal to or greater than the threshold setting, the monitor will generate a Processor Use event with a critical severity.

    If you want the monitor to generate a warning event, select the Warning check box. Then, select the percentage of processor use for the threshold. When processor use is equal to or greater than the threshold setting, the monitor will generate a Processor Use event with a warning severity.

    Note: You can set a threshold for both critical and warning events.
    Memory use If you want the monitor to generate a critical event, select the Critical check box. Then, select the amount of memory, in MB, to monitor for the threshold. When the memory use is equal to or greater than the threshold settings, the monitor will generate a Memory Use event with a critical severity.

    If you want the monitor to generate a warning event, select the Warning check box. Then, select the amount of memory, in MB, to monitor for the threshold. When the memory use is equal to or greater than the threshold settings, the monitor will generate a Memory Use event with a warning severity.

    Note: You can set a threshold for both critical and warning events.
    Disk use If you want the monitor to generate a critical event, select the Critical check box. Then, select the percentage of disk capacity for the threshold. When the used disk capacity is equal to or greater than the threshold setting, the monitor will generate a Disk Use event with a critical severity.

    If you want the monitor to generate a warning event, select the Warning check box. Then, select the percentage of disk capacity for the threshold. When the used disk capacity is equal to or greater than the threshold setting, the monitor will generate a Disk Use event with a warning severity.

    Note: You can set a threshold for both critical and warning events.
    Active Energy Monitors
    If you have the Active Energy Manager plug-in installed, events that are generated by Active Energy Manager monitors are available. The available monitors can vary depending on the selected target systems. Different target systems might support different Active Energy Manager monitors. If you selected multiple target systems, the monitors that are displayed for selection are those that are supported by at least one of the selected target systems. When you select one of these categories of events, you must set the threshold values for the monitors. Then, a threshold monitor is automatically created on the specified systems for you. For more information, see the IBM® Systems Director Active Energy Manager information center.
    Table 3. Categories of Active Energy Manager monitor events and available threshold settings
    Categories of events Available threshold settings
    Ambient Temperature If you want the monitor to generate a critical event, select the Critical check box. Then, select the temperature, in degrees Celsius, to monitor for the threshold. When the temperature is equal to or greater than the threshold settings, the monitor will generate an Ambient Temperature event with a critical severity.

    If you want the monitor to generate a warning event, select the Warning check box. Then, select the temperature, in degrees Celsius, to monitor for the threshold. When the temperature is equal to or greater than the threshold settings, the monitor will generate an Ambient Temperature event with a warning severity.

    Note: You can set a threshold for both critical and warning events.
    Ambient Temperature (externally metered) If you want the monitor to generate a critical event, select the Critical check box. Then, select the temperature, in degrees Celsius, to monitor for the threshold. When the temperature is equal to or greater than the threshold settings, the monitor will generate an Ambient Temperature (externally metered) event with a critical severity.

    If you want the monitor to generate a warning event, select the Warning check box. Then, select the temperature, in degrees Celsius, to monitor for the threshold. When the temperature is equal to or greater than the threshold settings, the monitor will generate an Ambient Temperature (externally metered) event with a warning severity.

    Note: You can set a threshold for both critical and warning events.
    Current If you want the monitor to generate a critical event, select the Critical check box. Then, select the amperage capacity to monitor for the threshold. When the current is equal to or greater than the threshold settings, the monitor will generate a Current event with a critical severity.

    If you want the monitor to generate a warning event, select the Warning check box. Then, select the amperage capacity to monitor for the threshold. When the current is equal to or greater than the threshold settings, the monitor will generate a Current event with a warning severity.

    Note: You can set a threshold for both critical and warning events.
    Amperage Capacity If you want the monitor to generate a critical event, select the Critical check box. Then, select the amperage capacity to monitor for the threshold. When the amperage capacity is equal to or greater than the threshold settings, the monitor will generate a Amperage Capacity event with a critical severity.

    If you want the monitor to generate a warning event, select the Warning check box. Then, select the amperage capacity to monitor for the threshold. When the amperage capacity is equal to or greater than the threshold settings, the monitor will generate a Amperage Capacity event with a warning severity.

    Note: You can set a threshold for both critical and warning events.
    Average Input Power If you want the monitor to generate a critical event, select the Critical check box. Then, select the watts for the threshold. When the watts is equal to or greater than the threshold setting, the monitor will generate an Average Input Power event with a critical severity.

    If you want the monitor to generate a warning event, select the Warning check box. Then, select the watts for the threshold. When the watts is equal to or greater than the threshold setting, the monitor will generate a Average Input Power event with a warning severity.

    Note: You can set a threshold for both critical and warning events.
    Average Input Power (AC) If you want the monitor to generate a critical event, select the Critical check box. Then, select the watts for the threshold. When the watts is equal to or greater than the threshold setting, the monitor will generate an Average Input Power (AC) event with a critical severity.

