HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 Windows Storage Server Edition Administration Guide (403103-005, January 2008)

Chapter 13: Configure Event Notifiers and View Events 150
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 HP Clustered File System mxlogd process,
which takes these actions:
• Sends the message to the event notifier services configured on the
server. If the message has been selected to trigger a notifier service, the
appropriate action will take place (send an SNMP trap, send email, or
run a script).
• Sends the message to all servers in the cluster. The servers, including
the server where the event occurred, copy the message into their own
cluster logs.
If the mxlogd process was not running when the event occurred, there
will be a delay in transmitting the message to the event notifier services
and to the servers in the cluster.
View Event Logs
The cluster log is not intended to be read directly. Instead, use the Cluster
Event Viewer or the command-line tools provided with HP Clustered File
System. The Cluster Event Viewer, available on the HP Management
Console, shows the messages in the cluster log on a particular server. The
command-line tools can display the entire cluster log for a server or only
selected events.
You can also view the cluster events written to the Windows event log by
using the Windows Event Viewer.
For more detailed information about alerts and other important
messages, see the HP StorageWorks Clustered File System Event Notification
Guide.
Event Notifier Services
You can configure the event notifier services to take specific actions when
selected events occur. The event notifier services are:
• SNMP Notifier Service. This service sends SNMP notifications, or
traps, to the configured SNMP targets when the selected events occur.