You can select from many criteria when you create a collection. Although the task you run is associated with one collection, one collection can include numerous conditions.
You can also exclude criteria. For example, including all systems of the type server and excluding all systems of a certain processor type provides a more distinct subset of the servers on the network. This filtering is done by selecting is or is not comparison selections.
The more commonly used criteria include system type, IP address, product name, and hardware status. Less frequently used criteria include event category selection (trap categories), processor, management protocol, and memory range. Event collections include both system criteria and event criteria. Event criteria do not apply to system collections.
When you select multiple criteria, the system must meet all criteria for the system to be included in the collection. For example, if you select systems within a specified IP range and with more than 32 MB of RAM, the collection does not return a system in the specified IP range if the system has less than 32 MB of RAM.
Complex collections with many individual system selections or with many different selection criteria take more system resources to execute. If a task is associated with a collection, keep the collection as simple as possible to minimize the performance impacts.
Software/Firmware CriterionBe sure you have access to a repository. Refer to Tools that Extend Management - Version Control for more information. When comparing against a ProLiant Support Pack, the only comparison you can use with a ProLiant Support Pack is Equal To. In addition, HP SIM cannot determine whether a ProLiant Support Pack was actually installed on a system, only whether all of the components in a ProLiant Support Pack are installed on a system. A system is returned by this search only if every component in the ProLiant Support Pack is on the list. It is unlikely that all of the components in a ProLiant Support Pack are installed on any system, so use this carefully. This criterion retrieves information from the SQL database table that was populated by a Software Version Status Polling Task. This table is also updated when software is installed through the Update Software or Firmware HP SIM Task. Therefore, if software was installed or uninstalled on systems without using HP SIM and after a Software Version Status Polling Task last ran, this search might not return the correct results.
Cleared State CriterionYou can run a search on a certain set of event statuses:
Any. Includes all events whether they are Cleared, Not Cleared, or In Progress
Cleared. Includes events that are cleared
Not Cleared. Includes events that are not cleared
In Progress. Includes events from tasks which are in the progress, and when the event completes, these events become Uncleared
Server Role CriterionThe Server Role criterion is a system or event collection search that enables you to list the servers of one or more matching roles. The server role is a user-specified value available on HP Insight Management Agent 5.4 or later. To create the criteria, select server role in the Where dropdown list on the Advanced Search, page and select the criteria comparison option.
Assignee CriterionYou can run a search on certain events that are assigned to a particular user. When you select the assignee collection criteria, the result is a scrollable list of users of which more than one can be selected.
Event Catgory Selection Criterion
Event Type CriterionWhen using the event type criterion, you must select a comparison criterion such as is or is not. A tree view of the event types, organized by event category selection, is then displayed. Next, in the type(s) box, which contains the tree, select a types to search against. You can select an entire category, or click to expand the branch and select individual categories, or click to collapse close the branch. Click [Add] to add additional criteria, click [View] to perform the search immediately, or click [Save As] to save the search. Refer to Monitoring Systems, Clusters, and Events - Saving Collections for more information on using [Save As].
Memory Range CriterionYou can set the memory ranges for systems that you include in the collection. You can select multiple groups, one at a time, from the following ranges:
Memory Equal To (=). Includes systems with memory equal to a specified amount
Memory Not Equal To (!=). Includes systems with memory not equal to a specified amount
Memory Less Than (<). Includes systems with less memory than the specified amount
Memory Less Than or Equal To (<=). Includes systems with memory less than or equal to a specified amount
Memory Greater Than (>). Includes systems with more memory than the specified amount
Memory Greater Than or Equal To (>=). Includes systems with memory greater than or equal to a specified amount
Memory Range Between (is between). Includes systems with memory in the specified range
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