HP-UX Event ManagerAdministrator's Guide

Configuring Event Manager
Configuring Event Manager Channel
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Configuring Event Manager Channel
An event channel is a source of event information. The channel
configuration file, /etc/evmchannel.conf, defines a set of event
channels and the functions that operate on the channels, for use by the
channel manager, the evmshow command, and the event retrieval
process. For more information about configuration file, see
evmchannel.conf (4). Example 3-2 shows sample channel configuration
file entries.
Example 3-2 Sample Event Manager Channel Configuration File
# Global path for channel functions
/* This line declares the /usr/share/evm/channels directory as
the default path for all channel functions. This path is
prefixed to the names of any channel functions defined in
this file that do not begin with a slash (/) character,
unless the channel group supplies its own path value.
*/
path /usr/share/evm/channels
/* This line defines a daily 2:00 am cleanup for all channels.
*/
# Time-of-day at which daily cleanup function will run
cleanup_time 02:00:00
# ==================================
# Event channel: EVM log
# ==================================
/* This line specifies a configuration group that defines an
event channel.
*/
channel
{
/* This line specifies that the name of the channel is evmlog. */
name evmlog
/* This line overrides the default path /usr/share/evm/channels
defined at the global level.
*/
path /usr/share/evm/channels/evmlog
/* In this line, the asterisk (*) indicates that the channel
provides default event handling, meaning that its functions
are invoked to provide details and explanations for any