Using the Event Monitoring Service (June 2007)

Selecting Resources to Monitor
Starting the Event Monitoring Service
Chapter 654
Starting the Event Monitoring Service
To start the EMS GUI:
1. Log on as root to the system and start the graphical version of HP
SMH.
2. Type the following command at the HP-UX prompt:
smh -w
The home page of HP SMH opens.
NOTE The DISPLAY variable must be set to start HP SMH GUI using this
command. You can also start HP SMH in a web browser by typing
http://<hostmachine>:2301 in the address bar of the browser.
3. Click Tools in the menu bar.
The Tools page opens.
4. Click Resource Management.
The Resource Management page opens.
5. Click Run.
The Event Monitoring Service tool opens in X-Window.
The main page with the Actions menu open, shown in Figure 6-1,
shows all requests configured on that system.
If there are no requests and Sentinel monitors are not installed:
• A message is displayed on the screen:
Currently no resources are being monitored. Use the
<Add Monitoring Request> action.
• The field area of the main screen is empty.