EMS Manual

Collector Event Messages
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538: ZEMS-EVT-BURST-START
proc-desc
is from ZEMS-TKN-BURST-PROC-DESC.
Cause. An event burst was detected. In BDS configuration parameters terminology, a
number (N) of similar events occurred within the T1 time interval. Similar events are
those that have the same SSID, event number, and subject. The L burst parameter
defines what same subject means.
Effect. Until the event burst ends, subsequent occurrences of these similar events are
counted and discarded (that is, are not logged to disk).
Recovery. Examine the event to confirm that it is a repetitive event. If it is, totally
suppress the event, by doing one of:

Load a compiled filter or filter table into the collector (that is, using pre-log filtration)
to prevent it from being logged and monitored by BDS.

Prevent the event from being sent to the collector.
You can use the timestamp stored in the BURST-TIME-START token as a unique burst
ID for programmed operators that need to verify that an event burst has ended.
If the event is useful, but its repetition is not, change the sending subsystem so it does
not send out the same event repeatedly.
If all occurrences of the bursting event are useful, change the BDS configuration
parameters so bursts are not suppressed. For detailed BDS configuration parameter
information, see Section 7, Burst Detection and Suppression.