EMS Manual

Collector Commands and Responses
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Summary of EMS Collector Commands
Table 19-1. Collector Commands
Command Name Description
ZCOM-CMD-ADD Lets you add objects to the collector. The only supported
object is the EMS filter (ZCOM-OBJ-FILTER), which can be
a compiled filter, a filter table, or a burst filter. You can add a
maximum of 10 filters to a single collector.
ZCOM-CMD-ALTER Alters objects in the collector. Supported objects are EMS
collectors (ZCOM-OBJ-COLL) and EMS filters (ZCOM-
OBJ-FILTER).
ZEMS-CMD-CONTROL Lets you control the operational environment of the primary
and alternate collectors and the compatibility distributor.
You can select attributes of new event-message log files,
switch the CPU used by a collector, switch the event-
message log subvolume, turn event-message buffering on
or off, and make other operational decisions.
ZCOM-CMD-DELETE Lets you delete objects from the collector. The only
supported object is the EMS filter (ZCOM-OBJ-FILTER).
ZCOM-CMD-GETVERSION Returns the version number of the programmatic interface.
This command returns the conditional response token
ZCOM-TKN-GETVSN-LVL to indicate that the collector can
process enlightened tokens and data structures.
ZEMS-CMD-GETVERSION Returns the version number of the programmatic interface.
ZCOM-CMD-INFO Requests the configuration values for the specified collector
object. These values are initially set at collector startup and
might have been modified by the ALTER or CONTROL
commands. Supported objects are the collector (ZCOM-
OBJ-COLL) and filter (ZCOM-OBJ-FILTER).
ZCOM-CMD-LISTOBJECTS Returns the name and type of all or a subset of the objects
known by the collector.
ZEMS-CMD-REPLACE Replaces a configured object in the collector with another
object. The only supported object is the EMS filter (ZCOM-
OBJ-FILTER). You can replace only one filter at a time.
ZCOM-CMD-STATUS Requests up-to-date configuration and status information
from the collector. Supported objects are EMS collectors
(ZCOM-OBJ-COLL) and filters (ZCOM-OBJ-FILTER). You
must specify at least one object name with the STATUS
command.
ZEMS-CMD-STATUS Returns up-to-date primary and alternate collector
operational information and event-message statistics.
ZCOM-CMD-STOP Performs an orderly shutdown of the alternate collector and
supports a collector object (ZCOM-OBJ-COLL).
ZEMS-CMD-STOP Performs an orderly shutdown of the alternate collector.