Event Management Service (EMS) Analyzer Manual

Notation Conventions

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Notation for Management Programming Interfaces

[ ] Brackets. Brackets enclose items that are sometimes, but not always, displayed. For

example:

Event number = number [ Subject = first-subject-value ]

A group of items enclosed in brackets is a list of all possible items that can be displayed,

of which one or none might actually be displayed. The items in the list might be

arranged either vertically, with aligned brackets on each side of the list, or horizontally,

enclosed in a pair of brackets and separated by vertical lines. For example:

LDEV ldev [ CU %ccu | CU %... ] UP [ (cpu,chan,%ctlr,%unit) ]

{ } Braces. A group of items enclosed in braces is a list of all possible items that can be

displayed, of which one is actually displayed. The items in the list might be arranged

either vertically, with aligned braces on each side of the list, or horizontally, enclosed in

a pair of braces and separated by vertical lines. For example:

LBU { X | Y } POWER FAIL

process-name State changed from old-objstate to objstate

{ Operator Request. }

{ Unknown. }

| Vertical Line. A vertical line separates alternatives in a horizontal list that is enclosed in

brackets or braces. For example:

Transfer status: { OK | Failed }

% Percent Sign. A percent sign precedes a number that is not in decimal notation. The %

notation precedes an octal number. The %B notation precedes a binary number. The

%H notation precedes a hexadecimal number. For example:

%005400

P=%p-register E=%e-register

Notation for Management Programming Interfaces

UPPERCASE LETTERS. Uppercase letters indicate names from definition files; enter these

names exactly as shown. For example:

ZCOM-TKN-SUBJ-SERV

lowercase letters. Words in lowercase letters are words that are part of the notation, including

Data Definition Language (DDL) keywords. For example:

token-type

Change Bar Notation

Change bars are used to indicate substantive differences between this edition of the

manual and the preceding edition. Change bars are vertical rules placed in the right