158 Chapter 6. Red Hat Network Website9. Recurring: Select whether a filter runs continuously or on a recurring basis. A recur-ring filter runs multiple times for a period of time smaller than the duration of thefilter. For example, a recurring filter could run for 10 minutes of every hour betweenthe start and end times of the filter. A non-recurring filter runs continuously betweenthe start and end times of the filter.10. Beginning: Enter a date and time for the filter to begin operation.11. Ending: Enter an end date and time for the filter.12. Recurring Duration: How long a recurring filter instance is active. This field, appli-cable to recurring filters only, begins at the Beginning time specified above. Anynotification generated outside of the specified duration is not filtered.13. Recurring Frequency: How often the filter activates.Notification filters cannot be deleted. However, a filter may be canceled by setting the enddate to some time in the past. (Note that the end date must be equal to or later than the startdate, or the change fails.) Another method is to select a set of filters from the Active pageand click the Expire Notification Filters button in the lower right. These filters are thencanceled and appears in the Expired Filters tab.6.9.2.1.2. Notification ⇒ Notification Filters ⇒ Expired FiltersThis tab lists all notification filters whose end date has passed. Expired filters are storedindefinitely; this allows an organization to recycle useful filters as needed and provides ahistorical record for troubleshooting.6.9.3. Probe SuitesProbe Suites allow you to configure and apply one or more probes to a system or systems.Probe Suites may be configured once and then applied to any number of systems in a batch.This results in time savings and consistency for Monitoring customers.To create and apply a Probe Suite, first create an empty Probe Suite, then configure memberprobes, and finally apply the Suite to selected systems.1. From the Monitoring ⇒ Probe Suites page, select the create probe suite link. Enteran easily distinguishable name for the Probe Suite. You may also choose to add abrief description of the Suite. Click the Create Probe Suite button to continue.2. Add and configure the probes that comprise the Suite. Click the create new probelink in the upper right.
