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  2. Cohesity Alta SaaS Protection Administrator's Guide
  3. Perform backups
  4. View backup events
  5. Create event suppression rules
Cohesity Alta SaaS Protection Administrator's Guide

Create event suppression rules

To create an event suppression rule - method 1

  1. Access the Administration portal.

    The home page of the Administration portal is displayed.

  2. Click Administration.
  3. On the left, click Connectors.
  4. Click the row of the connector, for which you want to create a suppression rule.
  5. Click Events.
  6. Click the row of the event that needs to be suppressed.
  7. Hover on that event and click Suppression events like these icon.
  8. On the New Connector event suppression rule page, do the following:

    The connector is displayed in the Connector drop-down list.

  9. Click Create.

    A rule is added. It is displayed on the Event Suppression rule page with details such as the connector, the path, and the name of the rule.

To create an event suppression rule - method 2

  1. Access the Administration portal.

    The home page of the Administration portal is displayed.

  2. Click Administration.
  3. On the left, click Connectors.
  4. On the left, click Event suppression rules.
  5. Click New suppression rule.
  6. On the New Connector event suppression rule page, do the following:
    • Select the required connector from the Connector drop-down list.

    • Enter messages, which you want to suppress.

      You can use wild card.

    • Enter exemption in the field.

      You can use wild card.

  7. Click Create.

    A rule is added. It is displayed on the Event Suppression rule page with details such as the connector, the path, and the name of the rule.

To update location for the event

  1. Access the Administration portal URL.

    The home page of the Administration portal is displayed.

  2. Click Administration.
  3. On the left, click Connectors.
  4. On the left, click Event suppression rules.
  5. Click the rule that is to be updated for the location.
  6. Select the Location Path check box.
  7. Click Update.

    A rule is added. It is displayed on the Event Suppression rule page with details such as the connector, the path, and the name of the rule.

    With this rule the specified messages for the selected location is suppressed from the events.

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