HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

Note: Press Esc to hide the dropdown list.

• To view the System Page for a single system, select it with the mouse or select it with the up and

down arrows on your keyboard, and then press Enter.

• If you want to search for multiple systems or a system attribute, do not select a system in the

dropdown list. Press Enter or click Search. The Search Results page appears and lists all

matching systems.

2. To do an additional search from the Search Results page, enter the system name or attribute in the

Search again field, and then select system name or common system attributes in the dropdown

menu. Click View. The new Search Results appear.

Note: Common system attributes include Full DNS name, Device hostname, Serial number, Operating

System Type, Operating System Version, Operating System description, Operating System name, Product

model, System type, and IP address.

Note: Searching using common system attributes can be time-consuming if there are a large number of

systems because the search looks at several attributes in the database multiplied by the number of

discovered systems.

3. (Optional) After the search results appear, you can do one of the following:

• Save the search results. Click Save As Collection, enter a name for the search, and then select

where to save the collection. See “Saving collections” for more information. to save the search,

click OK, or to return to the Search Results page, click Cancel.

• Perform a more advanced search. Click Advanced. The Advanced Search page appears. See

“Basic and advanced search” for more information about the Advanced Search option.

Related procedures

• Saving collections

• Performing an advanced search for systems

• Performing an advanced search for events

• Performing an advanced search for clusters