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POST /events/predefinedFilters

Use this method to create a predefined event filter.

Authentication​

Authentication with username and password is required.

Request URL​

POST https://{management_server_IP}/events/predefinedFilters

Query parameters​

None

Response body​

AttributesTypeDefinition
eventFilterArray of objectsIist of predefined and custom event filters
 filterObjectInformation about the types of events to filter
  categoriesArray of stringsEvent categories. This can be one of the following values.
  • BULLETIN. Sends notification about new bulletins.
  • GENERAL. Sends notifications about audit events, based on the selected event classes and severities
  • STATUS_CHANGE. Sends notifications about changes in status.
  • STATUS_UPDATE
  • WARRANTY. Send notifications about warranties.
  componentIDsArray of stringsList of component IDs. If empty, all components are accepted.
  sourceIDsArray of stringsList of source IDs. If empty, all sources are accepted.
  typeSeverityArray of objectsEvent severity and type

If both sourceIDs and componentsIDs are empty, all events that match the typeSeverity filter is forwarded.

   severityStringEvent severity. This can be one of the following values.
  • Unknown. The severity is unknown.
  • Informational. Informational
  • Warning. User can decide if action is needed.
  • Minor. Action is needed, but the situation is not serious at this time.
  • Major. Action is needed now.
  • Critical. Action is needed now and the scope is broad (perhaps an imminent outage to a critical resource will result).
  • Fatal. A non-recoverable error has occurred.
   typeStringEvent type. This can be one of the following values.
  • Unknown
  • Audit
  • Cooling
  • Power
  • Disks. Storage
  • Memory
  • Processor
  • System. Rack or tower server
  • Test
  • Adaptor. Adapter card
  • Expansion. Expansion board
  • IOModule. Flex System switch
  • Blade. Flex System server
  • Switch. switch
eventFilterDescriptionStringEvent filter description
eventFilterNameStringEvent filter name
matchEveryCoreEventBooleanIndicates whether this event filter accepts all core events
matchEverySystemBooleanIndicates whether this event filter must match every event from every managed device
matchEverythingBooleanIndicates whether this event filter matches all events
The following example creates a predefined event filter.
{
   "action": "edit",
   "eventFilter": {
      "filter": {
         "componentIDs": [],
         "sourceIDs": ["FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF"],
         "typeSeverity": [
            {
               "severity": "fatal",
               "type": "all"
            },
            ...,
            {
               "severity": "informational",
               "type": "audit"
            }
         ],
         "categories": [
            "WARRANTY",
            "GENERAL"
         ]
      }
   },
   "eventFilterDescription": "Fatal and informational events",
   "eventFilterName": "FatalInfoEvents ",
   "matchEveryCoreEvent": false,
   "matchEverySystem": false
}

Response codes​

CodeDescriptionComments
200OKThe request completed successfully.
400Bad RequestA query parameter or request attribute is missing or not valid, or the operation is not supported. A descriptive error message is returned in the response body.
401UnauthorizedThe user cannot be authenticated. Authentication has not been provided or has failed. A descriptive error message is returned in the response body.
500Internal Server ErrorAn internal error occurred. A descriptive error message is returned in the response body.

Response body​

None