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Test an event filter

Availability: This command is available to cluster administrators at the admin privilege level.

Description

The event filter test command is used to test an event filter. When specified with a message name, the command displays whether the message name is included or excluded from the filter. When specified without a message name, the command displays the number of events from the catalog that match the filter. For more information, see the event filter create command.

Parameters

-filter-name <text> - Filter Name

Use this mandatory parameter to specify the name of the event filter to test.

[-message-name <Message Name>] - Message Name

Use this optional parameter to specify the message name of the event to test against the filter.

Examples

The following example tests an event filter named err-wafl-no-scan-but-clone:

cluster1::> event filter show
Filter      Rule Rule                                    SNMP Trap
Name        Posn Type     Message Name     Severity      Type      Parameters
----------- ---- -------- ---------------- ------------- --------- -----------
default-trap-events
            1    include  *                EMERGENCY, ALERT
                                                         *         *=*
            2    include  *                *             Standard, Built-in
                                                                   *=*
            3    exclude  *                *             *         *=*
err-wafl-no-scan-but-clone
            1    include  wafl.scan.clone.*
                                           *             *         *=*
            2    exclude  wafl.scan.*      *             *         *=*
            3    include  wafl.*           EMERGENCY, ALERT, ERROR
                                                         *         *=*
            4    exclude  *                *             *         *=*
important-events
            1    include  *                EMERGENCY, ALERT
                                                         *         *=*
            2    include  callhome.*       ERROR         *         *=*
            3    exclude  *                *             *         *=*
no-info-debug-events
            1    include  *                EMERGENCY, ALERT, ERROR, NOTICE
                                                         *         *=*

Filter      Rule Rule                                    SNMP Trap
Name        Posn Type     Message Name     Severity      Type      Parameters
----------- ---- -------- ---------------- ------------- --------- -----------
no-info-debug-events
            2    exclude  *                *             *         *=*
12 entries were displayed.

cluster1::> event filter test -filter-name err-wafl-no-scan-but-clone
271 events will be included in the given filter.

cluster1::> event filter test -filter-name err-wafl-no-scan-but-clone -message-name wafl.scan.clone.split.cantLock
The message-name "wafl.scan.clone.split.cantLock" is included in the given filter.

cluster1::> event filter test -filter-name err-wafl-no-scan-but-clone -message-name wafl.scan.layout.cantWrite
The message-name "wafl.scan.layout.cantWrite" is excluded from the given filter.