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NetBackup™ Web UI Cloud Administrator's Guide

Last Published: 2024-10-04

Product(s): NetBackup (10.5)

Cloud asset filtering

You can define custom filters based on attributes, which NetBackup can use to list assets in the Virtual machines, Applications, PaaS, and Volumes tabs.

To create a filter

On the left, click Workloads > Cloud.
Under the Virtual machines, Applications, PaaS, or Volumes tab, click on the Filter icon on the right top of the screen.
The Create filter option is displayed.
Click the Create filter option to define a custom filter based on attributes to list assets. in the Virtual machines, Applications, PaaS, or Volumes tab.
To create a filter, enter the details for the following parameters:
Parameter
Description
Name
Name of the filter.
Description
Describe the filter.
Query
To select only the assets that meet specific conditions, create your query.
To select only the assets that meet specific conditions, create your own query: Click + condition.
To add a condition, use the drop-downs to select a keyword and operator and then enter a value.
See Query options for creating intelligent groups for cloud assets.
To change the effect of the query, click + Condition and click AND or OR, then select the keyword, operator, and value for the condition. For example:
This example uses AND to narrow the scope of the query: It selects only the assets that have aws in their display name and that also have a Name as cloudpoint, and are in running state.
You can also add sub-queries to a condition. Click + Sub-query and click AND or OR, then select the keyword, operator, and value for the sub-query condition.

Parameter	Description
Name	Name of the filter.
Description	Describe the filter.
Query	To select only the assets that meet specific conditions, create your query.

Query options for creating filter

Note:

The attribute values may not match exactly with the values shown on the cloud provider's portal. You can refer to the asset details page or the cloud provider's API response of an individual asset.

Table: Query keywords

Keyword	Description _{(all values are case-sensitive)}
Server type	Type of the server.
Instance ID	Asset's instance ID, depending on the cloud provider selection.
Instance name	Asset's instance name, depending on the cloud provider selection.
Name	Asset's display name.
Provider	Asset's cloud provider name.
Region	Asset's cloud provider region name.
Config ID	Asset's config ID.
Database service	Asset's database service.
Deleted	Deleted asset.
Entity type	Asset's entity type.
Service domain	Asset's service domain.
Snapshot Manager	The instance of Snapshot Manager with which the asset is registered.

Table: Query operators

Operator	Description
Starts with	Matches the value when it occurs at the start of a string.
Ends with	Matches the value when it occurs at the end of a string.
Contains	Matches the value you enter wherever that value occurs in the string.
=	Matches only the value that you enter.
≠	Matches any value that is not equal to the value that you enter.