Using the Event Monitoring Service (June 2003)

Understanding the Event Monitoring Service
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1 Understanding the Event
Monitoring Service
The Event Monitoring Service (EMS) is a framework for resource
monitoring. EMS is used by system administrators to monitor system
resources including configuring, checking resource status, and sending
notification when configured conditions are met.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Event Monitoring Service Overview
• EMS Requirements
• EMS Resource Classes
• Client and Target Applications
• Resource Monitors
• EMS Framework Components