Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.10 Release Notes

Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements

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EMS must be installed on each node that you want to monitor. EMS can be installed on a

running system in a multi-user mode.

NOTE Updated monitors may have new status values that change the meaning of

your monitoring requests. When you update a monitor:

• Check for recent updates of the EMS bundle to ensure compatibility with

the new monitor.

• Review your existing monitoring requests to ensure that they are current

and reasonable for the new monitor.

The EMS bundle (Part Number B7609BA) version A.04.10 contains the following ﬁle sets:

You can install EMS by either using the swinstall command or use the software

management tools in SAM.

If you have many systems, it may be easier to install over the network from a central location.

The steps to install over the network from a central location are given below:

Table 1-3 EMS Product Filesets

Fileset Description

EMS-Core.EMS-CORE Contains the EMS framework

EMS-Core.EMS-CORE-COM Contains the EMS framework man pages

and catalogs, conﬁguration scripts,

start-up scripts, libraries, and EMS

Agent

EMS-Core.EMS-MX Provides the EMS tool deﬁnitions for

integrating into ServiceControl Manager

EMS-Config.EMS-GUI Provides SAM’s interface to EMS. This

ﬁleset also provides the emscli command

line utility. Refer to the emscli(1m)

manpage for more information.

EMS-Config.EMS-GUI-COM Provides SAM’s interface to EMS, and

contains EMS GUI help ﬁles

EMS-MIBMon Provides MIB (Management Information

Base) monitors for cluster, networking

interface, and system resources