Specifications
Configuring Custom Event Handling
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1. Log into the Equalizer Administration Interface in Edit mode.
2. Select Equalizer > Global Configuration from the main menu bar; then select menu > Events
from the modify system parameters screen. The event configuration screen appears in the
right frame.
Figure54 Theeventconfigurationscreen
3. Check the use remote syslog checkbox.
4. In the syslog host field, enter the hostname (not the IP address) of the machine to which you
want to forward syslog messages. (Remember that the system you specify must be configured
to be a syslog host; see the documentation for the operating system running on that system for
more information.)
5. Click the commit button.
Specifying a Command to Run When a Particular Event Occurs
You can configure Equalizer to run a command that you specify (such as sending an e-mail or
running a custom shell script) whenever server events occur. The following events trigger the
specified command:
• Failure of a server
• Restoration of a failed server