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dpmeventmanager get_events Command--Retrieve Events

The dpmeventmanager get events command retrieves events.

This command has the following format:

dpmeventmanager get_events [-sc sc_url] [-status event_status] [-component eventcomponent] [-message eventmessagesubstring] [-source eventsource] [-target eventtarget] [-action eventaction] [-from_start_date_time] [-to_end_date_time] [-audit {0|1}] [-user_name username][-locale iso629value]

-sc sc_url

(Optional) Defines the URL for the service controller host.

Example: https://hostname:port/...

hostname

Defines the fully qualified host where the service controller is installed.

Example: localhost.ca.com

port

Defines the listening port for the service controller server.

Example: 80

-status eventstatus

(Optional) Indicates the status of the event.

-component eventcomponent

(Optional) Defines the product component to which the event corresponds.

Example: Policy, Imaging, and so on.

-message eventmessagesubstring

(Optional) Defines the event message substring to match against.

-source eventsource

(Optional) Defines the computer that generates the event.

-target eventtarget

(Optional) Defines the target computer for which the event occurred.

-action eventaction

(Optional) Defines the category of the event.

-from start_date_time

(Optional) Specifies the start date and time for events that you want to retrieve using a specified month (mm), day (dd), or year (yyyy). The default is all events regardless of date. This parameter includes the following:

mm

Includes events created starting in this month.

Limits: 1-12

dd

Includes events created starting on this day.

Limits: 1-31

yyyy

Includes events created starting in this year.

Limits: 1970 or later

hh

Includes events created starting at this hour.

Limits: 0-23

mm

Includes events created starting at this minute.

Limits: 0-59

ss

Includes events created starting at this second.

Limits: 0-59

-to end_date_time

(Optional) Specifies the end date and time for events that you want to retrieve using a specified month (mm), day (dd), and year (yyyy). The default is all events regardless of date. This parameter includes the following:

mm

Includes events created ending in this month.

Limits: 1-12

dd

Includes events created ending on this day.

Limits: 1-31

yy

Includes events created ending in this year.

Limits: 01-09

hh

Includes events created ending at this hour.

Limits: 1-24

mm

Includes events created ending at this minute.

Limits: 1-60

ss

Includes events created ending at this second.

Limits: 1-60

-audit={0|1}

(Optional) Indicates whether an event is an auditing event. Use 1 (audit event) or 0 (not an audit event).

Default: 0

-user_name username

Defines the user name of the user who made the policy change that triggered the event. The CLI automatically determines the user name from the operating system.

-locale iso639value

(Optional) Specifies an IS0 639_3166 combination to override the default English output, for example, fr_FR for French. To use the locale of the command prompt, specify "native".

Example: Retrieve Policy Events for a Specific Time Period

This example retrieves all Policy events from 10:10:10 AM, March 8, 2009 to the present.

dpmeventmanager get_events -component policy -from "3/08/2009 10:10:10"