3.19. Searching for Events

The following table describes all search options you can use to search for events. Auto-completion is offered for many options as appropriate.

Table 3.15. Searching for Events

Property (of resource or resource-type)TypeDescription (Reference)

Vms.Vms-prop

Depends on property type

The property of the virtual machines associated with the event.

Hosts.hosts-prop

Depends on property type

The property of the hosts associated with the event.

Templates.templates-prop

Depends on property type

The property of the templates associated with the event.

Users.users-prop

Depends on property type

The property of the users associated with the event.

Clusters.clusters-prop

Depends on property type

The property of the clusters associated with the event.

Volumes.Volumes-prop

Depends on property type

The property of the volumes associated with the event.

type

List

Type of the event.

severity

List

The severity of the event: Warning/Error/Normal.

message

String

Description of the event type.

time

List

Day the event occurred.

usrname

String

The user name associated with the event.

event_host

String

The host associated with the event.

event_vm

String

The virtual machine associated with the event.

event_template

String

The template associated with the event.

event_storage

String

The storage associated with the event.

event_datacenter

String

The data center associated with the event.

event_volume

String

The volume associated with the event.

correlation_id

Integer

The identification number of the event.

sortby

List

Sorts the returned results by one of the resource properties.

page

Integer

The page number of results to display.

Example

Events: Vms.name = testdesktop and Hosts.name = gonzo.example.com

This example returns a list of events, where the event occurred on the virtual machine named testdesktop while it was running on the host gonzo.example.com.