Custom Collection: New window

This topic describes the Custom Collection: New window in IBM Director.

Introduction

Use this window to create a customized collection of a subset inventory.
Note: If you apply the custom collection to a managed object, such as a BladeCenter chassis that is not native, the inventory results will include all available data, regardless of the collection type you select.

Fields

Collection Name
A name for the new collection.
Collection Criteria tab
Available Queries
Displayed on the left side of the window, a list of criteria that you can select to add to your collection. You can expand the categories to select more detailed criteria.
Available Queries view
A format for viewing the available collection criteria. Choose from the following list:
List
An alphabetical listing of all available queries.
All
A categorized listing of all of the available queries, starting with hardware and software choices (default setting).
Basic
A display of a subset of the basic queries that are available to select. Level-0 systems are capable of returning the inventory that is included in this list.
Type
A categorized listing of the available queries, starting with choices for operating system specific or SNMP queries.
Selected Criteria
Displayed on the right side of the window, a list of the criteria you have added to your collection. If no criteria have been selected, this side is empty.
Add
When criteria are selected in the Available Queries list, includes the criteria in the Selected Criteria list.
Remove
When criteria are selected in the Selected Criteria list, excludes the criteria from the Available Queries list.
Post Collection Actions tab
Use this page to define what events are generated after a collection.
Generate an event when collection completes successfully
Creates a record when the collection is completed successfully.
Generate an event when collection completes with errors
Creates a record when the collection is completed with errors.

Table of Contents

(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1999,2005. All Rights Reserved.