Using the Event Monitoring Service (November 1999)

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