HP StorageWorks Command Console V2.5 User Guide (AA-RV1UA-TE, March 2005)

Using Command Console
42 Command Console V2.5 User Guide
About the Asynchronous Event Service
The Asynchronous Event Service (AES) does the following:
■ Runs in the background as a service that provides status updates of the
subsystems to its client system. A client system must run AES to receive
updates.
■ Passes the trap (message) to the Navigation tree. The Navigation tree, in turn,
passes the trap to the appropriate Storage window. When a trap provides
information about a status change in a subsystem, one or more of the icons in
the Navigation tree change color or the symbol changes.
■ Send traps to pagers. To activate this feature, you must predefine each pager
number in the User Profile section of the Event Notification menu in the
Navigation window.
Note: Refer to Command Console’s online Help for the latest information about how
to diagnose problems that can occur when sending pages. Help provides instructions
on how to put AES into a debug mode.
AES Functionality
You can modify how AES starts. You can also manually stop or start AES.
However, you must run AES to receive pager notification of events and to provide
updates to the Navigation tree, Storage windows, and Event Viewer. If you stop
AES, the Client software stops the following functionality:
■ Updates to the Navigation tree and Storage windows
■ Updates from AES in the application log of the Event Viewer
■ Notifying pagers if a fault occurs
To Stop or Start AES
From Windows NT
To stop or start AES manually:
1. Double-click Services in Control Panel.
2. Click the AsyncEventSvc entry.
3. Click Stop or Start, and then click Close.