    If you want the monitor to generate a warning event, select the Warning check box. Then, select the watts for the threshold. When the watts is equal to or greater than the threshold setting, the monitor will generate a Average Input Power (AC) event with a warning severity.

    Note: You can set a threshold for both critical and warning events.
    Average Input Power (DC) If you want the monitor to generate a critical event, select the Critical check box. Then, select the watts for the threshold. When the watts is equal to or greater than the threshold setting, the monitor will generate an Average Input Power (DC) event with a critical severity.

    If you want the monitor to generate a warning event, select the Warning check box. Then, select the watts for the threshold. When the watts is equal to or greater than the threshold setting, the monitor will generate a Average Input Power (DC) event with a warning severity.

    Note: You can set a threshold for both critical and warning events.
    Average Input Power (externally metered) If you want the monitor to generate a critical event, select the Critical check box. Then, select the watts for the threshold. When the watts is equal to or greater than the threshold setting, the monitor will generate an Average Input Power (externally metered) event with a critical severity.

    If you want the monitor to generate a warning event, select the Warning check box. Then, select the watts for the threshold. When the watts is equal to or greater than the threshold setting, the monitor will generate a Average Input Power (externally metered) event with a warning severity.

    Note: You can set a threshold for both critical and warning events.
    Average Output Power If you want the monitor to generate a critical event, select the Critical check box. Then, select the watts for the threshold. When the watts is equal to or greater than the threshold setting, the monitor will generate an Average Output Power event with a critical severity.

    If you want the monitor to generate a warning event, select the Warning check box. Then, select the watts for the threshold. When the watts is equal to or greater than the threshold setting, the monitor will generate an Average Output Power event with a warning severity.

    Note: You can set a threshold for both critical and warning events.
    Average Output Power (AC) If you want the monitor to generate a critical event, select the Critical check box. Then, select the watts for the threshold. When the watts is equal to or greater than the threshold setting, the monitor will generate an Average Output Power (AC) event with a critical severity.

    If you want the monitor to generate a warning event, select the Warning check box. Then, select the watts for the threshold. When the watts is equal to or greater than the threshold setting, the monitor will generate an Average Output Power (AC) event with a warning severity.

    Note: You can set a threshold for both critical and warning events.
    Average Output Power (DC) If you want the monitor to generate a critical event, select the Critical check box. Then, select the watts for the threshold. When the watts is equal to or greater than the threshold setting, the monitor will generate an Average Output Power (DC) event with a critical severity.

    If you want the monitor to generate a warning event, select the Warning check box. Then, select the watts for the threshold. When the watts is equal to or greater than the threshold setting, the monitor will generate an Average Output Power (DC) event with a warning severity.

    Note: You can set a threshold for both critical and warning events.
    Effective CPU Speed If you want the monitor to generate a critical event, select the Critical check box. Then, select the speed of effective processor use for the threshold. When the effective processor use is equal to or greater than the threshold setting, the monitor will generate an Effective CPU Speed event with a critical severity.

    If you want the monitor to generate a warning event, select the Warning check box. Then, select the speed of effective processor use for the threshold. When the effective processor use is equal to or greater than the threshold setting, the monitor will generate an Effective CPU Speed event with a warning severity.

    Note: You can set a threshold for both critical and warning events.
    Exhaust Temperature If you want the monitor to generate a critical event, select the Critical check box. Then, select the temperature, in degrees Celsius, to monitor for the threshold. When the temperature is equal to or greater than the threshold settings, the monitor will generate an Exhaust Temperature event with a critical severity.

    If you want the monitor to generate a warning event, select the Warning check box. Then, select the temperature, in degrees Celsius, to monitor for the threshold. When the temperature is equal to or greater than the threshold settings, the monitor will generate an Exhaust Temperature event with a warning severity.

    Note: You can set a threshold for both critical and warning events.
    Humidity If you want the monitor to generate a critical event, select the Critical check box. Then, select the percentage of humidity to monitor for the threshold. When the humidity is equal to or greater than the threshold settings, the monitor will generate a Humidity (percentage) event with a critical severity.

    If you want the monitor to generate a warning event, select the Warning check box. Then, select the temperature, in degrees Celsius, to monitor for the threshold. When the temperature is equal to or greater than the threshold settings, the monitor will generate a Humidity (percentage) event with a warning severity.

    Note: You can set a threshold for both critical and warning events.
    Humidity (externally metered) If you want the monitor to generate a critical event, select the Critical check box. Then, select the percentage of humidity to monitor for the threshold. When the humidity is equal to or greater than the threshold settings, the monitor will generate a Humidity (externally metered) (percentage) event with a critical severity.

    If you want the monitor to generate a warning event, select the Warning check box. Then, select the temperature, in degrees Celsius, to monitor for the threshold. When the temperature is equal to or greater than the threshold settings, the monitor will generate a Humidity (externally metered) (percentage) event with a warning severity.

    Note: You can set a threshold for both critical and warning events.
  3. When you are satisfied with the specified event filters, click Next.

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