HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Technical Reference Guide

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
Related topics
• Searching for systems and events
• Basic and advanced search
• Search criteria
Performing an advanced search for systems
Use the following procedure to perform an advanced search for systems . The following image shows the
Advanced Search page for systems.
To perform an advanced search for systems:
1. Click Advanced Search in the Search panel.
2. Select systems from the Search for dropdown list.
3. From the first selection box ( criteria selection), click the down arrow, and then select the search criteria.
Note: Some search criteria show no values until systems with values for that criteria have been discovered.
In this case, the criteria is not displayed until values are available.
4. From the second selection box (comparison selection), click the down arrow, and then 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 criteria, the following possible comparisons
are available: is, is not, contains, starts with, and ends with. See “Search criteria” for more information.
5. In the third selection box (value selection), select one of the available values for specific criteria or
comparison combination from the dropdown list, or enter the required information in the input box.
250 Monitoring systems, clusters, and events