EMS Manual

Generating Standard Events
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Task 7.4: Describe the Private Management
Functions You Support
Task 7.4: Describe the Private Management Functions You
Support
If your EMS events support nonstandard management functions, list them in your ES
{3.2}. Create a new subsection {3.2.x} to describe each listed management function. At
a minimum, provide:
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The management function and what operations it performs
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Event types designed to support this function
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How management applications use your events to perform the operations
For examples, see Section 9, Standard Events.
Task 7.5: Define Your Event Subjects
1. Define the DDL names for your event subjects.
2. List these names and those from other subsystems that you use in your ES.
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If name is a string or fixed structure, use ss-TKN-subjectname.
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If name is represented by an extensible structured token, use ss-MAP-
subjectname.
Define your event subject as a printable ASCII string whenever possible. Avoid using
fixed or extensible structures. You cannot use the standard templates if your subject is
a fixed or extensible structure.
If your subject is a group name, you must specify operator instructions for obtaining
member names from the group name. For example, to obtain the member names from
group name ZSAM-TKN-GROUP1, issue the SPI command CMD1 ... GROUP1 to the
manager process specified in the event.
Task 7.6: Define the Event Types You Support
List the standard event types you support in your ES.
Specify the DDL names ss-VAL-typename for the private event types you defined and
add them to your standard list.
Task 7.7: Define Your Event Numbers and Their CDMT Attributes
Define the DDL names ss-EVT-eventname for your event numbers. List them in your
ES under their event subjects with their CDMT attributes—critical, display, manager
process, and event type.