Monitoring and managing events from the TrueSight console

Click the event source icon . In the Select Event Source dialog box, choose a source from the list of registered Infrastructure Management Servers or cells.

If you are viewing events from a remote cell, is displayed as the event source icon.

Click the Search Events icon to quickly find an event. For more information, see Searching for events.

If the event summary area reaches the maximum number of events that it can display, you can refine the filter criteria that you have set or search for specific events.

Note: This feature is not available if you are viewing events from a remote cell, indicated by the icon on the Events page.

Use the event groups filter to group events based on event types; For more information, see Using event groups to filter events.

Use the quick filters for event status and event severity to filter the list of events. For more information, see Using quick filters to filter events.

Use the time filter to filter events based on when they occurred. For more information, see Using time filters to filter events.

Use the Search Events icon to search for certain events and filter out the remaining events. For more information, see Searching for devices, events, groups, or monitors in the TrueSight console.

From the action menu , select Create Custom Filter for advanced filtering options. For more information, see Using custom filters to filter events.

View a summary of the events in the events table .

Manage the events table view by using the action menu to create, edit, or delete table views. You can customize the event view by adding or removing columns, changing the column position, or changing the column width.

For more information, see Accessing the event table views from the TrueSight console.

The event title, event quick and custom filters, event group information, and event toolbar, stays in view while you scroll through the event list.

For detailed analysis and remediation, drill down into the Event Details page using the event action menu or the event date and time link in the Occurred column for detailed information about each event.

Right-clicking on the event in the Occurred column, displays the browser context menu that allows you to open the event details on the new tab or windows of the browser. 

For more information, see Viewing event details in the TrueSight console.

Use the event action menu , event toolbar , or the Event Details page to perform event operations such as manage event ownership, set event priority, export event details, and so on.

To perform event operations on multiple events, use the (events) check box, Ctrl-click (multiple, non-continuous events), or Shift-click (multiple, continuous events) to select events. Then use the multiple event action menu to perform an event operation.

The check box for events is not enabled by default. To enable this feature, see Customizing the display of the event list in the TrueSight console.

For more information about event operations, see Performing event operations.

Customize the Events page through the options in the Event Preferences menu . These settings are individual, user-based preferences and apply only to the Events page.

Get notified about new events through the notification icon , which flashes to indicate that new events are available. Up to 10 new events are displayed. Click the notification icon and select Load All Pending Events to load the new events in the events table.

Turn this feature on or off. See Customizing the display of the event list in the TrueSight console.

If the events notification feature is turned off, use the Refresh icon  to manually refresh the events table.

Use the Collapse Filters/Preferences icon to collapse the quick filters area.

Toggle between displaying and hiding the quick filters area by using this option.

From the action menu , select Set As Landing Page.

Every time you log on to the TrueSight console, the Events page is displayed by default.

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