Writing Monitors for the Event Monitoring Service (December 1999)

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Understanding the Event Monitoring Service
Resource Monitors
Configuring Resource Monitors
To configure EMS monitors use either the Event Monitoring Service
(EMS) through SAM or the package configuration area of ServiceGuard
GUI or edit the package configuration ascii file.
Writing Resource Monitors
The EMS API provides a method for writing new resource monitors. To
create your own monitor, read this book, Writing Monitors for the Event
Monitoring Service (HP Part Number B7611-90016) and install the
developers kit. Both are available at the following web site:
1. Go to the web site:
http://www.software.hp.com.
2. From the web site select High Availability, then select the Event
Monitoring Service Developers Kit, which includes:
• Writing Monitors for the Event Monitoring Service (HP Part
Number B7611-90016)
• ReadMe, Installation, and ReleaseNotes
• Developers Kit