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event filter rule delete

Delete a rule for an event filter

Availability: This command is available to cluster administrators at the admin privilege level.

Description​

The event filter rule delete command deletes a rule from an event filter. The position of all the rules following the deleted rule is updated to maintain a contiguous sequence. Use event filter show command to view the filters and the rules associated with them.

Parameters​

-filter-name <text> - Filter Name
Use this mandatory parameter to specify the name of the event filter from which you want to delete the rule. Rules cannot be deleted from system-defined filters.
-position <integer> - Rule Position
Use this mandatory parameter to specify the position of the rule to delete from the filter. It should be in the range (1..n-1), where 'n' is the position of the last rule, which is an implicit rule.

Examples​

The following example deletes a rule at position 2 from an existing event filter "emer-and-wafl": 

cluster1::> event filter show
Filter Name Rule     Rule      Message Name           SNMP Trap Type  Severity
            Position Type
----------- -------- --------- ---------------------- --------------- --------
default-trap-events
            1        include   *                      *               EMERGENCY, ALERT
            2        include   *                      Standard, Built-in
                                                                      *
            3        exclude   *                      *               *
emer-and-wafl
            1        include   wafl.scan.*            *               ALERT
            2        include   wafl.*                 *               EMERGENCY
            3        include   *                      Standard        *
            4        exclude   *                      *               *
important-events
            1        include   *                      *               EMERGENCY, ALERT
            2        include   callhome.*             *               ERROR
            3        exclude   *                      *               *
no-info-debug-events
            1        include   *                      *               EMERGENCY, ALERT, ERROR, NOTICE
            2        exclude   *                      *               *
12 entries were displayed.
cluster1::> event filter rule delete -filter-name emer-and-wafl -position 2

cluster1::> event filter show
Filter Name Rule     Rule      Message Name           SNMP Trap Type  Severity
            Position Type
----------- -------- --------- ---------------------- --------------- --------
default-trap-events
            1        include   *                      *               EMERGENCY, ALERT
            2        include   *                      Standard, Built-in
                                                                      *
            3        exclude   *                      *               *
emer-and-wafl
            1        include   wafl.scan.*            *               ALERT
            2        include   *                      Standard        *
            3        exclude   *                      *               *
important-events
            1        include   *                      *               EMERGENCY, ALERT
            2        include   callhome.*             *               ERROR
            3        exclude   *                      *               *
no-info-debug-events
            1        include   *                      *               EMERGENCY, ALERT, ERROR, NOTICE
            2        exclude   *                      *               *
11 entries were displayed.
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