To Limit a Discovery Process by Hardware, Software, or Object Names

You can choose to include or exclude managed objects by host name, operating system, or platform type. Filtering uses the grep command to search for the supplied value.

1. In the New Discover Request window, click the Filters tab.

2. To filter managed objects based on the object name, select Host Name or Label.

   1. Type a text string in the Host Name or Label field.

   2. Click the Add button to add the text string to the filtering criteria.

   3. Determine whether to include managed objects that contain this string.

      To include objects that contain this string, click the Include button.

      To exclude objects that contain this string, click the Exclude button.

   To remove a name filter, click the text string in the list on the right, then click the Remove button.

3. To filter managed objects based on the object platforms, select Platform Types.

   Platforms include both hardware objects and composite objects that contain a logical grouping of hardware and software.

   1. In the Platform Types list on the left, select a platform type on which to filter .

   2. Click the Add button to add the platform type to the filtering criteria.

   3. Determine whether to include managed objects for this platform.

      To include objects for this platform, click the Include button.

      To exclude objects for this platform, click the Exclude button.

   To remove a platform types filter, select the platform type in the list on the right, then click the Remove button.

4. To filter managed objects based on the operating environment, select Operating Systems.

   1. In the Operating Systems list on the left, select an operating environment on which to filter.

   2. Click the Add button to add the operating environment to the filtering criteria.

   3. Determine whether to include managed objects for this operating environment.

      To include objects for this operating environment, click the Include button.

      To exclude objects for this operating environment, click the Exclude button.

   To remove an operating environment filter, select the operating environment in the list on the right, then click the Remove button.

5. To filter managed objects based on the Sun Management Center modules that reside on those objects, select Modules.

   1. In the Modules list on the left, select a module on which to filter.

   2. Click the Add button to add the module to the filtering criteria.

   3. Determine whether to include managed objects for this module.

      To include managed objects for this module, click the Include button.

      To exclude managed objects for this module, click the Exclude button.

   To remove a module filter, select the module in the list on the right, then click the Remove button.

6. Click the OK button.

   Your filters are applied. The New Discover Request window closes. The discovery process starts.