Using the Event Monitoring Service (June 2007)

Defining a Monitoring Request
Specifying when to send Event Notifications
Chapter 230
To set an event trigger:
• Select from the listed options in the Notify area (When value
is..., When value changes, or At each interval).
Asynchronous monitors are event-driven, rather than polled. They
generate messages as events occur. Therefore, if the request is for an
asynchronous monitor, only the When value is... option is
available.
NOTE Updated monitors may have new status values that change the meaning
of your monitoring requests, or generate new alerts. For example,
assume you have a request for notification, if status > 3, for a resource
with a values range of 1 through 7, you will receive alerts each time the
value equals 4, 5, 6, or 7. If the updated version of the monitor has a new
status value of 1 through 8, you will also see alerts when the resource
equals 8.
You can use emscli to specify when event notifications have to be sent
when adding or modifying a monitoring request. For more information,
refer to the emscli (1m) manpage.