HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide Second Edition (Linux Release) (T4283-96056, November 2006)

Storage Essentials 5.1 User Guide 651
• ”Customizing the Asset Status Filter for Chargeback” on page 652
• ”Hiding Filters in Chargeback Manager” on page 652
About Filtering Assets
The management server provides several types of filters to specify which assets you want
Chargeback to display.
You can use all the filters at once or you can use just one of them. You can filter assets by:
• Status
• Element type
For example, assume you need a host to install an application, but you are not too sure which hosts
are in use. You could set the filters so that only hosts with a status of "in use" are displayed. You
could then click the element to find contact information for the owner.
You could also use the filters to find out which elements are missing or repaired. For example,
assume you want to find out which hosts are missing or repaired.
You could do the following:
• Set the filter to display only hosts by selecting the Host option from the Show Element Type
combo box.
• Click the Custom button next to the Show Status combo box. Verify that only Missing and
Repaired are selected. Click OK.
Once you set all of your filters, you would click the Apply Filters button.
Selecting an Element Type for Chargeback
You can filter by element type, so only certain types of elements are displayed. For example, you
can specify that only hosts are displayed.
To filter by element type, select an option from the Show Element Type drop-down menu in
Chargeback. When you are asked if you want to apply your changes, click Yes. If you want to
apply your changes at a later time you can click No and then, click the Apply Filters button when
you are ready for your changes to take effect. Chargeback displays only the elements you specified
in your filter.
Table 141 Element Types
Element Type Description
Applications Displays only applications, such as
Microsoft Exchange and Oracle.
Host Displays only hosts.
Switch Displays only switches.
Storage System Displays only storage systems.