Simple event filter

Simple event filters are general-purpose filters; most event automation plans use a simple event filter.

In addition to any simple event filters that you create, IBM® Systems Director provides the following predefined, read-only simple event filters in the Event Filters page.
Note: You cannot change predefined event filters; they are read-only. However, you can copy a predefined filter and change the copy. For more information, see "Copying an event filter."
All events
Processes any events that occur on any system, except for Windows-specific and IBM i-specific events.
Common Agent offline
Processes only those events that are generated by the Common Agent when it goes offline
Critical events
Processes only those events that have a Critical severity.
Disk Use
Processes only those events that are generated when the currently available hard disk space in a system changes with respect to availability.
Environmental sensor events
Processes only those events that are associated with the condition of a system environment, such as voltage and temperature.
Fatal events
Processes only those events that have a Fatal severity.
Hardware Predictive Failure Analysis® events
Processes only those events that are generated when a Predictive Failure Analysis is detected for a hardware component.
Informational events
Processes only those events that have a Informational severity.
Memory use
Processes only those events that are generated when the currently available memory in a system changes with respect to availability.
Minor events
Processes only those events that have a Minor severity.
Processor use
Processes only those events that are generated when the state of a processor (CPU) has changed.
Security events
Processes only those events that are generated by specific security protocols, for example, log on failed due to an undefined user ID, or incorrect or expired password.
Storage events
Processes only those events that are generated by storage components, such as RAID configurations, for example, when creating, modifying, or destroying a storage volume or storage pool.
Unknown events
Processes only those events that have a Unknown severity.
Warning events
Processes only those events that have a Warning severity.

Some of these predefined filters use the severity of events to determine which events can pass through; other filters target a specific type of event. Using one of these predefined event filters ensures that the correct event type or event severity is selected.

Related concepts

Events that are available for filtering
Duplication event filter
Exclusion event filter
Threshold event filter
Related tasks

Selecting specific events for filtering
Related reference

Event Filter Builder window
Event Filter Builder window: Category page
Event Filter Builder window: Day and Time page
Event Filter Builder window: Event Text page
Event Filter Builder window: Event Type page
Event Filter Builder window: Extended Attributes page
Event Filter Builder window: Sender Name page
Event Filter Builder window: Severity page
Event Filter Builder window: System Variables page

Table of Contents