4.1.0 HP PolyServe Matrix Server administration guide (T5392-96073, October 2010)

12 Configure event notifiers and view
events
Matrix Server generates an event message when an error condition or failure occurs
or when the status of the matrix changes. To provide an audit trail of matrix
operations, a message is also generated when a user requests and is granted or
denied authorization to perform a task.
Event messages are logged and can be viewed either with the Matrix Event Viewer
provided with the PolyServe Management Console or with command-line tools.
Certain events called Alerts are also displayed on the Management Console. Alerts
are tracked by Matrix Server and are automatically cleared when the issue is resolved.
Matrix Server also provides event notifier services that can be configured to take a
specific action (generate an SNMP trap, send email, or run a script) when certain
events occur.
Overview
Event logs
When an event message is generated on a server, Matrix Server logs the message
in the following locations:
• The Windows event log on the server where the event occurred.
• The matrix log. This log exists on each server and contains messages that were
logged on that server and on the other servers in the matrix.
When an event message is generated, it is written immediately to the Windows event
log on the server where the condition occurred.
The message is also sent to the Matrix Server mxlogd process, which takes these
actions:
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