Northbound Filtering provides the ability to create filter sets, and assign a filter set to northbound destinations. A filter set is a user-configured set of parameters which specify which traps are sent (included) or dropped (excluded) on the way to their destination. The filter set assigns a destination which determines whether a trap sent to a destination drops, or arrives at the destination.
- Select Fault > Northbound Filter, or from the SDM user interface (below), select Fault > Northbound Filtering. The Northbound Filtering Page is displays.
The filter sets created on the SDM are listed on this page. The first entry is the default filter set, Send All Alarms. It passes all alarms over the northbound interface. The default filter set cannot be modified or deleted.
Elements available on the Northbound Filtering Page include:
Item
Description New Filter Set
To add a new filter set, click this button. An empty Northbound Filter Set window is displayed. In this window, configure the properties for the new filter set.
Modify
Opens up the Filter-Set Properties screen in the context of the selected filter set. Use this screen to modify the selected filter set.
Delete
Deletes the selected filter set. A Confirmation dialogue box is displayed. Use it to confirm the delete operation.
Northbounds Affected
This part of the page is a matrix that indicates which filter set affects which northbound destination (or destinations).
You can assign a filter set to a northbound destination by clicking the appropriate cell in the matrix.
- A northbound destination can have only one filter-set at a time.
- A given filter set can be assigned to multiple destinations at the same time.
- A cell in the matrix is highlighted only if the filter set in that row has been assigned to the northbound destination in that column. A highlighted cell is displayed in:green if the corresponding destination is enabled, or gray if the corresponding destination is disabled.
- Customize a filter set by clicking the Modify button associated with that filter set. The Northbound Filter Set window displays. This window provides the ability to:
modify the Name of the filter set,
add, modify, or delete the types of Alarms and/or Events that are to be sent for this filter set (included), and
add, modify, or delete the types of Alarms and/or Events that are not to be sent for this filter set (excluded).
- Configure inclusive and exclusive filter parameters by using Add, Modify, or
Delete buttons to affect the contents of a list box.
To add an Alarm or Event to the appropriate list box, click Add. The Add/Modify Filter display appears.
