Event Monitoring Service Version A.03.00 Release Notes

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Event Monitoring Service Version
A.03.00 Release Notes 1
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Event Monitoring Service is a software product you can use to request
notification when some resource reaches a certain level. You install an
EMS monitor, then configure a monitoring request in EMS, specifying
how and when you want to be notified. EMS enhances your
high-availability environment by warning you before a single point of
failure can stop availability.
Monitors that register with the EMS framework are automatically
discovered and displayed in the EMS interface. Monitors that use the
interface can place information in the interface button, View Resource
Description. Most monitors place text information in the EMS
dictionary file (etc/opt/resmon/dictionary) when they are
installed.
The following EMS product is available:
• Event Monitoring Service for HP9000/Series 700 and 800, Version
A.03.00
Includes media, license and manual.
EMS contains the following:
• The framework: Once a monitoring request is configured, the
framework receives status from the monitor. Depending on the
monitor, EMS may actively poll or it may wait for event messages. It
compares the return value with the threshold configured in the
request. If it matches, the framework sends notification to the source
specified, using the protocol specified.
• The graphic interface: You open the EMS interface from an icon in
SAM. (Log on to the system as root, and enter SAM. Select the
Resource Management icon, then EMS.) Use the interface to create,