HP SIM V5.1 User Guide (356920-009, January 2007)

Related procedures
• Saving collections
• Deleting system search results from a search view
Related topic
▲ Performing an advanced search for systems
Deleting system search results from a search view
NOTE: Deleting many systems from the list results in a performance delay.
1. After the search results appear, select systems to delete from the search, and click Delete. A dialog
box appears, stating, Are you sure you want to delete these systems?
2. Click OK to delete the systems, or click Cancel to return to the Search Results page without deleting
the systems.
Related procedures
• Performing an advanced search for systems
• Printing system search results
Related topic
▲ Searching for systems and events
Performing an advanced search for events
Perform the following procedure to search for events . The following image shows the Advanced Search
page for events.
NOTE: You can quickly display all service events with the Any type by selecting
Systems→Events→Shared→Service Events→All HP Service Events from the System and Event
Collections panel.
To search for events:
1. Click Advanced Search in the Search panel.
2. Select events from the Search for dropdown list.
3. From the first selection box ( criteria selection), click the down arrow, and select the search criteria.
Note: If you selected event type, see “Event type criterion” for more information.
Note: Some search criteria will have no values until some systems with values for the criteria have been
discovered. In this case, the criteria will not be displayed until values are available.
4. From the second selection box (comparison selection), click the down arrow, and select the comparison
option.
Note: Different criteria support different comparisons. The comparison options change with the criteria
selected. For example, if you select operating system as a criterion, the following possible comparisons
are available: is, is not, contains, starts with, and ends with.
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