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event filter copy

Copy an event filter

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

Description​

The event filter copy command copies an existing filter to a new filter. The new filter will be created with rules from the source filter. For more information, see the event filter create command.

Parameters​

-filter-name <text> - Filter Name
Use this mandatory parameter to specify the name of the event filter to copy.
-new-filter-name <text> - New Event Filter Name
Use this mandatory parameter to specify the name of the new event filter to create and copy the rules.

Examples​

The following example copies an existing event filter named emer-wafl-events to a new filter named filter1: 

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-wafl-events
            1        include   wafl.*                 *               EMERGENCY
            2        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   *                      *               *
10 entries were displayed.

cluster1::> event filter copy -filter-name emer-wafl-events -new-filter-name filter1

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-wafl-events
            1        include   wafl.*                 *               EMERGENCY
            2        exclude   *                      *               *
filter1
            1        include   wafl.*                 *               EMERGENCY
            2        exclude   *                      *               *
important-events
            1        include   *                      *               EMERGENCY, ALERT
            2        include   callhome.*             *               ERROR
            3        exclude   *                      *               *
no-info-debug-events
            1        include   *                      *               EMERGENCY, ALERT, ERROR, NOTICE

Filter Name Rule     Rule      Message Name           SNMP Trap Type  Severity
            Position Type
----------- -------- --------- ---------------------- --------------- --------
no-info-debug-events
            2        exclude   *                      *               *
12 entries were displayed.

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