Administrator's and User's Guide for SFM HP-UX 11i v3 March 2012

Following are the match types:
• any (default) - Searches for at least one word specified in the query string.
• all - Searches for all words specified in the query string.
• phrase - Searches for the exact phrase specified in the query string.
-i is an option that enables you to specify the error number. Error number is a unique
identification number for the errors present in CER.
You can also use the following switches with the -q option:
• -c { all | <category> }
• -l { lt| le | eq | ge | gt } [ <severity> ]
• -s { all | hp | other}
For more information on querying CER using the CLI, see emtui(1).
Querying CER using Advanced Search
To query the CER for events using the Advanced Search feature HP SMH GUI, complete the following
steps:
1. Repeat steps 1-5 from “Launching EMT” (page 72).
2. Select Advanced Search on the right pane of the Simple Search page.
The Advanced Search page is displayed.
3. Provide appropriate information in the text boxes and fields present in the Advanced Search
page.
4. Click Search on the Advanced Search page.
Based on the search criteria, the Advanced Search page displays the events in a tabular format.
For more information about querying the CER using the Advanced Search feature on the HP SMH
GUI, select Help on the action pane of the Advanced Search page.
Viewing an Event from CER
You can view the summary of events and detailed information about an event present in CER. The
List Events page displays the search results in a tabular format. In this document, this table is referred
to as the Error Summary Table.
Viewing Summary Information using the GUI
The Error Summary Table displays the summary information of events present in CER. The events
are displayed in the reverse chronological order. You can sort the events by the column heading.
By default, the Error Summary Table is sorted in the descending order of severity level. To toggle
the sort order, click on the column heading. You can sort only one column at a time.
To view summary information about events stored in CER using the HP SMH GUI, complete the
following steps:
1. Repeat steps 1-5 from “Launching EMT” (page 72).
2. Query CER for error metadata using the Simple Search or the Advanced Search feature.
The List Events page, which contains the Error Summary Table, is displayed.
For information about viewing summary information of events in CER using the HP SMH GUI, select
Help on the action pane of the List Events page.
Viewing Summary Information using the CLI
To view summary information about events in CER using the CLI, enter the following command at
the HP-UX prompt:
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