Using the Event Monitoring Service (June 2007)

Understanding the Event Monitoring Service
Event Monitoring Service Overview
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This option does not require any extra handling. Specify the
email address when the monitoring request is created.
— syslog and textlog
This option does not require any extra handling. Specify the log
file when the monitoring request is created. Syslog notifications
go to the local system.
— console
This option does not require any extra handling. Specify the
console when the monitoring request is created. Notifications go
to the local system.
— ServiceGuard
This option requires that the client and target application both
have ServiceGuard running on the same local system.
— WBEM
This option does not require any extra handling. Specify wbem
when you are creating the monitoring request. Notifications are
consumed by the Evweb. You can view the wbem notifications
using the Evweb Event Viewer, an HP System Management
Homepage plugin.
• Resource Monitors
Resource monitors observe designated resources and report back
resource values or events to the Event Monitoring Service.
Hewlett-Packard provides monitors with the High Availability
Monitors package and with the Event Monitoring Service. The
monitors available through Hewlett-Packard include: HA Database
Monitor, HA Disk Monitor, HA Cluster Monitor, HA Network
Interface Monitor, and HA System Resource Monitor.
• Event Monitoring Service Framework
The EMS Framework provides the interface between the client
applications, monitors, and target applications.
The EMS Framework contains the Applications Programmers
Interface (API), registrar, and the Resource Dictionary.