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# Search resources

The banner of every screen includes the Smart Search feature, which enables you to find resource-specific information such as specific instances of resource names, serial numbers, WWNs (World Wide Names), and IP and MAC addresses.

In general, anything that appears in a resource master pane is searchable.

Smart Search makes locating resources easy, enabling you to inventory or take action on a desired set of devices.

Perhaps you are looking for all resources in a given enclosure or need to find one server using a certain MAC address. Smart Search instantly gives you the information you are seeking.

The default search behavior is to focus on the resource you are currently viewing. However, to broaden the scope of your search across all resources, you must select the option to search Everything, which searches all resources.

Search the current resource | Search all resources
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Click in the Smart Search box. Enter your search text and press Enter. The search results are focused in your current location in the UI. | Click in the Smart Search box. Select Everything. Enter your search text and press Enter.

Some resources might not include the option to choose between the current resource or everything, in which case the default search is for everything.

When you start typing, search suggestions are provided based on pattern matching and previously-entered search criteria.

- You can either select a suggestion (the screen displays data containing that selection) or click Enter.

- If your search term is a resource, then the list of resources in a master pane is filtered to match your search input.

| TIP: Enter complete words or names as your search criteria. Partial words or names might not return the expected results. If you enter a multi-word search term, results show matches for all words you enter. Enclose a search term in double quotes (`”`) if the search term contains spaces.

When you find what you are looking for in the search results, which are organized by type, select the item to navigate to it.

| NOTE: The Smart Search feature does not search the help system. To learn how to search the UI and REST API help, see Search help topics. The most recent filter selection is displayed in the Smart Search box.

Advanced searching and filtering with properties

Example of advanced filtering syntax | Search results
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By model name: |
`model:"BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure G2"` `model:"ProLiant BL460c Gen8"` `model:"VC 8Gb 20-Port FC Module"` | All hardware that matches the model number and name.
By name or address: |
`name:enclosure10` | An enclosure with the name `enclosure10`.
`name:"192.0.2.0, PDU 1"` | A power delivery device with the name `192.0.2.0, PDU 1`.
`name:"192.0.2"` | A list of physical machines whose IP addresses begin with `192.0.2`.
`name:"mysystem"` | A list of physical machines for which the host name is `mysystem`.
By health status: |
`status:Critical` | All resources that are in a critical state. For other health status values, see Activity statuses.
By associated resource: |
`Associated resource category:Networks"` | All networks
By user role: |
`roles:"network administrator"` | All users (by name) assigned with the Network administrator role. For other values for role, see About user roles.
By owner: |
`owner:Administrator` | All resources and messages owned by the Infrastructure administrator.
By date: |
`created:<7d` | Created within the last 7 days.
Refine results by combining properties:
A space character separating two of the same object operates as a logical OR. |
`model:"ProLiant BL460c Gen8" model:"ProLiant BL460c Gen9"` | All ProLiant BL460c Gen8 and ProLiant BL460c Gen9 hardware.
`status:Critical status:Warning` | All resources that are in either a critical or warning state.
A space character separating two dissimilar objects operates as an AND. |
`owner:Administrator firmware` | All activities owned by the Administrator and related to firmware.
`NTP status:critical` | All critical messages related to NTP.
`status:unknown state:locked owner:Administrator` | All messages with unknown status, having a locked state, and owned by Administrator.
Combining AND and OR operations |
`name:host.example.com status:Critical status:Warning` | All messages with either a Critical or Warning status and related to the resource `host.example.com`.
NOT operation |
`status:Warning NOT model:"ProLiant BL465c G7"` | All messages with a Warning status except those that apply to ProLiant BL465c G7 models
| NOTE: You can only use NOT once in a query. NOT operators that follow are treated as text.

## Clear the Smart Search box

The Smart Search box retains filter options. Use this procedure to clear it before entering a search parameter.

Clearing the Smart Search box

1. From the main menu, navigate to the Activity screen.

2. Click Reset in the Activity heading or the Activity filter sidebar.

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