Defining Database Filters

You can use the database filters, to filter out the unwanted events from your hosts, from getting stored in the database. By this you can save the hard drive space.

For example, if you want to reject/ filter out the events with the Event ID 1001, in the database fitlers, choose the Event ID: box and enter 1001. If you are not aware of the Event ID(s), kindly uncheck the events that you do not want to get stored. For example, if you do not want the Information type of events, unselect the Information check box. This will reject all the Information type of events for the host(s) that you choose in the database filters wizard.

Click the Database Filters option in the Settings tab, to apply specific event filters on the data collected and stored in the database. With this option, you can store only the necessary event logs in the database, making it easier to search for particular events, and optimizing the capacity of the database.

Creating a New Database Filter

Click on New Filter to create a new database filter.

1. Provide a Filter Name.
2. Select the appropriate Event Type and Event Severity for the Filters for Windows Hosts and/or Filters for Unix Hosts.
3. If you would like to filter based on Windows Event ID, then select the Event ID option and provide the Event ID's (Use comma ',' to separate multiple Event ID's).
4. Message Filters can be used to include (Log Message contains field) or exclude (Exclude field) an event with a specific event log message.
5. Click Next.
6. Choose the hosts and/or host groups on which the filter needs to be applied.
7. Click Finish to create and activate this database filter.

Managing Database Filters

The Database Filters option lists all the filters created so far, with the option to add more. Click the icon to disable the filter. This is a toggle icon, so click it again to enable the filter. Click the icon to Edit the Database Filter. Click the icon to delete the filter. The list also shows the hosts and host groups for which the filter has been set up.

Editing Database Filters

In the Edit Hosts tab you can add or remove hosts from this DB Filter. In the Edit Criteria tab you can modify the Event Type, Event Severity, Event ID, or Message Filters for the Filters for Windows Hosts and/or Filters for Unix Hosts. Click Save once the required modifications have been done in Edit Hosts tab or Edit Criteria tab or in both tabs.