Table 67 Default Settings for Clearing Events (continued)

Severity Level

Default Time Delay to Clear the Event

 

(Hours)

 

 

Minor

1

 

 

Major

Never

 

 

Critical

Never

 

 

To change the default time delay to clear an event, do the following:

1.Access the Events page by clicking Configuration > Events.

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.Access the Events page by clicking Configuration > Events.

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.

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