Using the Event Monitoring Service (November 1999)

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Selecting Resources to Monitor
Selecting Resources
Figure 2-2 EMS Monitoring Request Parameters Screen
3. Double-click on a resource class.
When you monitor a resource, you actually monitor one or more
specific instances of its resource class. View the resource instances
associated with the selected resource class in the Resource Instance
field. See Figure 2-3.
If the resource class has subclasses, those subclasses are listed in the
Resource Classes field.
Asynchronous monitors are event-driven, rather than polled. They
generate messages as events occur, without regard for relative
importance. Therefore, if the resource instance is an asynchronous
monitor, the Current Value field does not apply, and the field displays