Table 48 Default Settings for Clearing Events (continued)

Severity Level

Default Time Delay to Clear the Event

 

(Hours)

 

 

Major

Never

 

 

Critical

Never

 

 

To change the default time delay before clearing an event, do the following:

1.Select Configuration > Events to access the Events page.

2.Do one of the following:

•If you never want an event of a specified severity level marked as cleared, select the Never option next to the severity level in the Automatic Clear Delay column.

•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 enter the number in the adjacent box in the Automatic Clear Delay column:

•Seconds

•Minutes

•Hours

•Days

•Weeks

3.Click Save Changes.

Configuring the Deletion of Events

The management server automatically deletes events after two weeks by default. For each severity level you can specify 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 Configuration > Events to access the Events page.

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 for deleting an event, select one of the following units of measurement from the combo box and enter the number in the adjacent box:

•Seconds

•Minutes

•Hours

•Days

•Weeks

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