HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide First Edition (T4283-96026, August 2006)

Configuring the Management Server192
2. Do one of the following:
• If you never want an event of the specified severity level marked as “cleared,” select the
Never option next to the severity level.
• If you want to change the delay time in clearing an event, select one of the following units of
measurement from the combo box and type the number in the adjacent field:
• Minutes
• Hours
• Days
• Weeks
3. Click the Save Changes button.
Configuring the Deletion of Events
The management server automatically deletes events after two weeks by default. You can specify
for each severity level different time periods for deleting events. For example, you could modify the
management server to delete events with the Information severity level every two days. You could
also specify the management server to never delete events with the Critical severity level.
To change the default time delay to delete an event, do the following:
1. Select Options > Events > Storage Essentials > Event Configuration.
2. Do one of the following:
• If you never want an event of the specified severity level automatically deleted, select the
Never option under the Automatic Delete Delay column.
• If you want to change the delay time in deleting an event, select one of the following units of
measurement from the combo box and type the number in the adjacent field:
• Minutes
• Hours
• Days
• Weeks
For example, if you want events that are a week old deleted, you would type 1 and then select
Weeks in the combo box in the Automatic Delete Delay column.
3. Click the Save Changes button.
Managing File System Viewer
To learn more about managing File System Viewer, see the following topics:
• ”Managing Collectors for File System Viewer” on page 193
• ”Adding File Servers” on page 194
• ”Setting Data Collection Properties” on page 194
• ”File System Viewer Scan Status” on page 196
• ”Performing a Test File System Viewer Scan” on page 197