Writing Monitors for the Event Monitoring Service (December 1999)

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Understanding the Event Monitoring Service
EMS Framework Components
The Resource Dictionary
The resource dictionary is the mechanism by which the resource monitor
identifies itself to EMS. The purpose of the resource dictionary is to give
a preliminary picture of the resource naming hierarchy on a given
system. It provides a mechanism for monitors to register with EMS and
indicates to the registrar which resource monitor should be contacted
when information is needed about a certain resource. The resource
dictionary defines resources on the local system.