
16. Setting Up Fault Management Configuring Event Filters
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AlliedView NMS Administration Guide
16.5.1 Event Filters
The following matching criteria are available:
TABLE 16-5 Event Filters
Option Description / Fields
Filter Name Name of the filter. This field matches the filter chosen in the Configured Filter List.
Match
Criteria
The criteria for the event are as follows:
• Source - Holds the information about the source of the event. Events matching a source can
be filtered out using this field.
• Severity - Specifies the match criteria based on the severity of the event (Critical, Major,
etc.).
Click Advanced for additional filter criteria:
• Message - The message specified in this field will be matched with the message of the
incoming event (Interface failure, Status Poll failed, etc.).
• Category - This is a property of the event object which could hold a category name to which
the event belongs. This is used for better organization of events.
• Domain - This is a property of the event object which could hold any domain-specific
information. The information may either be based upon the physical location or the
functional / logical categorization of the source of the event. The domain name of the event
can be specified to display events of a particular domain.
• Network - Holds the information about the network to which the source of the event
belongs. Using this criteria, events belonging to a particular network can be displayed.
• Node - Holds any additional information about the source of the event. Event filters can be
specified for events that have the name of the node as specified in this field.
• Entity - Stores information about the exact device in which the problem has occurred.
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