SELECT and DESELECT statements
The SELECT or DESELECT statement is optional. It specifies that API Event and SMF record types, of the record types configured with EVENT and SMF statements, are to be selected for formatting and forwarding to the syslog server.
For information about for and/or if, see FOR-and-IF-statements.
If you code multiple SELECT or DESELECT statements, or if your SELECT or DESELECT statements are qualified with FOR, and more than one SELECT or DESELECT statement applies to a particular LPAR, the effect is cumulative.
To select CONSOLE events for formatting, code SELect EVENT(CONSOLE).
Option | Description |
|---|---|
SELect or DESELect | Must be specified as shown SELECT selects events for formatting. DESELECT deselects events previously selected. |
for and/or if | For information about for and/or if, see FOR-and-IF-statements. |
EVENT(eventType) | Specify one or more API1 event type as defined by the vendor or programmer responsible for the API1 events See API1-common-fields for more information. You might specify ALL to select or deselect all event types. ALL is recommended for use only with DESELECT. |
SMF(smfType) | Specifies one or more SMF record types to be selected for processing Specify one or more of the SMF record types from the table as shown. ALL is recommended for use only with DESELECT. For SELECT, you must also code an SMF xxx configuration statement for each xxx specified for SELECT SMF(xxx). For instance, if you code SELECT SMF(80), then you must also code an SMF 80 statement. For a list of supported SMF record types, see Supported-API-event-types-SMF-types-and-associated-process-tags. |