TEC Task Library - Find_Similar_Events
Queries the event repository
using an event for comparing attributes.
Shows event details in
the output of the task's results.
Perform the following steps to configure the task:
- Select Find_Similar_Events from the TEC Tasks list in the Task Execution
dialog box.
The configuration options for the task are displayed in the
right pane.
- In the right pane, navigate through the radio buttons by clicking Yes or
No to filter your matching criteria.
Yes means to use the attribute and No means
not to use the attribute for comparisons.
- Match Class
- The event class.
- Match Status
- The status of the event.
- Match Severity
- The severity of the event.
- Match Hostname
- The name of the system on which the event occurred.
- Match Source
- The source of the events.
- Match SubSource
- A further categorization of the source.
- Match Origin
- The protocol address or host name of the source system.
- Match SubOrigin
- A further categorization of the origin.
- Match Message
- The message text of the event.
- You can optionally enter a starting date and time in the Starting Date and Time
text box.
A starting date and time specifies to query events received from this point to
the present.
To enter a starting point, use the following format:
mon dd hh:mm:ss yyyy
For example, Jan 01 00:01:01 2001.
To query all events, enter the asterisk (*) wildcard character.
- Click the Ascending or Descending radio button to specify the sort
order of output results. Ascending lists the oldest event first. Descending lists the most recent event first.
- By default, all base event attributes are displayed in the output from the task.
(Indicated by the * wildcard character in the read-only text box adjacent to the Attributes button.)
To specify a particular set of base event attributes to show in
the output, press the Attributes button.
Select the appropriate attributes; then, press the OK button.
The selected attributes are displayed in the read-only text box adjacent to the Attributes button.
Assumptions and Prerequisites
- This task requires an event to be associated with it.
For a console task, select the event in the Event Viewer before configuring the task.
For an automated task, define the criteria with event filter constraints.
- This task assumes the wtdumper command is available on the host where the task
executes. The wtdumper command is always available on the event server host.
- The event database must be available.
- The event server must be running for this task to execute successfully.
Authorization Required
RIM_view, super, senior, admin, user
Command-Line (CLI) Execution
This task cannot be executed from the command line.
See Also
- TEC Task Library
- The IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Command and Task Reference for details about tasks,
environment variables available to tasks,
and how to configure and execute tasks from the command line