Create Filter screen reference

The Create Filter screen contains all alarm characteristics that can be included in an alarm filter. When the filter is selected, only alarms with the selected characteristics display in the Configure Alarms screen.

This table describes the options on the Create Filter screen.

Item	Description
Enabled/Disabled	Select one of the following to determine whether the alarm filter displays enabled alarms, disabled alarms, or both: Enabled Only - Displays only alarms that are currently enabled. Enabled alarms are triggered whenever the condition associated with the alarm exists on a managed server Server that is managed by the Enterprise Manager application.. Disabled Only - Displays only alarms that are currently disabled. Disabled alarms are never triggered. All - Displays all alarms (both enabled and disabled).
Priority	Select a specific priority if you want the alarm filter to display only alarms of that priority. Choices include Information, Warning, Major, and Minor, or any other alarm priority that has been created in the Global Alarm Settings tab.
Roles Affected	Select specific server roles if you want the alarm filter to display only alarms that affect those server roles. To include a server role Entity that contains a logical, predefined set of components (system software or certified third-party software) deployed in the Data Center and Site Zones that provide specific functionality for the system. in the alarm filter, select a server role in the Available Roles pane. Click the right-pointing arrow to move the role into the Selected Roles pane. To remove server roles from the alarm filter, click the server role in the Selected Roles pane. Click the left-pointing arrow to move the role into the Available Roles pane.

Item

Description

Enabled/Disabled

Select one of the following to determine whether the alarm filter displays enabled alarms, disabled alarms, or both:

Enabled Only - Displays only alarms that are currently enabled. Enabled alarms are triggered whenever the condition associated with the alarm exists on a managed server Server that is managed by the Enterprise Manager application..
Disabled Only - Displays only alarms that are currently disabled. Disabled alarms are never triggered.
All - Displays all alarms (both enabled and disabled).

Priority

Select a specific priority if you want the alarm filter to display only alarms of that priority. Choices include Information, Warning, Major, and Minor, or any other alarm priority that has been created in the Global Alarm Settings tab.

Roles Affected

Select specific server roles if you want the alarm filter to display only alarms that affect those server roles.

To include a server role Entity that contains a logical, predefined set of components (system software or certified third-party software) deployed in the Data Center and Site Zones that provide specific functionality for the system. in the alarm filter, select a server role in the Available Roles pane. Click the right-pointing arrow to move the role into the Selected Roles pane.

To remove server roles from the alarm filter, click the server role in the Selected Roles pane. Click the left-pointing arrow to move the role into the Available Roles pane.