HP-UX Event ManagerAdministrator's Guide

Introduction
Overview
Chapter 122
Event Manager Application Programming Interface
The Event Manager API library, libevm.so, contains an extensive range
of event management functions. This library enables programmers to
design programs that interface with the Event Manager. The API
evmlogger The daemon automatically starts the logger.
The logger receives events from the daemon
and writes them to each of the logs whose
filter string they match. The evmlogger also
serves as an event forwarding agent that you
can configure to take an action when required.
evmreload This command posts control events, which
instruct the components to reload their
configuration files.
When you modify a configuration file, you
must use this command to load the new
configuration.
evmstart This command starts the daemon. It is used by
the system startup scripts, but you can also
use it to restart the daemon if it is terminated
for any reason.
Normally, the esmd daemon restarts the
daemon automatically.
evmstop This command stops the daemon, preventing
entities from posting or subscribing for events.
It is intended for use by the system shutdown
scripts. You must not use this command under
normal circumstances, because the daemon is
required for many system functions to operate
correctly.
Normally, the esmd daemon restarts the
daemon automatically.
Table 1-2 Event Manager Administrative Utilities
Command Description